Alcoa - The New York-based advanced materials supplier detailed its role on the 70-seat AVIC I Commercial Aircraft ARJ21-700 regional jet, including heat-treated alloys for the airframe extrusions for the wing fuselage stringers floor beams and seat tracks and fasteners for the General Electric CF34-10A engines. All of the materials will be made in the USA or South Korea, although Alcoa has a plant in Shanghai. The first ARJ21 is set for 2009.
Source: Flight International
Turkish Airlines has struck a compensation agreement covering engine availability issues impacting the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofans powering its Airbus A320neo-family aircraft.
French investigators have disclosed that a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crew resorted to aerodynamic manoeuvring and ground effect to land the aircraft after its engines failed to respond to power commands during approach. The aircraft – operated by New Caledonian carrier Aircalin – had been carrying out a visual ...
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