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Arctic cold thaws A340/777 relations
THE ICY RELATIONS BETWEEN Airbus and Boeing thawed a little recently when the Boeing 777 and Airbus A340 came face-to-face for the first time, at Fairbanks Airport in Alaska. The Pratt & Whitney PW4084-powered 777, in United Airlines colours, was undergoing cold-soak and cold-weather flight-testing, while its European rival was ...
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Rafael Flies 'Popeye Plus'
Israeli missile developer Rafael, is understood to have test flown a turbofan-powered version of its Popeye stand off missile. The company is looking at several engine manufacturers, including Williams-Rolls and Turbomeca, to provide the power plant for an extended-range variant of the weapon. Source: Flight International
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PEMCO
Precision Standard of Birmingham, Alabama has appointed Cleveland Howie as director of marketing for the company's Pemco Nacelle Services Unit. Howie was most recently senior sales and marketing representative for AAR Engine Component Systems. The company has also appointed Lars Kirchhoff as regional marketing manager for its Pemco World Air ...
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ILFC may launch V2500 for A319
International Lease Finance (ILFC) is expected to be the launch customer for the International Aero Engines (IAE) V2500-A5-powered Airbus Industrie A319 passenger aircraft. In early January, ILFC placed a $1.5 billion order for up to 40 Airbus aircraft, including eight 124-seat A319s, with options for a further three ...
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Old-age problem
Russia faces a cash crisis as it attempts to replace aging fleets and infrastructure. Alexander Velovich and Paul Duffy/MOSCOW ...
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CFMI seeks to pin down airlines on Il-86
CFM INTERNATIONAL hopes to launch its re-engineing programme for the Russian Ilyushin Il-86 by June and to have certification for the CFM56-powered aircraft by the end of 1996. General manager of engine sales, Henri Cabannes, says that a group of Russian airlines have declared their intentions to re-engine ...
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P&W 4098 launch heralds heavyweight 777 move
Guy Norris/LOSANGELES PRATT & WHITNEY is to launch a 436kN (98,000lb)-thrust derivative of its PW4000-series engine to power heavier versions of the Boeing 777, as well as the planned stretch model. The two companies have formed a team to "...exchange information and work with airlines ...
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Turbine failures ground ANZ's hushkitted 737s
AIR NEW ZEALAND, suddenly grounded ten of the 13 Boeing 737-200s, in its domestic fleet on 17 February. Managing director Jim McCrea says that the decision followed the fourth turbine failure on a Nordam hushkitted Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15A engine in six months. The CAA says ...
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APU Testing Starts
AlliedSignal has begun tests of the 131-9(B) auxiliary power unit (APU) - destined for the Boeing 737-600/700 and 800 family - a month ahead of schedule. The APU is derived from the 131-9(D) about to enter service in the McDonnell Douglas MD-90, but differs in having a starter converter instead ...
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Snecma's engine core is a new-technology concept
Sir - I refer to the article "Snecma to lead CFM56-XX development programme" (Flight International, 25-31 January, P4). It is indeed true that Snecma wants to develop the 200kN (43,000lb) engine core, but: this core will be based upon technologies of Snecma's PAT (Plan d'Actions Technologiques) ...
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Standard Aero Topps
Canadian based engine-overhaul company Standard Aero, has acquired Turbine Overhaul Power Plant Support (TOPPS) of the Netherlands, from its joint owners, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Chromalloy Gas Turbine. The purchase will expand its turboprop coverage, which includes the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60 series and the Allison Engines T56 ...
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Gamesa delivers EMB-145 wing
GAMESA AERONAUTICA OF SPAIN HAS delivered the first wing set for the Embraer EMB-145 regional jet. The Vitoria based company, a risk-sharing partner in the EMB-145, is also responsible for the design and supply of the body to wing fairings and the nacelle, including the thrust reverser, which is being ...
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Turbofan Delivery
CFM International delivered its 7,000th CFM56 turbofan early in February. The General Electric/ Snecma joint venture has orders and options for a further 3,000 engines. Source: Flight International
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Howmet agreement
Howmet Refurbishment has agreed a deal with Pratt & Whitney, making the company's Advanced Refurbishment and Coatings unit in North Haven, Connecticut, the first independent source for the repair of International Aero Engines V2500 A5/D5 aerofoil components. Source: Flight International
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Germany plans airborne A3XX simulation
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH THE GERMAN Aerospace Research Establishment (DLR) is developing an in-flight simulation of an A3XX-type large commercial transport under contract from Airbus Industrie. Airbus wants the establishment to develop a reference model of an aircraft, based on the expected dimensions, weight and inertia of the ...
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SIA nears decision on Indian procurement
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) is expected to make a final aircraft and engine selection by the end of this month for its proposed start-up joint-venture airline in India with Tata Industries. Competing for the order for up to 16 150-seat passenger aircraft are Boeing, with ...
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Airbus wins A330 ETOPS tickets
THE AIRBUS A330 has been awarded three simultaneous type-approvals by the European Joint Aviation Authorities for extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS). The General Electric CF6-80E1-powered version, which has had a year's service with Air Inter of France and Aer Lingus of Ireland, has won 180min approval. Aer Lingus aircraft ...
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R-R details Trent 890 flight-test schedule
Kieran Daly/DERBY ROLLS-ROYCE WILL begin flight testing of the Trent 890 for the Boeing 777 on the airframer's 747 testbed in late March. The company had hoped to avoid the 747 test phase, but Boeing insisted, following unexpected events with the rival Pratt & Whitney and ...
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Hispano/ZF combine on FLA transmission
SNECMA SUBSIDIARY Hispano-Suiza and ZF of Germany have formed a joint venture to supply high-power aerospace transmissions. The two will co-operate on a transmission for the Future Large Aircraft (FLA). The new group will be called Aerospace Power Transmissions. An initial accord has been signed with BMW Rolls-Royce, ...
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GE eyes growth from CRJ-X engine
GENERAL ELECTRIC'S newly unveiled CF34-8C turbofan for Canadair's proposed CRJ-X regional airliner may form the basis of an entirely new family of engines in the 60-80kN (13,000-18,000lb)-thrust class, says the company. The GE general manager for small commercial turbofans, Lloyd Thompson, has revealed the first details of the ...