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R-R considers scaled-down Trent 800 for new Boeings
Rolls-Royce is considering development of another scaled-down version the Trent 800 engine to power the recently launched stretched Boeing 767-400 and the proposed "simple stretch" 747-400 increased gross weight (IGW) aircraft. "We've the core opportunity to do a new engine for that in a timescale that will satisfy ...
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Tupolev confirms Iranian production talks
Tupolev is holding talks with Iranian officials over manufacturing its Tu-204 and Tu-334 twinjets in Iran, according to sources within the Russian aircraft-design bureau. According to Tupolev, however, suggestions by some Iranian officials that talks have been successfully concluded are premature. They say that negotiations are still in ...
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P&W to buy Howmet aerofoil repair plants
Pratt &Whitney has made a further move to build up its engine-maintenance business by agreeing to buy Howmet's aerofoil-refurbishment plants. The deal is expected to be complete within two months, and the Howmet plants will be integrated into P&W's Eagle Services unit. P&W aims to grow its repair ...
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P&W advances work on JSF turbine
PRATT&WHITNEYplans to run an advanced turbine for its Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) engine by the end of this month. The turbine, incorporating the company's Superblade/Supervane advanced cooling, will allow higher temperatures to increase thrust for the short-take-off/vertical-landing (STOVL)JSF, and will be tested in its CEASAR research engine. JSF ...
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Engine power
France has been in the aero-engine business as long as aircraft have been flying, and today the industry remains present in virtually every area of propulsion activity. The two principal companies, state-owned Snecma and privately owned Turboméca, provide power for civil and military aircraft, helicopters and space - the latter ...
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GE maintenance business challenged by P&W moves
Pratt & Whitney is seeking to combat General Electric Aircraft Engines' growing dominance of the powerplant maintenance market with the launch of its own scheme to secure a major slice of the business. The US engine maker is offering airlines a "thrust-manager" deal covering the entire life of ...
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BMW R-R offers loan deal to help Tupolev
BMW ROLLS-ROYCE is preparing to loan some of its BR710 engines to Tupolev to help kick-start the Russian firm's twin-engined Tu-334 programme. Günter Kappler, the German engine-maker's engineering director, says that the company will loan at least two engines, in a programme similar to that for the R-R-engined ...
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Stage 3 testing starts
Burbank Aeronautical II (BACII) has begun flight testing its Stage 3 hushkit for the Pratt &Whitney JT3D-powered Boeing 707. The tests should finish in August, with US Federal Aviation Administration certification expected in September. Source: Flight International
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Boeing looks at new 737 stretch to combat A321
Boeing is studying development of a larger stretched variant of the new-generation 737 twinjet, to compete more effectively in the 180-200-seat class against the Airbus A321. Boeing has refused to comment officially on the proposed 737-900X growth derivative, which was only revealed as a study to suppliers at ...
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GE-PW alliance gets lifeline from move on 747-400 IGW
Boeing is considering speeding up studies of the proposed 747-400IGW "simple stretch" providing fresh impetus for the General Electric/Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance which appeared to be on the verge of dissolution following P&W's separate bid to power the Airbus A3XX with the PW4000. "We're now doing study ...
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Commercial moves
LOCKHEEDMARTIN IS poised to return to commercial aerospace, through a possible alliance with Airbus Industrie and by expanding its existing aircraft-maintenance capability. Micky Blackwell, president of Lockheed Martin's Aeronautics sector, says that the US company must increase its international business and boost its share of the maintenance market if it ...
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FAA re-issues Teledyne crankshaft AD
A PROPOSED airworthiness directive (AD) requiring replacement of the crankshafts in some 10,000 Teledyne Continental 360-and 520-series piston engines has resurfaced, with the US Federal Aviation Administration citing an abnormally high failure rate. The original July 1993 notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) was strenuously opposed by the US ...
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Orenda picks engine site in Nova Scotia
Orenda Aerospace has selected Truro, Nova Scotia, as the site for an engine manufacturing and aircraft remanufacturing plant. The Canadian company which will produce the OE-600-series vee-8 piston engine will be known as Orenda Recip, and it will be the first private aerospace company at Debert Airport, a former Canadian ...
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Breath of fresh AI(R)
When Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) was formed in January 1996 from the regional-aircraft businesses of Aerospatiale of France, Alenia of Italy and British Aerospace, its declared policy was to manufacture and market a family of complementary regional aircraft. That family now includes the Jetstream 41 turboprop (with 29-30 seats), the ...
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First Ilyushin Il-96T is rolled out at Voronezh
The first series production version of the Pratt & Whitney PW2000-powered Ilyushin Il-96, a-96T freighter, was rolled out at the VASO plant in Voronezh on 26 April. The Russian prime minister, Victor Chernomyrdin, attended the ceremony, stressing the political significance of the event. Twenty of the PW2337-powered aircraft ...
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Lufthansa 747 'Classic' digital cockpit retrofit is certificated
The first Boeing 747 "Classic" to be retrofitted with a digital cockpit has been certificated by the German civil aviation authority. The aircraft, an ex-United Airlines 747SPbelonging to the Brunei royal family, was modified by Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg, Germany (Flight International, 26 June-2 July, 1996). It has ...
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MEA expands Airbus fleet as 747s are sold
Middle East Airlines (MEA) is planning a major expansion of its Airbus Industrie fleet following the sale of its three ageing Boeing 747s. The three Boeing 747-200 Combis, delivered new to the airline in 1975, have been sold to the US freight airline American International Airways (AIA) for ...
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R-R will speed up Trent 8100
Rolls-Royce has reached agreement with Boeing to advance the development and certification of its planned 445kN (100,000lb)-thrust Trent 8100 growth engine by nine months, allowing the powerplant to enter service on the proposed 777-200X and -300X derivatives by 2001. The revised Trent 8100 schedule is contained in a ...
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Digest
Delta Air Lines has extended its SkyMiles FFP to Air France and Korean Air, while British Airways and American Airlines have extended their FFP links. British Airways introduced two daily flights from Manchester to Warsaw and two weekly flights from London/Gatwick to Krakow. In return LOT Polish Airlines ...
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IAE aims to reduce costs of maintaining V2500-A1
International Aero Engines (IAE) aims to reduce maintenance costs for the out-of-production V2500-A1 turbofan by up to 25% by the end of 1998 through initiatives ranging from improved repair techniques and use of advanced materials to new part-exchange schemes and shorter turn-around times. "We've identified a broad range ...