The Paris air show opened its doors on 16 June, overshadowed by events taking place in Brussels and Fairfield, Connecticut, over the fate of the General Electric/Honeywell merger. But the show will go on and, despite evidence from airlines that the economic slowdown is starting to bite, the effect on manufacturers will be negligible, for now, as new orders are unveiled.
Paul Lewis, Stewart Penney Max Kingsley-Jones and Graham Warwick
Source: Flight International
Russia’s United Engine is to show off a prototype 500kW hybrid powertrain at an industrial exhibition, as it looks to use the architecture to progress to 1.5MW.
Aeroflot Group carrier Rossiya is set to test a new aftersales service system developed to handle the Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine for the Yakovlev MC-21 twinjet.
Turkish Airlines has struck a compensation agreement covering engine availability issues impacting the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofans powering its Airbus A320neo-family aircraft.
