All Engines articles – Page 253
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GE progresses with development of CF34 successor
GE Aviation has allocated "roughly two years" to technology development within its NG34 programme, ahead of the full engine development phase that it hopes...
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FedEx to upgrade MD-11s, 777Fs with new fire supression system
FedEx Express announced on 6 October plans to install a new automatic fire suppression system on all 59 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighters and new Boeing...
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Trans States serves up huge credibility boost to Mitsubishi MRJ
Until recently, you could be forgiven for regarding the Mitsubishi MRJ regional jet as a "national project" that had little prospect of international sales...
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Open rotor: how does it work?
An open rotor engine is essentially a turboprop with two rows of blades, or propellers
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Integrated propulsion systems: the engine connection
Integrated propulsion systems could be the way forward for engine makers as they seek to improve performance
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Business briefs
Perth-based Structural Monitoring Systems has secured an exclusive strategic partnership with...
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New engines: flurry of activity despite downturn
A race to bring new technologies to market is keeping engine manufacturers busy in a down airline economy.
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NewsPratt offers geared turbofan for China's C919 airliner
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) is offering its PW1000G PurePower geared turbofan (GTF) engine to power China's C919 jet. The new narrowbody type is being developed...
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NewsAirlink crash inquiry raises possibility of wrong engine shut-down
South African investigators are trying to determine whether the crew of the crashed Airlink British Aerospace Jetstream 41 shut down the wrong powerplant...
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MRJ key to Trans States securing new business
Trans States Holdings is targeting the MRJs the carrier has ordered to replace aircraft operating under existing capacity purchase agreements between regionals...
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Jetstar Asia to drop ST Aero and use Qantas' MRO contracts
Jetstar Asia has decided against renewing its total support maintenance contract with Singapore Technologies (ST Aero) as part of an initiative to better...
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NewsEmirates prepares for higher density A380, rethinks 600-seat version
Emirates is due to receive its first higher-density configured Airbus A380 in November.
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US firm brings modified JT8D thrust reverser to market
A modified thrust reverser that reduces noise and augments thrust on Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 series engines is being offered to Boeing MD-80 operators by...
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United Aircraft aims to appease dissatisfied Tu-204 operators
Russia's United Aircraft has pledged to respond to complaints by Tu-204/214 operators about the Tupolev twinjet's poor operational reliability, amid hints...
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NewsTUI Travel to cancel 10 787s
TUI Travel is to cancel 10 of the 23 Boeing 787s which the tour operator has on order, but plans to add purchase rights for another 13.
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Airservices Australia begins ground-based augmentation system installation
Airservices Australia will start to install Honeywell's SmartPath precision landing system at major airports throughout the country from the end of this...
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A320 re-engine decision in 2010
Airbus expects to decide by the end of next year whether to re-engine the A320 family, CAO has learned. A senior Airbus executive said the manufacturer...
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CFM ready to advance LEAP-X schedule; opens way for 737RE
CFM International is ready to advance the schedule of its LEAP-X program if it wins an order to power the Comac 919, the 150-200 seat jetliner proposed by...
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Symphony and Weatherly aircraft production to restart
The lead investor for the North American Factory for Technologically Advanced Aircraft, a company created in 2008 to restart production of the two-seat Symphony...