All Engines articles – Page 163
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NewsAirbus shows off A350 after a year of testing
Airbus has introduced the A350-900 to travellers outside of the company with a special media flight to coincide with a briefing on the programme at Toulouse.
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NewsA330neo decision might not come before Farnborough
Airbus might not be in a position to reach a decision on proceeding with a re-engined A330 by the time of the Farnborough air show.
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NewsEmirates A350 cancellation cuts Trent XWB backlog by £2.6 billion
Rolls-Royce says Emirates’ cancellation of orders for 70 A350s will cut its backlog for the Trent XWB will reduce its backlog by about 3.5%, but it is hopeful the slots will be taken up by other carriers.
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Boeing seeks FAA waivers to deliver first 787-9 in June
Boeing needs a last-minute regulatory intervention to avoid a delay of the entry-into-service date later this month for the 787-9.
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NewsCSeries restarts engines, but rules out Farnborough debut
Bombardier has restarted engine ground runs for the CSeries test fleet 13 days after an uncontained engine failure, and reaffirmed entry-into-service is set for the second half of next year.
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NewsBoeing tweaks 777X wingspan, preserves folded length
Boeing has slightly increased the in-flight wingspan and the length of the wing-fold on the 777X.
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NewsThree F-35B Lightning IIs to fly at RIAT 2014
More than 150 military and civil aircraft from all over the world are confirmed as participants in the 2014 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, UK, the stars of the show being three Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning IIs.
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NewsLiebherr to test electric-powered air pack for next-generation narrowbody
Liebherr will soon use a demonstration aircraft to test a power-generation system capable of replacing bleed-air-driven systems in the air-conditioning units of narrowbodies.
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Russian firms developing Superjet electric-taxi drive
Russian aerospace firms United Aircraft and Aviation Equipment are jointly developing an electric-drive system for the Sukhoi Superjet 100, designed to reduce fuel-burn while taxiing.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: New ATR chief to focus on legal framework
The appointment of the Airbus’s head of contract negotiations, Patrick de Castelbajac, as ATR’s new chief executive comes as the Franco-Italian manufacturer works to transform its legal status from “groupement d’intérêt économique” (GIE) to “société anonyme” (SA) to pursue new objectives: managing suppliers, and launching a new turboprop.
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NewsIATA: CSeries engine incident will not derail service entry
Bombardier is confident last week’s engine-related incident with one of the CSeries test aircraft will not derail its plan to see the regional airliner entering service as scheduled in the second half of 2015.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: What is the future for 3D printing in aerospace?
Making parts for a jet engine using a 3D printer is – despite what you may hear –– not cheap. The powder used by the printer to build up the part – layer by microscopic layer – is expensive. The 3D printer itself is a machine with a seven-figure price ...
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NewsPICTURES: A350 subjected to extreme hot and cold
An Airbus A350-900 test aircraft has undergone two and half weeks of extreme weather tests at a laboratory in Florida.
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Airbus details weight variants for A320neo family
Airbus has detailed eight weight variants for the A320neo in the first update to its airport planning documentation to feature the re-engined type.
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NewsThree 'miracles' required for mainstream electric-powered aircraft, says P&W
Though electric aircraft technology continues to improve, an engineer at Pratt & Whitney says the technology must make revolutionary leaps before being applicable to commercial or military aircraft.
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AV Cargo selects SR Technics for engine MRO
Zimbabwe-based AV Cargo Airlines has contracted SR Technics as engine maintenance provider.
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ILA: Lufthansa Technik boosts R&D efforts
Lufthansa Technik is quadrupling its investment in research and development of new product and services.
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NewsIAE ships first KC-390 engines to Embraer
International Aero Engines has shipped to Embraer the first six prototypes of its V2500-E5 engines, which will power Embraer's KC-390 multi-role tanker and transport.
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ILA: Airbus pushes for radical propulsion leap
Airbus is literally powering ahead with its vision of a hybrid-electric regional transport aircraft – by preparing to begin serious development of the radical propulsion system on a Munich testbed that will be fully functioning within two years.
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NewsEBACE: GE prepares to take on PT6A with new engines
GE Aviation plans to take on rival Pratt & Whitney’s market-leading PT6A with new engines in the 1,100-1,200 shaft horsepower and 1,800-2,000shp class, by developing a turboprop “centre of excellence” in Prague – the former Walter Aircraft Engines business it acquired in 2008.