rolls-royce The engine maker will next year cut 1,500-2,000 jobs across the group, or 4-5% of its 39,000-strong workforce, and has started staff discussions on axing 140 in the UK, at Derby. The cuts are blamed on the general economic climate and delays to Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 programmes. R-R has cut 2,300 jobs this year. Chief executive Sir John Rose says: "We are determined to maintain our focus on cost-reduction and competitiveness."
Source: Flight International
Turkish Airlines has struck a compensation agreement covering engine availability issues impacting the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofans powering its Airbus A320neo-family aircraft.
French investigators have disclosed that a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crew resorted to aerodynamic manoeuvring and ground effect to land the aircraft after its engines failed to respond to power commands during approach. The aircraft – operated by New Caledonian carrier Aircalin – had been carrying out a visual ...
Comac’s ARJ21 has completed its first commercial flight from a high-altitude airport in China, the latest in a series of milestones for the regional jet.
