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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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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...
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Opinion
Comment: Technology overtures
A US-French bid to ride the Comac C919 airliner project to commercial success in China raises questions about how far firms must go to become players in this fast-growing market
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Trent icing modification likely to extend to Airbus fleet
Airbus A330s and A340s fitted with Rolls-Royce Trent engines appear likely to require the same anti-icing modifications to fuel-oil heat exchangers already...
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Safran and GE make move for C919 engine supply
Safran and its partner GE Aviation are placing more manufacturing work in China, as the country nears selection of a western engine supplier for its new...
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Viking: New 400s to Russia and Libya
Viking Air has added Russia and Libya as international customers for its new and improved Twin Otter turboprop, set for first certification later this year....
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NewsSafran and GE give work to China with C919 in mind
French aerospace conglomerate Safran and its partner GE Aviation have decided to give more manufacturing work to China, a move that comes as China is poised...
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