New Italian leisure airline Livingston has taken delivery of the first of two new Airbus A321-200s on lease from Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise. Owned by tour operator Viaggi del Ventaglio, the airline will be a short-haul sister to Lauda Air Italia. The two International Aero Engines V2500-powered aircraft will fly to Greece, Spain, Egypt and Cape Verde.
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.
