All Engines articles – Page 347
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787 special: Power to spare
Hamilton Sundstrand’s APU, designed solely to generate electrical rather than pneumatic power for the 787, is gearing up for flight tests in April
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787 special: Starting block
The Rolls-Royce Trent 1000, launch engine for all three Boeing 787 variants, is in endurance testing and on track for certification by July 2007
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787 special: Olympic task
Prompted by growing market success, GE is ramping up its GEnx turbofan development and plans test flights in early 2007
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Maintenance special report: Cautious approach
Airlines have a lot to gain by signing up for long-term fleet hour agreements but need to be careful when selecting their maintenance solutions
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Maintenance special report: Bucking the trend
American and Continental Airlines have used different tactics against the recent move towards outsourcing, but both workforces have cut costs and improved efficiency
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Maintenance special: Value proposition
Engine manufacturers are enjoying a boom in their after-market business as low-cost players and a growing number of legacy carriers are outsourcing their powerplant servicing to the original manufacturers
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NewsSpace Shuttle Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center after successful 12-day mission
Shuttle Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center's15,000ft long runway at 06:21h local time after its successful extended 12-day International Space Station assembly mission
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Gulf special: Building a vision
With the backing of Dubai's businesslike rulers and an acquisition warchest, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise is set to shift the global industry's centre of gravity.
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NewsVideo: Exclusive clip of the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Polecat high altitude UAV in flight
Flight has been granted exclusive access to a video of a flight test sequence of the previously-secret Polecat high endurance UAV from Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works
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NewsNASA's hopes of manned flights before 2014 are dashed as Orion programme hits first hold-up
NASA will fail to meet its goal of flying manned Orion missions before 2014, as the first delay emerges for the new spaceship's development timetable just a week after its prime contractor, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, was selected.
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NewsRogliano takes transatlantic flying to the max
As a new breed of transatlantic, high-yield, super-premium player emerges, airline vets from the established carriers, veterans of the hotel and hospitality industries and others are experimenting with variations on a familiar theme
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Kingfisher and HAL eye joint repair shop with foreign MRO
Manufacturer and Indian carrier discuss three-way deal on maintenance facility
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News30% chance weather will stop Space Shuttle Atlantis launch
Expected showers and cumulus clouds in the Kennedy Space Center area mean there is a 30% chance weather will stop Space Shuttle Atlantis's launch on 6 September
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NewsUS aviation safety board NTSB wants at-risk GE CF6 engines removed following June uncontained failure on AA 767
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) wants the Federal Aviation Administration to rethink its recently issued airworthiness directive (AD) over General Electric CF6-80 engines and withdraw some from service immediately.