Miami-based Quiet Technology Venture (QTV) has received US certification of its Stage 3 hushkit for the McDonnell Douglas DC-8-50, powered by the short-duct Pratt &Whitney JT3D-3B. QTV plans to complete work on an increased-gross-weight version for DC-8-61s by year end. Approval of a Stage 3 hushkit for Boeing 707s and 720s is expected this month.
Source: Flight International
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GE Aerospace’s deliveries of Leap turbofans slowed significantly in the second quarter of 2024 due to lingering supply chain troubles, with the company’s chief executive describing the quarter as “disappointing”.
Taiwanese carrier EVA Air has chosen GE Aerospace GEnx engines to power four incoming Boeing 787-10 widebodies.
