French engine manufacturer Snecma is hoping to conclude a licence-production agreement with Mikoyan in the next few weeks, according to Snecma chairman Bernard Dufour. The two companies have been involved in prolonged negotiations about a licensing agreement covering the Snecma-Turbomeca Larzac 04-R20 engine for Mikoyan's MiG-AT jet trainer.
Source: Flight International
Safran and CFM International look set to benefit from the first round of Clean Aviation’s second phase, which proposes to fund the flight demonstration of an open-rotor engine.
Following the end of flight testing, three partners behind the EcoPulse hybrid-electric aircraft demonstrator are already contemplating next steps, with a series of follow-on projects to debut next year.
Rolls-Royce’s German facility in Dahlewitz near Berlin has received the first Trent 1000 scheduled for overhaul at the site.
