Avio is becoming a risk-sharing partner with Snecma on the SM146 engine. Avio will take 8.8% of the SM146 programme and will be in charge of the development, production and support of the combustor sub-assembly as well as the transfer and the accessory gearboxes.
Source: Flight Daily News
US regulator the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will take no immediate action to address a smoke-related issue involving the CFM International Leap-1B engines that power the Boeing 737 Max.
The engine-maker says the successful demonstration involved a GE Aerospace CT7 turboshaft engine combined with internally-produced electric machine and power electronics.
GE Aerospace in 2025 plans to use two of the world’s fastest computers, both at US-government-funded research facilities, to study how its open-fan engine concept will integrate with an aircraft’s wings and other structures.
