All Engines articles – Page 262
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NewsPARIS AIR SHOW: Big Etihad engine deal includes GEnx and GP7200
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has completed engine selection for the large aircraft order placed at the Farnborough Air Show in 2008, a source close to...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: CFM sees slow recovery in engine sales
Orders for CFM56 engines will drop spectacularly to 600 units this year from the peak of more than 2,500 orders in 2007, says CFM International president...
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Viking: out with the old; in with the new
Viking's upgrade of the de Havilland Twin Otter is nearing completion. What is next on Vancouver company's agenda:
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Bell Canada: composites not a grey area
Modern materials are taking over from the traditional in a very visible way on the Bell Helicopter final assembly lines in Montreal
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PARIS AIR SHOW: IAE bullish despite downturn
Engine maker comes to Le Bourget in optimistic mood as it looks to grow in Europe and China
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Wind tunnel tests set for open rotor engine technology
General Electric and NASA today announced details for a pending series of the first wind tunnel tests for open rotor technology since the late 1980s. The...
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Rolls-Royce backed centre studies corrosion
Coatings, corrosion and magnetic bearings are to be studied by the Commonwealth Center for Aerospace Propulsion Systems. The CCAPS is a virtual institution...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Game On for Bombardier
With firm orders for the CSeries in pocket, Bombardier has become a viable player in the mainline sector. But can it carve out a position before Airbus and Boeing take the field?
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NewsAirline association accuses Brussels on halon replacement
Brussels stands accused of misleading European Union states into steamrolling the industry into replacing ozone-depleting halon in aircraft extinguishers...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Yesterday's heroes - what next for A340 and 777 Classic?
The advent of modern twinjets dealt a near-fatal blow to the Airbus A340, but can the quadjet find a niche in the VIP market? And what will happen to its bête noire, the 777?
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Extended service
New narrowbodies from Airbus and Boeing are still some way off - so how can the airframers improve their existing single-aisle aircraft?
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Prop manufacturers ponder larger offerings
Existing commitments mean that dates have yet to be a pinned down, but 90- to 100-seat turboprops are being planned by ATR and Bombardier
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Boeing shakes off tough year for 747-8
Despite seemingly lukewarm support earlier this year from top company executives and a lack of orders, Boeing is firmly committed to the 747-8
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Superjet: Russia's revival or last stand?
Can Sukhoi overcome perceptions and prejudices associated with Soviet-era aircraft and land Western customers for its new regional Superjet 100?
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PARIS AIR SHOW: A350 XWB ready to rock
Airbus steps up the pace as development of new twinjet moves into critical final phase
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NewsGaruda's MRO GMF to add narrowbody and widebody hangar
Indonesian maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm GMF AeroAsia will be applying for EASA certification for heavy maintenance checks on Airbus A320s,...
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Aviacsa seeks to quickly resume operations following grounding
Mexican authorities have temporarily grounded Aviacsa and the carrier's fleet of Boeing 737s over alleged safety violations.
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R-R ready to bench test upgraded Trent 1000
Rolls-Royce expects this month to begin bench-testing the first improved variant of the Trent 1000 for the Boeing 787 aimed at bringing the turbofan's specific...
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ATR plans to start flight-testing new -600 variant in June
Flight-testing of the upgraded ATR 42/72-600 variant is due to begin this month. The new models incorporate a Thales flightdeck avionics suite (pictured)...
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Bombardier predicts lessors will place big chunk of CSeries orders
Bombardier expects a sizeable portion of CSeries orders will be placed by the leasing community. The airframer believes that 30% and perhaps as high...