China Southern Airlines has selected International Aero Engines V2500 powerplants for another 30 Airbus A320s.
Rolls-Royce, one of the IAE partners, said during the Paris air show that the contract included a long-term maintenance pact.
China Southern ordered 30 A320s towards the end of 2010.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
UK advanced propulsion developer Reaction Engines is to close down after it collapsed into administration having failed to secure additional funding.
HAECO and Comac have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand airframe, engine and component MRO services.
CFM International has continued delivering Leap-1B engines to Boeing during the ongoing machinists’ strike, leading to the airframer accumulating an excess inventory of the powerplants.
