Pratt & Whitney Canada has flown the PW150A turboprop which will power Bombardier's de Havilland Dash 8-400 70-seat regional aircraft. The engine, with its six-blade Dowty propeller, is being flight-tested on P&WC's Boeing 720B flying testbed.
Source: Flight International
Shortages of cast metallic parts and other components continue hindering Pratt & Whitney’s (P&W) ability to produce new engines and to ramp up maintenance work needed to address its recall of PW1000G geared turbofans.
Airbus is looking to obtain higher-weight certifications for its A321XLR over the next three months, as it works on the individual enhancements required by early operators of the long-range twinjet. The airframer secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval for the basic version – with a 97t maximum take-off weight ...
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