Dutch manufacturer Stork is to pay DFl302.5 million ($182 million) to take over Fokker Aviation, the solvent maintenance and support arm of Fokker.

Rolls-Royce has signed a memorandum of understanding with Boeing about developing the Trent 900 engine for the stretched B747.

Pratt & Whitney's PW4090 engine has received US certification. Service entry on increased gross weight B777s is planned for March 1997.

 

Source: Airline Business