Pratt & Whitney Canada is to spend an additional C$250 million ($200 million) on research and development in the Montreal area over the next three years, after receiving C$75 million in reimbursable support from the Quebec government. The engine manufacturer has previously received more than C$600 million in repayable investment from the federal government's Technology Partnerships Canada programme, for R&D programmes totalling C$3 billion since 1996.
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.
