P&W makes significant cuts to Singapore workforce
Pratt & Whitney, which in recent days refuted rumours that it had axed workers in Singapore, has cut a portion of its workforce in the city-state.
Boom and Rolls-Royce join to study propulsion for supersonic Overture
Rolls-Royce may develop the propulsion system that will power Boom Supersonic’s in-development, conceptual supersonic passenger aircraft Overture.
Safran slashes Leap output to just 800 engines this year
Engine joint venture CFM International will deliver just 800 Leap-series powerplants this year – a further output reduction on previous forecasts, and a figure lower even than 2019’s first-half total.
GE Aviation loses thrust as pandemic takes toll
GE Aviation’s sales tumbled by nearly half in the second quarter of 2020 as the industry downturn sapped commercial aircraft engine demand and erased profits.
P&W says no retrenchments yet at Singapore joint venture
Pratt & Whitney has refuted retrenchment rumours at its Singapore-based joint venture with Singapore Airlines’ engineering arm, as it reiterated its commitment to its capabilities in the city-state.
US plan for aircraft CO2 standards criticised by green groups
The US government has for the first time proposed regulating carbon-dioxide emissions from aviation by adopting ICAO’s aircraft CO2 standard.
Irkut carries out test installation of PD-14 for MC-21-310
Irkut has completed an initial test installation of the Russian-built Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine on an MC-21-300 rig.
Safran and ZF press ahead with new military turboprop engine development
Partners deepen collaboration on Ardiden 3-derived powerplant as they eye possible pan-European UAV as launch platform.
MC-21 undergoes series of water-ingestion tests
Russian airframer Irkut has commenced water ingestion tests of the MC-21-300 twinjet on a runway at Ulyanovsk.