All Engines articles – Page 84
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Airbus facing separate US-focused regulatory probe
Airbus has disclosed that it is facing a separate probe into business irregularities, centred on US regulatory compliance on defence contracts.
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Qatar agrees to take four previously-cancelled A350s
Qatar Airways has agreed to pick up four finished Airbus A350-900s, four months after the Middle Eastern carrier cancelled delivery of the aircraft.
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CFM reviews fleet after finding Leap-1A durability issue
CFM International is evaluating the Leap-1A engine fleet on Airbus A320neo aircraft for a prematurely deteriorating coating on a turbine part after identifying the problem on eight engines in service.
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United Aircraft among firms on US sanctions target list
Several Russian aerospace firms feature on a newly-issued list of companies against which the US government is aiming new sanctions.
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MB Aerospace buys Asian engine MRO firm
SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) and joint venture partners Pratt & Whitney (P&W) and China Airlines, will fully divest Asian Compressor Technology Services (ACTS) to MB Aerospace Newton Abbot.
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CFM hits new nine-month production record
CFM International shipped a record number of engines in the first nine months of 2017, delivering a combined 1,333 Leap and CFM56 powerplants, up from 1,326 in the same period a year earlier.
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China to take first 737 Max 'imminently'
Boeing has confirmed that its 737 Max has received certification for entry and operations in China, and that first deliveries will soon take place.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: A330-900 finally embarks on flight-test programme
Airbus's maiden flight of the A330neo is something of an improbable achievement, considering that the airframer originally scrapped its strategy of re-engining the A330 after it failed to gain traction as a Boeing 787 rival.
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Boeing responds to revived interest in passenger-carrying 767
Boeing sees “broader customer interest” in the 767 beyond military tankers and commercial freighters, says chairman, president and chief executive Dennis Muilenburg on a 25 October earnings call.
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Boeing margin inches higher in Q3
Boeing improved operating margin by 1.6 percentage points in the third quarter compared with last year, as commercial deliveries rose 7% with the ramp-up of the 737 Max.
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P&W speeds up GTF deliveries, but considers new design changes
Pratt & Whitney shipped 120 geared turbofan engines in the third quarter to stay on pace to meet an annual delivery target, but durability concerns still require diverting 12-15% of output to a spares pool and drive company officials to consider new design changes.
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Aurora Flight Sciences to evaluate NASA electric airliner design
NASA wants to get a second opinion from Aurora Flight Sciences on the system-level performance of a turboelectric-powered commercial aircraft concept for starting the next iteration of a multi-year design process.
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Airbus insourcing moves sets up competition with UTAS
United Technologies will lose a monopoly position supplying nacelles for the A320neo family powered by the Pratt & Whitey PW1100G as Airbus develops a competing option for airlines to be ready after 2024, UTC chief executive Gregory Hayes confirms.
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Boeing ceremonially kicks off 777-9 assembly
Boeing marked the official launch of production activity for the first 777-9 test aircraft in a public ceremony on 23 October.
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Enders expects new alliances in response to CSeries deal
Airbus chief executive Tom Enders predicts the next few months could be “rough and tough” as Boeing responds to European airframer’s acquisition of the Bombardier CSeries programme.
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Lockheed flies second LM-100J cargo transport
The second LM-100J has joined Lockheed Martin’s flight test programme for the commercial freighter derivative of the C-130J military transport.
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Airbus starts opening A330neo flight envelope
Airbus's maiden sortie with the A330neo initiates a flight-test campaign which will primarily involve two instrumented airframes and a third aircraft for cabin and route testing.
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A330neo maiden flight is first for Trent 7000
Airbus's first flight of the A330-900 also marks the initial flight of the Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 powerplant, which has only undertaken ground tests so far.
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NewsP&WC foresees new large turboprop by 2025
Pratt & Whitney Canada is targeting 2023-25 as the service-entry window for a new-generation engine that could power a potential future turboprop with at least 90 seats.
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PICTURES: A330neo takes off on maiden flight
Airbus's first A330neo has lifted off from Toulouse on its maiden flight, commencing the airborne test programme for the re-engined twinjet.