The General Electric/Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance GP7200 engine reached 80,000lb thrust (356kN) during tests in early April at P&W's East Hartford test site in Connecticut, exceeding the 76,500lb thrust requirement for initial service entry on the Airbus A380. Further tests will see thrust pushed to its planned certification level of 81,500lb.
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.
Airbus intends to finalise readiness of jigs and tools on its A350 final assembly line over the next six months in order to handle the manufacture of the freighter variant of the twinjet type. Designated the A350-1000F, the freighter is sized between the -900 and -1000 passenger versions and this, ...
Sweden’s Heart Aerospace has selected Plattsburgh International airport in upstate New York as the location for the maiden sortie of its HX-1 demonstrator – a flight that will take place with a pilot on board.
