Mozambican domestic carrier TransAirWays is to take delivery of its second Beechcraft 1900C as it upgrades its fleet following an increase in the country's tourism. The Maputo-based carrier has a fleet of four refurbished Walter M601D-powered Let L-410 UVP turboprops and a single 1900. The carrier will take a second 1900C this month as it expands domestically, and may take further aircraft soon.
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.
