All Engines news – Page 523
-
News
Rolls-Royce Xian parts
The first engine parts to be produced by Rolls-Royce's joint venture with China's Xian Aero Engine have been delivered within a year of work starting on a new 13,000m² (140,000ft²) factory. The low-pressure nozzle guide vanes are being incorporated into Tay engines at R-R's Derby, UK, site. Source: Flight ...
-
News
Textron sells
Textron has agreed to sell its fuel systems business to US engine controls group Woodward Governor in a $160 million deal, which comes as a further move to strip out non-core businesses. Textron says that it will consider using the cash to fund acquisitions and promises further reshuffles within its ...
-
News
717 faces new problems before planned September flight
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing revealed several last minute aircraft and engine modifications to the 717-200 regional aircraft on the eve of its planned roll-out on 10 June. Despite the problems, the company still hopes to achieve a first flight for the aircraft in early September, according to programme manager ...
-
News
Marketplace
-Air Europa has leased an ex-Carnival/Pan Am Boeing 737-400 from International Lease Finance (ILFC) for four years. The Spanish carrier leases two 737-300s and two 737-400s from ILFC. -KLM uk has extended the terms on five British Aerospace 146-300s on lease from BAe Asset Management - Jets, but is returning ...
-
News
Transaero begins fleet upgrade
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW Transaero has begun its fleet upgrade programme with the recent delivery of the Russian airline's first Boeing 767-300ER and 737-700 on lease. The 767, leased from International Lease Finance, has entered service on the private airline's Moscow-Tel Aviv service, and will be used on shorter routes ...
-
News
IAE inspections start again after failure
The engine failure which caused one of British Midland's International Aero Engines (IAE) V2533-A5-powered Airbus A321-200s to return to London Heathrow on 15 May was caused by a sixth stage [high-pressure compressor] stator vane fracture resulting from an inclusion in the vane material. The incident has prompted IAE to ...
-
News
Big losses put MAS deliveries on hold
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is to delay delivery of nine Boeing 747-400s and 777-200s on order by up to 36 months and dispose of an extra four surplus 737s, in the wake of a larger than expected end of year net loss of M$260 million ($67.3 million). ...
-
News
Geared Turbofan Basics
A conventional turbofan is divided into high and low pressure spools, each consisting of a compressor and turbine. The low-pressure spool drives the fan and provides most of the propulsive power. The fan works best at slower speeds, while the rest of the spool - the compressors and turbines - ...
-
News
Messier-Bugatti tests power by wire
Ian Sheppard/LONDON Messier-Bugatti has installed a prototype electro-hydraulic actuator (EHA) in an Airbus Industrie "iron bird" test rig at Aerospatiale's Toulouse systems development centre, as part of an industry drive to replace cumbersome hydraulics with electric cables. The EHA is a key technology for all electric, or power ...
-
News
Last of the line
Guy Norris/LONG BEACH The roll-out of a new aircraft is a major event for any airframe manufacturer, but, for Boeing's Douglas Products division, the 10 June unveiling of the 717-200 is nothing less than pivotal. Coming hard on the heels of the news that the MD-11 line is ...
-
News
TTS offers three-dimensional trainer
A three-dimensional (3-D) "spatially representative environment" has been introduced by Thomson Training & Simulation (TTS) for its flight management systems trainer (FMST). The system was initially developed for Continental Airlines Boeing 737-500 and 757-200 training. The FMST is the only such device to use the same software as that ...
-
News
CAL pursues big fleet revamp
Paul Lewis/Singapore Brent Hannon/Taipei China Airlines (CAL) has issued airframe and engine manufacturers with a fresh request for proposals for up to 36 new widebody aircraft, while rival Taiwanese carrier EVA Airways has postponed its decision on a new fleet of ultra long haul passenger aircraft. CAL has ...
-
News
Homebuilt aircraft
Dallas, Texas-based Superior Air Parts has developed a 135-150kW (180-200hp) non-certified engine for homebuilt aircraft, the XP360, based on the Textron Lycoming IO-320/360 series and available through AEROAviation of Illinois. Source: Flight International
-
News
Boeing warns of further delays to 717
Boeing has confirmed that first flight of the 717-200, to be rolled out at Long Beach on 10 June, will now take place in early September, some three months later than originally scheduled. The flight test delays are also expected to have knock-on effects to the planned delivery of ...
-
News
Cathay rethinks 777-200 fleet
Paul Lewis/SEATTLE Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways plans to review the future use of its four Boeing 777-200s, following the introduction of the stretch -300 into service. The carrier is also disposing of an initial two surplus Boeing 747-200s to Virgin Atlantic Airways in an effort to rationalise types and ...
-
News
Unwanted Garuda MD-11s and A330s head for new homes
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Garuda Indonesia has reached agreement with Boeing to return six leased MD-11s, which in turn are being placed with Brazilian carriers Varig and VASP. Airbus Industrie is also assisting the Indonesian airline to find homes for six leased A330-300s. The Boeing tri-jets will be withdrawn from service within ...
-
News
Marketplace
-TWA has contracted to lease three Pratt & Whitney PW2000-powered Boeing 757-200s from International Lease Finance (ILFC) for delivery in 1999 and 2000. -Air New Zealand has contracted to lease a new Boeing 747-400, powered by General Electric CF6-80C2 engines, from ILFC. The aircraft will be delivered on ten year ...
-
News
Rolls-Royce completes Trent 8104 design and waits for 777-X
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Rolls-Royce is expected to complete design work on the 454kN (102,000lb)-thrust Trent 8104 by the start of June and is still "on track" to run the first engine in December, despite the slowdown of the Boeing 777-200X/300X derivative programme for which the powerplant is being developed. ...
-
News
Fairchild Dornier outlines financing plans for 728JET
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Fairchild Dornier says "up to $350 million" of the $850 million required to develop its 728Jet 70-seat regional jet "-is already on the table" from potential risk sharing partners and equipment suppliers. President Jim Robinson says risk-sharing suppliers of the wing, fuselage and empennage would ...
-
News
Eurojet targets 1999 EJ200 approval
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Eurojet is planning to certificate its EJ200 turbofan engine for the Eurofighter EF2000 by the end of November 1999, and is preparing for ground and flight testing of the engine's production version from March next year. The company says it will introduce the 03B version of ...