PAUL LEWIS / WASHINGTON DC
Rolls-Royce is continuing to press Boeing to consider the Trent 600 for the 747-400X Quiet Long Range (QLR) as delays narrow the gap between the aircraft's service entry and the engine's availability. Anumber of prospective launch customers already have Trent fleets.
Additional reporting by Nicholas Ionides in singapore
Source: Flight International
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.
