All Engines news – Page 138
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NewsAirbus switches to Rolls-Royce for new Beluga engines
Airbus has opted to switch engine supplier for its new Beluga XL specialised transporter, selecting Rolls-Royce Trent 700s for the aircraft.
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NewsBoeing announces new 767 rate increase
Boeing will increase the 767 production rate by 25%, or six aircraft annually, starting in the fourth quarter of 2017 in response to enduring demand for the freighter version of the aircraft.
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GE stops short of confirming BA 777 engine failure
GE Aviation is not yet confirming initial reports that a British Airways 777-200ER suffered a “catastrophic" engine failure on 8 September.
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NewsPICTURES: Unclear whether BA 777 engine failure was contained
Photographs following the aborted take-off and engine fire of a British Airways Boeing 777-200 aircraft show severe damage to the powerplant and airframe, but it is unclear whether the jet suffered an uncontained failure.
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NewsFire erupts after BA 777 aborts take-off
A British Airways Boeing 777-200ER aborted a take-off and caught fire at Las Vegas McCarran airport on 8 September, injuring two of 159 passengers and 13 crew who were evacuated.
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Donavia selects AJW for engine support
AJW Aviation's engines arm has been chosen by Donavia to manage shop visits for the Aeroflot subsidiary's CFM56-5B powerplants.
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NewsBombardier hires former Lufthansa exec Buchholz
Former Lufthansa executive Nico Buchholz has joined a swelling rank of industry insiders on Bombardier’s top management team.
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NewsAirbus cuts first metal for A330neo
Airbus has started cutting metal on the first re-engined A330neo, with initial production beginning on the aircraft’s pylon and centre wing-box.
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NewsEmbraer yet to feel heat from ARJ21 near EIS
Embraer says the near entry into service of the Comac ARJ21 regional jet has not impacted its sales in China thus far.
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Embraer could cease production at Harbin
Embraer says it could cease production at its Harbin assembly line if it is unable to reach a resolution with Chinese authorities on taxes imposed on imported components.
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NewsMRJ structurally ready for a 'safe first flight'
Mitsubishi Aircraft says that static strength tests conducted thus far have confirmed that its MRJ regional jet is structurally ready for a “safe first flight”.
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NewsWelcome to the new flightglobal.com
We're pleased to announce the launch of a new-look flightglobal.com.
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NewsC919 final assembly 'much smoother' than ARJ21's
Progress with the final assembly of the C919 narrowbody is much smoother compared with the journey of the ARJ21 regional jet, says Comac's chief engineer Jiang Liping.
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NewsMAKS: Russia’s hypersonic scramjet experiment could fly by 2019
Russia’s Gromov Flight Research Institute (LII) expects its latest GLL-AP-02 hypersonic scramjet test vehicle to fly in “three or four years,” with officials telling Flightglobal that funding constraints and technical issues have slowed progress.
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NewsMAKS: Germany’s hypersonic SpaceLiner concept solidifies
Ten years after the project was conceived, the German Aerospace Centre’s SpaceLiner could soon enter a new design phase with a “mission definition review” planned for 2016.
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NewsBoeing enters detailed design phase on 777-9X
Boeing can move into the detailed design stage for the 777-9X having now reached the firm configuration milestone, the airframer has disclosed.
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MAKS: Russia extends Il-96 production by several years
Production of the Ilyushin Il-96 could continue for nearly a decade to support the Russian military's requirements for an aerial tanker and other special missions, United Aircraft (UAC) chief executive Yuri Slyusar has disclosed.
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NewsMAKS: Sukhoi reveals plan to slash Superjet cost
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft has unveiled a plan to reduce the cost of producing the Superjet by $2.6 million per aircraft by replacing Western suppliers with Russian manufacturers.
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NewsPICTURES: Comac working toward November ARJ21 delivery
Comac is working toward an internal target to deliver its first ARJ21-700 to launch customer Chengdu Airlines on 28 November.
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NewsMAKS: Russian lessor close to re-affirming CSeries deal
Ilyushin Finance (IFC) is hoping to come to new terms with Bombardier within days on a deal that would preserve the Russian lessor’s once-threatened order for 39 CSeries aircraft.