European operators of P&W's JT8D-200 series engines will get faster and more reliable support following a new agreement between the engine manufacturer and Alfa Romeo Avio of Italy.
P&W will provide Alfa Avio with a complete inventory management system for its JT8D-200 overhaul business.
Source: Flight Daily News
The EU’s Clean Aviation body has provided more detail on the two new narrowbody engine concepts it plans to fund in its second phase, readying them for service entry around 2035.
Pratt & Whitney has growing confidence over the potential for a revolutionary hydrogen-combustion, steam-injection turbine engine in the 2050s, after component-level testing of the “hardest parts” of the powerplant demonstrated the feasibility and benefits of the architecture.
Despite uncertainty over the future of its sixth-generation fighter development programme, the US Air Force is committing fresh funding toward a separate effort to develop a propulsion solution for “future air dominance platforms”.
