All Engines news – Page 576
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NATO re-engineing contract on cards
A re-engining programme for as many as 42 converted Boeing 707s might be available to either CFM International or BMW Rolls-Royce if NATO goes ahead with a purchase of Northrop Grumman E-8C JSTARS aircraft. Northrop Grumman, which is offering its JSTARS (Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System) to NATO, ...
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Boeing, R-R in bid to re-engine USAF B-52s
A "revolutionary deal" to equip the USAF's fleet of B-52 strategic bombers with at least $1 billion worth of leased Rolls-Royce engines is looking good, says Jerry King, president of Boeing Defense and Space. "The USAF is very enthusiastic," he said on Wednesday at Farnborough. Under the deal, ...
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Speedy support
European operators of P&W's JT8D-200 series engines will get faster and more reliable support following a new agreement between the engine manufacturer and Alfa Romeo Avio of Italy. P&W will provide Alfa Avio with a complete inventory management system for its JT8D-200 overhaul business. Source: Flight ...
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AI(R) steams ahead on planned 70-seater
Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) is on the verge of announcing the two shortlisted engine manufacturers for its planned AI(R) 70 regional jet. The announcement at the Show, is due "close to October", with final selection in the second quarter of 1997, says new CEO Patrick Gavin. The company ...
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Change drives GE to new heights of performance
This year is a "defining year" for GE Aircraft Engines, with a range of initiatives and achievements, said company president and CEO Gene Murphy at the Show. Against a background of economic recovery in which airlines are returning to profit, GE has market leadership and has achieved a number ...
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Avainca choice
Avianca, the Colombian flag carrier, has chosen Pratt & Whitney to provide five years of complete maintenance services for the PW4056/PW4060 engines that power its Boeing 767-200 and 767-300 aircraft. The work will be carried out at the company's Cheshire, Connecticut overhaul and repair shop, described by P&W as ...
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Compact Leopard knocks spots off the opposition
One of the stars of the static display is the diminutive and attractive twin turbo-fan CMC Leopard - designed and built in Britain - which attracts admiring glances due to its Ferrari-like good looks and high-quality finish. A four-seat mini-business jet, the Leopard prototype 002 is within a month ...
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Rent due
Early visitors to the Rolls-Royce stand (H4/B2) will be amused by the display of captions surround the centrepiece Trent engine display. Among the aphorisms encircling the huge power plant is the truncated phrase: "RENT - highest revenue-earning capability". Is there something about the engine giant we should know? ...
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Coatings extend vane, blade life
Chromalloy Gas Turbine is promoting the latest technology gas turbine aerofoil coatings in Hall 3/C14. The process uses an electron beam physical vapour deposition process. The coatings reduce the temperature of the metal, giving vanes and blades a longer life in the engine environment. The new technology ...
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Heady matters
An advanced helmet system developed primarily for the Lockheed Martin F-22 is on show at Farnborough for the first time. The result of five years of research, the new Alpha HGU-86/P is designed and manufactured by Helmet Integrated Systems (HISL) at Wheathampstead, Herts. HISL is exhibiting the lightweight ...
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Oil reservoir specialist at show
If you need someone to design and manufacture an engine oil lubrication reservoir, Shaw Aero Devices is the firm for you. The American firm is celebrating a number of new contracts including one, won last week, to supply oil reservoirs for the Rolls-Royce engine used on the McDonnell Douglas ...
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Airbus fights back with $2.5 billion sales
Airbus Industrie has announced two new orders for a total of 14 aircraft worth nearly $1.5 billion. The company also has a long-awaited $950 million order from Asiana Airlines for 18 A321s. But, despite the celebrations, Airbus did not miss the chance to attack Boeing's previous day's announcement ...
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EMB-145 is worth the wait for Continental
It may have taken Continental Express a year to decide on its new regional aircraft, but Embraer has no complaints now. The carrier has become the North American launch customer for the Brazilian-built 50-seat EMB-145 regional jet. It has announced firm orders for 25 of the type, plus ...
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V for Vickers
Pratt & Whitney Canada has selected Vickers Aerospace Components for precision machined fabrications on the new PW 150 engine. Mark Thompson, marketing co-ordinator for Vickers' Propulsion Technology Division, says: "The company has invested heavily in new technologies over recent years, and being chosen by Pratt & Whitney Canada as ...
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Pooled expertise helps to put V2500 on the map
Pubs are traditional haunts for journalists in search of a story, and the scribes who dropped into the Flying Partners at Farnborough yesterday were not disappointed. At the tavern mock-up which forms the heart of the International Aero Engines stand, the company announced four deals worth almost $300 million. ...
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Extended CRJ launch delayed to end of year
Page 8 Bombardier Regional Aircraft Division (BRAD) announced at Farnborough yesterday that the formal launch of the extended Regional Jet project, the 70-seater CRJ-X has been delayed until later in the year. However, BRAD can begin offering the aircraft for sale and can confirm performance specifications. The ...
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Digital gyro deal
Airbus Industrie has selected Honeywell's GG1320 digital ring-laser gyro as a replacement for analogue ring-laser gyros in its A319, A320, A321, A330 and A340 types. The GG1320 is scheduled to be certificated on the A320 as part of the US avionics manufacturer's air-data/inertial-reference system in December. It will then be ...
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Airbus sales
Airbus has received an order for one A340 from unannounced customer, taking its 1996 order tally for this type to 25. Korean Air has cancelled its two remaining A300-600R orders (with Pratt & Whitney PW4158 engines), however, reducing its order tally for the type to 32. Source: ...
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British Airways
BRITISH AIRWAYS John Wood has been named director for Asia-Pacific at UK national carrier British Airways. Wood, most recently general manager/ vice-president for Canada, based in Toronto, replaces Val Gooding, who is to leave the airline. LITTON Steven Lambert has been appointed president ...
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NTSB asks TWA to help
THE US NATIONAL Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is asking Trans World Airlines (TWA), Boeing and Pratt & Whitney for $8 million towards accident-investigation costs in the continuing probe of the July TWA Boeing 747 crash. Meanwhile, traces of a chemical used in plastic explosives have been detected on ...