All Engines news – Page 545
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PZL-Mielec reveals 30-seater Skytruck stretch
Polish aircraft manufacturer PZL-Mielec has unveiled two new stretched variants of its 18-seat M-28 Skytruck development of the Antonov An-28 twin-turboprop. The M28-03 and M28-04 are being marketed as the Skytruck Plus. The fuselage has been stretched by 1.84m, and the cabin ceiling raised by 0.25m, allowing passengers ...
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Jetcruzer 500P first flight is completed
Advanced Aerodynamics & Structures' (AASI) Jetcruzer 500P business turboprop had its maiden fight on 22 August. The 500P, which is an upgraded, higher-speed version of the Jetcruzer 450, had a 45min flight from the US manufacturer's base at Long Beach, California. AASI plans to synchronise amended US Federal ...
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FADEC is replaced on Eurofighter engine
Ian Sheppard/LONDON Initial production-standard Eurojet EJ200 engines installed on the Italian DA3 Eurofighter EF2000 prototype have been fitted with a new full-authority digital engine-control (FADEC) system after the original unit was found to be overweight and unreliable. The engines are undergoing ground runs in Turin before ...
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Aid for Concorde
British Airways Engineering is testing an artificial-intelligence maintenance aid with the Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde's Rolls-Royce Olympus engines. Source: Flight International
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Ametek interfaces
Ametek Aerospace Products of Pennsylvania is supplying signal-conditioning units to interface existing aircraft systems with the Honeywell advanced common flightdeck for Boeing's MD-10 upgrade of the McDonnell Douglas DC-10. Ametek will also supply interface units to process signals from engine and nacelle sensors on the Bell Boeing 609 civil tilt-rotor. ...
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Rolls-Royce profits
Record engine sales have boosted Rolls-Royce's performance over the first half of 1996, with the group turning in net profits of £96 million ($155 million). A year ago it had posted a £180 million loss after taking a write-down on the Parsons steam-turbine business, which has since been sold. The ...
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ABS prepares for imminent FAA certification of DC-9-50 hushkit
ABS Partnership is expecting imminent US Federal Aviation Administration certification for its McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 Stage 3 hushkit. The US-based company has already developed a Stage 3 kit for every other variant of the Pratt & Whitney JT8D-powered DC-9, and has been working on a solution for the ...
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Asiana gains widebody approval
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Asiana Airlines has finally been given government approval to order its first tranche of 14 new Airbus and Boeing widebody aircraft, following commitments from the manufacturers to meet last-minute South Korean demands for offset work. Tentative agreement on the question of industrial concessions has ...
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Brunei undertakes 767 fleet revamp
Royal Brunei Airlines aims to dispose of its two General Electric CF6-80C2-powered Boeing 767-300ERs and to standardise its fleet around Pratt & Whitney PW4056-powered twinjets. The two GE-powered 767s were destined for Air France, but these were deferred and acquired by Royal Brunei in April 1996. The airline has found ...
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GE changes CF34 containment system after test
General Electric plans to test a redesigned containment system for the CF34-8C1 engine being developed for the Canadair CRJ700 after earlier fan-rig tests revealed potential flaws. The test is expected to take place at the company's Ruston Gas Turbines site in the UK in September. In spite of ...
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Continental power
Rolls-Royce has received a $75 million order for RB.211-535E4B engines to power five Continental Airlines Boeing 757s, the first of which is due to be delivered in June 1998. Continental has also placed a contract with Rolls-Royce Canada for the repair and overhaul of the engines of its 21-strong 757 ...
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Prime suspect
Boeing says that it may be late delivering some aircraft this year, because neither it nor its suppliers can keep up with its delivery schedule. Rolls-Royce says that its results are not as good as they should have been because it is working too much overtime and because its suppliers ...
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Maturing nicely
Graham Warwick/Fort Worth Risk will be a deciding factor in who wins the competition to develop the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). An unprecedented effort is under way, therefore, funded by government and industry, to reduce the risk attached to technologies judged critical to meeting the affordability and performance ...
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Swissair and Lufthansa study 747 replacements
Airbus could land two more prestige customers for its A340-600 later this year, as Swissair and Lufthansa examine the aircraft to replace their Boeing 747 "Classic" ßeets. Swissair says that it expects to make a decision on the long-term future of its 747-300 ßeet by the year-end. The Ìve aircraft ...
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Suppliers
Galileo International's initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange raised US$784 million, giving the company a market value of $2.45 billion. Galileo acquired the Traviswiss distribution company for $8 million in July. The Sabre Group is to install its passenger reservation, yield management, passenger control, frequent ...
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Bosman controls
Dutch manufacturer Bosman Powersource Support has been awarded a contract by MTU of Munich to manufacture the active clearance-control system for the low-pressure system of both the International Aero Engines V2500 and Pratt & Whitney PW2037 engines. Source: Flight International
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MAS/GE engine deal
Malaysia Airlines (MAS)and General Electric have finalised an agreement to form the joint venture, Aircraft Engine Repair & Overhaul (1997) (AERO '97). The new company, which is 70% owned by GE and 30% by MAS, will focus on developing the airline's existing CFM56 and Pratt & Whitney PW4000 capabilities. Similar ...
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Trimming the fat
BMW Rolls-Royce is embarking on a weight-reduction programme for its BR715 engine, which is 45kg overweight. The company says that it will transfer the results of a similar programme for the smaller BR710, which trimmed off 35kg, to the new powerplant, and consultations are being held with suppliers to examine ...
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Cathay will re-engine entire 747-400 fleet
Hong Kong Aero Engine Services (HAESL) will ship Cathay Pacific Airway's first hybrid Rolls-Royce RB211-524G/H-T engine to Boeing in early September for flight certification, following agreement to modify the airline's entire fleet of 21 747-400s. HAESL is now modifying the first -524G and plans to run the engine ...