All Engines news – Page 598
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Market for 30-seat regional jet studied
ALLIEDSIGNAL ENGINES believes that a 30-seat regional jet may be economically feasible and has embarked on a study to examine the market for regional jets with fewer than 50 seats. General Electric, meanwhile, says that it is in the "exploratory phase" of studying the market for 35- to 45-seat regional ...
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Snecma and P&WC reveal regional turbofan details
SNECMA AND PRATT & Whitney Canada are planning to begin deliveries of the proposed SPW14 joint-venture engine early in the year 2000, to match the projected introduction of the Aero International (Regional) (AIR(R)) 70 regional jet. The SPW14 is the only all-new turbofan under consideration for the ...
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IPTN aims N270 stretch at US buyers
IPTN IS OFFERING a further stretch of the N250 regional turboprop, aimed at the US market. The 70-seat N270 is being marketed by American Regional Aircraft Industry (AMRAI), 40% owned by the Indonesian manufacturer, with a launch planned for the third quarter of 1996, leading to first delivery in the ...
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GE makes progress on new applications for CT7
GENERAL ELECTRIC says that the engines for the second CT7-powered Let L-610G 40-seat regional turboprop have been delivered to the Czech aircraft-manufacturer. Some 350h have been accumulated on the first L-610G, says Lou Bevilacqua, general manager, turboshaft and turboprop engines, and the second aircraft should join the flight-test programme in ...
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Iran uses Airbus deal as a wedge between USA and Europe
IRAN HAS MADE it known that Airbus Industrie is in talks over a $1 billion contract to supply up to 17 aircraft to Iran Air. The move appears to be timed to heighten European opposition to the US trade embargo against Iran. Iran Air is understood to be discussing the ...
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IAE will power China Southern A320s
INTERNATIONAL AERO Engines (IAE) has won a third major Asian carrier competition, with the China Southern Airlines' selection of the V2500 powerplant for its new fleet of Airbus A320s. China Southern is understood to have opted for the V2525-A5 over the competing General Electric/Snecma CFM56-5B. An official announcement ...
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...while South Korea attempts to salvage China deal
SOUTH KOREA IS trying salvage plans to develop a new 100-seat passenger aircraft in co-operation with China, following the renewal of direct industry-level discussions between the countries. A Samsung Aerospace team, led by vice-president Yu Moo-Sung, has met Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) in Beijing, in an ...
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All Nippon switch
All Nippon Airways has made changes to its Airbus Industrie A320/A321 orderbook, with three of its ten A321 orders switched to A320s. Although the airline operates CFM International CFM56-powered A320s, it selected the International Aero Engines V2500 for its A321s. Source: Flight International
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Advanced flightdecks
ALL FUTURE DOUGLAS (DAC) aircraft will share a common display and avionics architecture to be based around Honeywell's Versatile Integrated Avionics concept, VIA 2000. The MD-95 will be the first aircraft to be equipped with the full system, while the MD-90 is set to be changed to ...
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Emirates financing
The Emirates airline group has signed a $106 million financing deal with an syndicate of international banks led by Citibank, to fund the first of its seven Boeing 777-200s. The Rolls-Royce Trent-powered aircraft is scheduled for delivery to the airline on 6 June. Source: Flight International
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ARIA will lease ten 737-400s for Europe routes
Paul Duffy/MOSCOW AEROFLOT RUSSIAN International Airlines (ARIA) has confirmed that it is to lease ten Boeing 737-400s to serve European routes, while officials also say that the airline will take two additional Boeing 767-300ERs to shore up its transatlantic services. Negotiations for the aircraft are ...
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Sochata wins its spurs for quick changes
SOCHATA, THE maintenance arm of French aero-engine manufacturer Snecma, has qualified as an approved quick-engine-change (QEC) repair station for the Allison T56-501Ds which power the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules. It becomes one of only three such engine-repair centres. Lockheed Martin has provided Sochata with technical training, especially on the Hercules' ...
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ITP takes CADDS 5
Spanish engine-manufacturer Industria de Turbo Propulsores (ITP) has placed a $600,000 contract for ComputerVision's CADDS 5 electronic-product-definition software. Bilbao-based ITP will use the software for computer-aided design work on the BMW Rolls-Royce BR715 turbofan under development to power the McDonnell Douglas MD-95. Source: Flight International
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N250 nacelle parts
France's Hispano-Suiza has delivered the first shipment of N250 engine-nacelle parts to Indonesia's IPTN. They consist of side-access doors and lower-cowl structural frames. Hispano-Suiza has firm orders covering parts for seven aircraft. Source: Flight International
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BMW R-R and CFMI square up for Asian regional engine contest
BMW ROLLS-ROYCE and CFM International are stepping up efforts to supply a powerplant for the Aviation Industries of China (AVIC)-led AE-100 regional-jet development. China is close to selecting a Western partner for the airframe programme, and a final engine selection is expected to be made about a ...
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NTSB investigates oxygen canisters in crashed DC-9
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Karen Walker/ATLANTADavid Learmount/LONDON FOCUS ON WHAT caused the ValuJet Airlines McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-9-30 accident in Florida, USA, is concentrating on oxygen-canisters wreckage is slowly recovered from the Everglades swampland into which the aircraft dived on 11 May. US National Transportation Safety ...
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Four put in bids to power AI(R) regional jet
ALLISON SAYS that its planned growth AE3012 turbofan is one of four engines being offered for the 70- to 84-seat regional jet under study by Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)). The BMW Rolls-Royce BR710, General Electric CF34-8C and a new turbofan jointly proposed by Pratt & Whitney Canada and ...
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China Airlines signs up for eight more 747s
CHINA AIRLINES (CAL) of Taiwan has placed a $1.4 billion order for up to eight Boeing 747-400s, as part of its continuing fleet-replacement programme. The deal covers the purchase of four more Pratt & Whitney PW4056-powered 747-400s, for delivery between May and December 1997. The carrier ...
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United plans to spend $3 billion on Boeing order
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES UNITED AIRLINES (UAL) is in final negotiations with Boeing for up to 35 aircraft ranging from 757s to 747s and worth around $3 billion. The carrier is also about to open negotiations for the purchase of 30 smaller aircraft. The airline originally hoped ...
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Wicat pulls in trainer sales
WICAT SYSTEMS has secured contracts for McDonnell Douglas MD-80, MD-90 and MD-11 part-task trainers and unveiled plans to develop similar devices for the Boeing 777. SAS Flight Academy, part of Scandinavian Airlines System, has ordered an MD-90 systems trainer for delivery in the third quarter of 1996. It ...