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Royal Jordanian signs Pratt & Whitney deal for A320neo, E-Jet fleets
Royal Jordanian and Pratt & Whitney have signed propulsion contracts to equip the carrier’s future Airbus A320neo-family and Embraer E-Jet E2 aircraft with geared turbofan engines.
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Monte adds to orderbook with CAeS conversion deal
Monte Aircraft Leasing has further increased its potential orderbook for low-emission aircraft, signing a letter of intent with the UK’s Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) for 40 hydrogen-electric conversion kits for the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander.
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Rolls-Royce to hike spare-engine sales to reinforce fleet resilience
Rolls-Royce large civil engine flying hours are gradually increasing but still remain about one-third down on pre-crisis levels, the company has disclosed. The flying-hours figure reached 65% of 2019 levels in the four months to the end of October, and 62% for the year so far. Rolls-Royce says this is ...
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How Clean Aviation is spearheading Europe’s decarbonisation drive
EU-funded programme’s first tranche of research projects will go live in coming months but many will take advantage of existing R&D programmes, as initiative focuses on ambitious greenhouse gas-reduction goals.
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CFM struggles to pull Leap deliveries back on track, as supply chain woes persist
Deliveries of CFM International Leap engines to Airbus and Boeing are still behind schedule and are unlikely to reach 1,200 units for the full year as supply chain problems continue to disrupt production.
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Propulsion performance lifts Safran in third quarter
Strong performance in its propulsion division has powered Safran to nine-month revenues of over €13 billion ($12.9 billion), a figure achieved despite continued problems in its supply chain.
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MTU raises full-year outlook on commercial aviation performance
MTU Aero Engines is predicting a strong final quarter to the year on the back of a rebounding commercial aviation market.
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P&W’s commercial engine deliveries hit post-pandemic high in Q3 as profits soar
Pratt & Whitney delivered more large commercial aircraft engines in the third quarter of 2022 than in any period since early 2020, powering the engine maker to a $316 million quarterly operating profit, up 69% year on year.
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GE Aerospace’s third-quarter profit surges on higher Leap deliveries and aftermarket bump
GE Aerospace’s third-quarter profit shot up more than 50% year on year in the third quarter of 2022 to $1.3 billion, reflecting a significant bump in engine deliveries and increasing demand for aftermarket services.
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Heart saw losses grow in 2021 on expansion drive
Gothenburg-based Heart Aerospace made a net loss of SKr77.8 million ($6.9 million) in the 12 months to 31 December 2021, a sharp fall on the SKr5.4 million net profit recorded the previous year, as the company went through a period of rapid expansion.
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Rolls-Royce progresses Pearl 10X as it closes on next test milestone
Rolls-Royce is gearing up for the first run of a complete Pearl 10X engine as it pushes ahead with development of the powerplant that will equip Dassault’s Falcon 10X.
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Rolls-Royce commits to ‘SAF 2.0’ test pact with Alder Fuels
Rolls-Royce and Alder Fuels have at NBAA signed a memorandum of understanding covering the flight-testing of new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) being developed by the US clean-tech firm.
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Iberia Maintenance secures approval to service P&W A320neo engines
Spanish firm Iberia Maintenance is expecting to carry out work on its first Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine next year, after securing servicing authorisation. Iberia Maintenance says it obtained the approval from the manufacturer of the powerplant, which is an option on Airbus A320neo-family jets. It says it has been ...
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Russian windtunnel tests explore assisted lift from distributed powerplants
Russian analysts are assessing the potential for distributed powerplants to improve lift for future regional aircraft concepts. The research aims to enable regional aircraft to be based at lower-class airports which have particularly stringent operating requirements – such as those with runways of 500-1,000m in length. Moscow’s Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute ...
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CFM will not develop engine for supersonic ‘niche’ market: CEO
CFM International, the 50-50 joint venture between GE Aviation and Safran Aircraft Engines, will not step into the supersonic engine game, the company’s chief executive says.
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ATR gains approval for PW127XT-M upgrade
European regulators have certificated ATR 42- and 72-600 twin-turboprops powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada’s new PW127XT-M engines.
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NASA optimistic over power potential from solid-state batteries
US aeronautics agency NASA is progressing with solid-state battery designs which are capable of offering increased energy discharge while substantially reducing the weight of the casing. The agency has been pursuing a programme known as SABERS, focused on solid-state battery architecture, pointing out that such batteries can offer better energy ...
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MC-21 test aircraft flies with PD-14 engines after swap from PW1400Gs
Irkut has flown an MC-21 test aircraft which was refitted with Russian-built Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines in place of its original Pratt & Whitney PW1400G powerplants. The aircraft, number 73051, carried out its first flight following the engine-swap from the airframer’s Irkutsk facility. This aircraft originally performed the maiden MC-21 flight, ...
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ZeroAvia reinforces hydrogen fuel-cell technology position with HyPoint acquisition
Future propulsion innovator ZeroAvia has wholly acquired the fuel-cell stack specialist HyPoint, to reinforce its hydrogen-electric product line. ZeroAvia is developing powertrains for hydrogen-fuelled engines and has co-operated closely with HyPoint, particularly in the UK, over the last couple of years. The acquisition follows a previous tie-up, aimed at developing ...
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P&W begins flight testing of more efficient PW1100G turbofan on A320neo
Airbus and Pratt & Whitney have started development flight testing of a more efficient PW1100G geared turbofan – known as the GTF Advantage engine – on an A320neo aircraft.