Pratt & Whitney Canada's new PW150 turboprop engine has had its first test-cell run, 12 months after the programme was launched. The engine, a growth derivative of the PW100, is aimed at the 50- to 80-seat turboprop market, and has been selected to power the Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-400.
Source: Flight International
Shortages of cast metallic parts and other components continue hindering Pratt & Whitney’s (P&W) ability to produce new engines and to ramp up maintenance work needed to address its recall of PW1000G geared turbofans.
Airbus is looking to obtain higher-weight certifications for its A321XLR over the next three months, as it works on the individual enhancements required by early operators of the long-range twinjet. The airframer secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval for the basic version – with a 97t maximum take-off weight ...
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