Two international teams, Snecma with NPO Saturn, and Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) with Aviadvigatel, have submitted competing powerplant proposals for the Sukhoi-led Russian Regional Jet (RRJ) programme. The RRJ is expected to be launched this summer and an engine selected shortly after. If either of the proposed engines fail to satisfy Sukhoi's RRJ timetable, a ZMKB Progress engine is an alternative.
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.
