Dutch charter carrier Martinair is to lease two new Airbus A320s next summer to help boost its network in the Mediterranean with the ability to serve lower-density routes. To date the carrier has had an all-Boeing fleet of 747/767/757s and MD-11s. The A320s will seat 180 people and be powered by the International Aero Engines V2500.
Source: Airline Business
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.
