Spanish engine-manufacturer Industria de Turbo Propulsores (ITP) has placed a $600,000 contract for ComputerVision's CADDS 5 electronic-product-definition software. Bilbao-based ITP will use the software for computer-aided design work on the BMW Rolls-Royce BR715 turbofan under development to power the McDonnell Douglas MD-95.
Source: Flight International
Shortages of cast metallic parts and other components continue hindering Pratt & Whitney’s (P&W) ability to produce new engines and to ramp up maintenance work needed to address its recall of PW1000G geared turbofans.
GE Aerospace’s deliveries of Leap turbofans slowed significantly in the second quarter of 2024 due to lingering supply chain troubles, with the company’s chief executive describing the quarter as “disappointing”.
Taiwanese carrier EVA Air has chosen GE Aerospace GEnx engines to power four incoming Boeing 787-10 widebodies.
