All Engines articles – Page 261
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Air New Zealand confirms Trent 1000 for entire 787-9 fleet
Air New Zealand has, as expected, confirmed Rolls-Royce as the engine supplier for its entire Boeing 787-9 fleet. The carrier converted its original...
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P&W to offer geared turbofan for Russia's MS-21
Pratt & Whitney is intending to offer its PW1000G geared turbofan engine to United Aircraft's proposed MS-21 twinjet. The MS-21 concept envisages a...
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Air Jamaica negotiates more early lease returns
Planned fleet reductions at Air Jamaica continue to fluctuate as ownership of the loss making carrier remains under review by the Jamaican government.
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FAA and Boeing target early September for 747 slat fix
A final airworthiness directive (AD) issued by the US FAA today calls on operators of Rolls-Royce RB211-powered Boeing 747-400 aircraft to make a modification...
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NewsEx-F-22 engineer to sue Lockheed for stealth design
A stealth expert on the F-117 and B-2 programmes intends to file suit against Lockheed Martin later this week for concealing alleged deficiencies with the...
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Crashed Yemenia A310 faced challenging night-time Comoros approach
Airbus has identified the Yemenia Airbus A310-300 which crashed as it neared the Comoros overnight as a 19-year old, Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered aircraft...
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Business - In brief
A legal dispute between Lufthansa and BMI chairman Sir Michael Bishop has been...
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Airbus gears up for Chinese A350 push
As the first A320s assembled at Airbus's Tianjin plant enter service, the airframer is gearing up to push composite component manufacturing for its forthcoming...
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Goodrich opens interim Chinese MRO facility
While construction is underway for a permanent maintenance space for Goodrich's Aerostructures business, the firm yesterday opened a temporary location at...
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Jet2 flies Boeing 737 with Pratt & Whitney parts in CFM56
A Boeing 737-300 of UK leisure carrier Jet2 has become the first aircraft to fly with Pratt & Whitney-supplied parts in one of its CFM56-3 engines. According...
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Flight Training Adelaide in talks to launch MPL programme
Australian flying training provider Flight Training Adelaide is in discussions with an unidentified...
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Virtual CSeries built in advance of testbed's 2012 first flight
Montreal, Canada-based simulator manufacturer CAE is working with Bombardier to produce the first full flight simulator for the CSeries next-generation single-aisle twinjet
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Mitsubishi touts success in dismissing concerns about MRJ weight
Mitsubishi Aircraft believes fuel burn performance will trump any weight gain in the minds of potential customers of its MRJ 70- to 90-seat regional jet family.
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IAE trumpets partnership strategy for next-generation narrowbody engine
International Aero Engines believes it can deliver a viable next-generation narrowbody engine despite...
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FAA blocks Mexico's Aviacsa from operating into the US
The FAA has banned Mexico's Aviacsa from serving the US until it can resolve safety violations identified by the Mexican DGAC.
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Show deals reinforce Abu Dhabi ambitions
Abu Dhabi reinforced its ambitions to be a major aerospace player, signing at the show a major maintenance,...
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Engine Alliance claims lead over Trent 900
Engine Alliance is confident it can maintain or extend the 1% fuel burn advantage it claims for its GP7200 on the Airbus A380 over the rival Rolls-Royce Trent 900 through systematic upgrades over the coming years.
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PARIS 2009: SR Technics details reduced check times
SR Technics has unveiled details of of the reductions in maintenance check durations that it is achieving following a concentrated effort under new CEO Bern...
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Bombardier announces 17 new suppliers
CAE will first provide a comprehensive suite of engineering services and simulation-based technology tools to support the design, testing and certification of the CSeries aircraft platform as part of Bombardier's "complete integrated aircraft systems test area" (CIASTA) programme.