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R-R grapples with European Trent overhaul strategy
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Rolls-Royce (R-R) has failed to reach agreement with SAirGroup maintenance unit SR Technics over the structure of their proposed Trent engine overhaul joint venture, despite a year of talks on the scheme. Lufthansa Technik, having pondered participation in the venture, is no longer involved in the discussions. ...
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Orenda examines re-engined Defender
Magellan Aerospace subsidiary Orenda and Britten-Norman are studying retrofitting the BN2T-4S Defender 4000 with the Canadian manufacturer's Orenda OE600 Series V-8 aero engine. The re-engined version would be focused on the passenger/utility market segments. The modification is expected to produce improved performance and efficiency, claims Orenda. It predicts that at ...
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P&W solves PW6000 blade rub and resumes tests
Pratt & Whitney has resumed testing its PW6000 after the initial test engine was removed from the rig to replace a non-conforming component that threatened to result in high-pressure turbine (HPT) blade rub. The engine's turbine on board injection system (TOBI), which feeds cooling bleed air from the compressor ...
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NASA selects projects to pave way to future technologies
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC A massive cargo airship, a flying-wing airliner and a low-cost supersonic engine are the three projects chosen by NASA to jump-start a new programme to accelerate development of promising new aeronautical technologies. The Revolutionary Concepts (RevCon) programme will fund early flight testing of advanced technologies using ...
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America West considers A318 for its expanding Airbus fleet
America West is looking at adding Airbus Industrie's new A318 and possibly an uprated A321 to the carrier's expanding fleet of A319/A320 aircraft. The Phoenix, Arizona-based carrier is understood to be discussing an order for between 15 and 30 A318s including options, according to industry sources. America West declines ...
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JSF lift fan runs at full power
Lockheed Martin's Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) team has tested the clutch for the propulsion system for the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) version of the X-35 demonstrator at maximum power. During the trials , the lift fan was engaged with the main propulsion engine running at power settings above ...
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Boeing jumps ahead in JSF demonstrator race
Boeing has completed structural assembly of the first X-32 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) concept demonstrator aircraft (CDA), stealing a lead on the competing Lockheed Martin X-35. Boeing now hopes to accelerate the start of flight testing. Pratt & Whitney has been asked to bring forward delivery of the first F119-614 ...
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Pembroke plans to increase 717 orderbook
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Irish lessor Pembroke Capital is negotiating a large follow-on order for Boeing 717s and hopes to conclude a deal by the end of next month. Boeing has failed to secure an order for the regional twinjet this year. Pembroke chief executive Shane Cooke says his company ...
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LanChile completes A340 order to update fleet
LanChile has finalised its long-expected order for up to 14 Airbus A340-300s as the Chilean flag carrier prepares to update its long-haul fleet. The deal, revealed exclusively by Flight International in June, is worth almost $2 billion and is understood to include the option to upgrade to larger A340-600s (Flight ...
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Air Afrique expands with A330-200 lease
Air Afrique has concluded a deal with International Lease Finance for the lease of two Airbus A330-200s, to enable it to upgrade its long-haul operations. Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire-based Air Afrique will take the two Pratt & Whitney PW6168-powered aircraft late next year on seven-year leases to operate services from ...
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Boeing-GE 777X deal sparks EC probe into exclusivity
Chris Jasper/LONDON The European Commission (EC) is poised to launch an investigation into airframe-engine exclusivity deals following the sole supplier agreement between Boeing and General Electric on the Seattle giant's planned ultra-long-range 777X. Outgoing EC competition chief Karel Van Miert ordered that a file be opened on exclusivity deals ...
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Korean Air has taken delivery of the first two of six Pratt & Whitney PW4098-powered Boeing 777-300s it has on order. Two more -300s are due next year, and the final two in 2001 and 2002. The deliveries are about 12 months later than originally scheduled, partly due to a ...
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Commercial Aircraft Directory: Part 2
Boeing and Airbus keep the new airliner developments flowing as the Russian industry struggles due to lack of funding Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON While Airbus Industrie has busied itself with the detailed definition of its new A3XX and launched production of the A340-500/600, Boeing has been quietly introducing major derivatives. ...
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Bombardier searches for BRJ-X engine and steps up CRJ output
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Bombardier has formally initiated the competition to power the planned BRJ-X regional aircraft family with the release of a request for proposals (RFP). It will also increase production of the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) Series 200 after another order from Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA). Montreal-based ...
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Il-96-300 widebody deliveries resume after three-year hiatus
Production of the Ilyushin Il-96-300 widebody at the Vorenezh plant is running at a trickle. Moscow-based Domodedovo Airlines recently took delivery of its third Il-96-300 - the first example of the type to be delivered from the factory since February 1996. Just 10 examples of the four-engined, Aviadvigatel PS-90-powered jet ...
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Surge problems prompted P&W switch at CAL
Brent Hannon and Andrzej Jeziorski/TAIPEI Continuing surge problems with its Pratt & Whitney PW4056-powered aircraft contributed to China Airlines' (CAL) decision to choose General Electric as the engine supplier for its latest aircraft orders. "Engine surge is still a problem. We can live with it, but we are ...
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Community Air fails to find backer for PC-12 operations
US start-up Community Air may soon be forced to cancel the purchase of up to 32 10-seat Pilatus PC-12 single-engined turboprops, worth over $90 million, because of the airline's failure to secure $35 million in financing. California-based Community Air, which planned to begin flying in June with four PC-12s, ...
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Freighter funding due soon
The US Exim bank is expected to release by the end of the year long-awaited funding for an initial batch of three Ilyushin Il-96T widebody freighters being acquired by Aeroflot. The Pratt & Whitney PW2000-powered aircraft received US Federal Aviation Administration certification in June, but the aircraft have not ...
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Orenda nears V6 engine decision
Ontario-based Orenda plans to decide on the development of a proposed V-6 piston engine by the end of September. "The V-6 programme hasn't been given the green light yet, but all the indications are that we will go forward with it," says Orenda sales and marketing manager Derek Parker. ...
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Embraer chooses Latecoere to supply fuselage for new jet
Andrzej Jeziorski/TAIPEI Embraer has chosen Latecoere to manufacture fuselage components for the ERJ-170/190 , making it one of the first major suppliers to be signed up for the new regional aircraft family. Although the selection of the French structures specialist has not been announced formally, sources close to the ...