Snecma signed at Zhuhai a new supplier contact with Xi'an Aircraft (XAC) that will expand the Chinese manufacturer's production of engine components. Under the contract XAC will step up deliveries over the next three years of low-pressure turbine discs for the CFM International CFM56 and high-pressure turbine compressor parts for the General Electric GE90.
Source: Flight International
UK investigators probing a rudder jam involving a West Atlantic ATR 72-200 freighter have found that degraded steel bearings had not been replaced by corrosion-resistant ones. The replacement had been recommended in a service bulleting published 30 years before the incident at Belfast International on 7 March 2023. As the ...
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.
SR Technics has entered an agreement with Air India to provide MRO support for the carrier’s CFM56 engines.
