Italian low-cost start-up Wind Jet has taken delivery of two Airbus A320s on medium-term lease from Ansett Worldwide. Based in Catania, Sicily, Wind Jet will operate the two International Aero Engines V2500-A1-powered aircraft, which were originally delivered to Hong Kong-based carrier Dragonair in 1993, in a 180-seat configuration on scheduled services to the Italian mainland. Initial destinations for the twinjets will be Forl in north-east Italy and Rome.
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.
