Pratt & Whitney Canada is laying off another 350 workers at its engine plant near Montreal due to continued weakness in the aviation sector. The layoffs are in addition to 500 job cuts announced in September, of which 170 come into effect this week. The company has 7,000 employees.
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.
