CFM has launched a new technology programme, called LEAP56 (Leading Edge Aviation Propulsion), to position the CFM56 engine family for future narrowbody aircraft. Engine makers will be “salivating” over the order prospects for the eventual successors to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737, says Boeing chief Alan Mulally. However, the industry needs a “few years before we see the next improvement in engine technology” that will render current airframes obsolete.
Source: Airline Business
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.
Airbus intends to finalise readiness of jigs and tools on its A350 final assembly line over the next six months in order to handle the manufacture of the freighter variant of the twinjet type. Designated the A350-1000F, the freighter is sized between the -900 and -1000 passenger versions and this, ...
Sweden’s Heart Aerospace has selected Plattsburgh International airport in upstate New York as the location for the maiden sortie of its HX-1 demonstrator – a flight that will take place with a pilot on board.
