Engines – Page 60
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Embraer receives first production engines for E195-E2
Pratt & Whitney has delivered the first PW1900G production engines for Embraer's in-development E195-E2.
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Emirates twinjet deal is strong consolation for Rolls-Royce
Emirates will take its Rolls-Royce-powered Airbus A380 fleet to 33 aircraft once deliveries of the remaining 14 are complete.
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Pentagon lays out F-35’s Tier II global repair network
The US Department of Defense roughly outlined the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II’s Tier II global repair network.
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USAF to struggle with novice aircraft maintainers for years
The US Air Force continues to struggle to keep and replace sufficient numbers of experienced and highly skilled aircraft maintainers.
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ANALYSIS: Aerostructures pushes up Northern Ireland value chain
Northern Ireland has less than 3% of the population of the UK, yet of the four companies with the highest rating in a nationwide scheme to improve quality and competitiveness in the aerospace supply chain, two of them are in this corner of the British Isles. Investment agency Invest NI ...
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Safran dedicates new facility to turbine blade research
Safran Aircraft Engines has opened a turbine blade research centre at its Gennevilliers site near Paris.
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Boeing to help Aerion develop AS2 supersonic jet
Boeing has become the latest – and biggest – aerospace company to partner with supersonic business jet developer Aerion.
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Airbus helps electric air race off the ground
Airbus is supporting the establishment of a regular electric flight contest, Air Race E, scheduled to begin in 2020.
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ANALYSIS: How ATR aims to fill turboprop 'niche'
Airbus-Leonardo joint venture ATR appears to be in a comfortable position as the last remaining large Western manufacturer of regional turboprops, with sole rival Bombardier divesting its Q400 programme.
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GE Aviation's 2018 profit jumps 20% as Leap production lifts
Profits of General Electric's aviation unit shot up 20% year-over-year in 2018 to $6.5 billion amid increasing deliveries of aircraft engines.
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CFM's Leap deliveries doubled in 2018 amid supply chain recovery
CFM International more than doubled the number of Leap engines it delivered in 2018, handing over 1,118 of the engines and coming closer to recovering from a supply chain slowdown.
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Nexcelle names new chief
Nexcelle has appointed Patrice Provost as its president, with the nacelle manufacturer preparing for a change to its ownership.
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UTC's profits rise as P&W's GTF deliveries surge
A near doubling of Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan deliveries and strong demand for aircraft systems helped push United Technologies' 2018 profit up 16% year-over-year to $5.3 billion.
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IndiGo's PW1100G engines 'well within safety limits': airline
Modifications to the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan engines that power IndiGo's Airbus A320neo aircraft are under way, the Indian low-cost carrier has confirmed.
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Safran takes stake in battery specialist Oxis
Safran has become a shareholder in UK-based lithium-sulphur battery specialist Oxis Energy as part of an effort to mature the technology for commercial aircraft.
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IndiGo A320neo engine failure occurred during climb
Investigators probing an engine failure on an IndiGo Airbus A320neo earlier this month have stated that the crew heard a sudden bang during climb.
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India mandates more PW1100G checks
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed new operating restrictions and inspections on Airbus A320neo aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared tubrofan engines.
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Indian government draws up new civil aviation roadmap to 2040
India's government has issued a 20-year roadmap for civil aviation growth that projects a sixfold increase in the country's passenger numbers, to 1.1 billion by 2040, and a quadrupling in the commercial airline fleet over the same span, to 2,400 aircraft.
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HAECO Xiamen modifies cabins of two Virgin Atlantic A330-200s
Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering’s (HAECO) Xiamen unit has completed cabin modification work on two of four Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-200s.
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Trent 1000s start receiving approved redesigned blades
Rolls-Royce has started installing a redesigned intermediate pressure compressor blade design on certain Trent 1000 engines, following approval from European and US regulators.