Icelandair has taken delivery of its first of two Boeing 757-300s on order, which will be used on services between Reykjavik, Copenhagen and London. The Icelandic flag carrier will operate the Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4-powered aircraft alongside nine 757-200s and one 757-200F.
Source: Flight International
US regulator the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will take no immediate action to address a smoke-related issue involving the CFM International Leap-1B engines that power the Boeing 737 Max.
The engine-maker says the successful demonstration involved a GE Aerospace CT7 turboshaft engine combined with internally-produced electric machine and power electronics.
GE Aerospace in 2025 plans to use two of the world’s fastest computers, both at US-government-funded research facilities, to study how its open-fan engine concept will integrate with an aircraft’s wings and other structures.
