All Engines articles – Page 276
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Post-V1 abort after bird-strike destroyed Kalitta 747F
Belgian investigators believe a bird-strike on a Kalitta Air Boeing 747-200 freighter at Brussels Airport triggered the crew to abort take-off at a late stage, causing the jet to overrun....
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EASA issues emergency AD for certain CFM56-5B engines
Operators flying a small number of CFM56-5B turbofan engines will be required to replace one of the aircraft's two powerplants if both are shown to have...
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Continental 737 crash: Pilot called for rejected take-off
Cockpit voice-recorder evidence shows one of the pilots of the Continental Airlines Boeing 737-500 involved in the runway excursion accident at Denver called...
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Continental 737 badly damaged, 38 injured in Denver take-off accident
Nearly 40 people on board a Continental Airlines Boeing 737-500 have been injured after the aircraft left the runway at Denver and caught fire yesterday...
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: WhiteKnightTwo makes high speed taxi, deploys spoilers
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo mothership WhiteKnightTwo sped down a runway during a high speed taxi trial at Mojave air and spaceport on Tuesday 16 December,...
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JAL latest to commit to biofuel test flight
Japan Airlines (JAL) has become the latest carrier to commit to carrying out a demonstration flight with an aircraft powered in part by biofuel.
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V-STAR UAV completes wind tunnel testing
Frontline Aerospace has announced that its unmanned air vehicle, Vertical take-off and landing Swift Tactical...
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WORLD EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: SpaceShipTwo mothership runway trial
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo mothership WhiteKnightTwo moved down runway 30 during a low speed taxi trial at Mojave air and spaceport on...
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Pratt, China Eastern to open CFM56 MRO facility in '09
A new engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business being established in Shanghai under a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney (P&W) and China...
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Sky Wings completes Stage 4 hush installation on MD-83
Greek charter operator Sky Wings in partnership with Ukraine-based Khors Aircompany has upgraded the twin Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 turbofan engines on one...
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PICTURE: Aeroflot tests first A330 on local route ahead of Asia entry
Russian carrier Aeroflot has put its first Airbus A330-200 into preliminary service on routes between Moscow and St Petersburg, ahead of deploying the type...
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Violation of test procedures led to Toulouse A340-600 crash
Investigators have determined that an Airbus A340-600 collided with a test-pen wall in Toulouse after it was powered up while unchocked, and an attempt to...
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NTSB investigates Heathrow-like Trent 800 engine issue
US NTSB senior investigator Bill English is meeting with Boeing regarding an in-flight power rollback on the right-hand Rolls-Royce Trent 895 engine powering...
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Airbus selects Goodrich for A350 wheels and brakes
Airbus has selected Goodrich for a $3 billion deal to supply wheels and carbon brakes for the A350 XWB family.