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NTSB eyes fan blades, inlet in Southwest 737 engine failure investigation

A US National Transportation Safety Bureau (NTSB) investigative hearing into the April inflight engine failure of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 on Nov. 14 honed in on the design and testing of the CFM56-7B engine fan blades and the containment capability of the engine inlet and fan cowl.

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  • Nov 14, 2018
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    NTSB eyes fan blades, inlet in Southwest 737 engine failure investigation

    A US National Transportation Safety Bureau (NTSB) investigative hearing into the April inflight engine failure of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 on Nov. 14 honed in on the design and testing of the CFM56-7B engine fan blades and the containment capability of the engine inlet and fan cowl....More
  • Nov 14, 2018
    Article

    Zhuhai Air Show: AECC, UEC agree on JV for CR929 engine

    Chinese and Russian manufacturers will jointly design an engine for the CR929 widebody aircraft being developed by the Chinese-Russian commercial aircraft consortium (CRAIC)....More
  • Nov 8, 2018
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    Rolls addresses A330 engine corrosion problem  

    Rolls-Royce will replace turbine blades on some Trent 700 engines powering the Airbus A330 because of corrosion issues the company says are unrelated to the similar, but more widespread, problem affecting operators of Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787s....More
  • Oct 29, 2018
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    Rolls admits A330neo engine delays  

    Rolls-Royce has acknowledged it has fallen behind on Trent 7000 shipments to Airbus that will cause knock-on delays to A330neo deliveries later this year and into 2019....More
  • Oct 25, 2018
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    Safran: CFM on track to hit LEAP delivery year-end target

    French aerospace firm Safran has confirmed CFM International’s target of handing over 1,100 LEAP engines for Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies in 2018, emphasizing it is gradually bringing delivery delays down to zero....More
  • Oct 15, 2018
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    Airbus hit by more A321neo, A321LR delays  

    While engine delivery issues have been gradually easing up, the company has faced customization challenges that explain the lack of progress overall on the highest-capacity members of the A320neo family....More
  • Sep 28, 2018
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    Regulators mandate more frequent CFM56-7B fan blade checks  

    Boeing 737NG operators must conduct more frequent inspections of engine fan blades as regulators move to mandate a CFM International-recommended reduction in the repetitive-check interval needed to ensure cracks are not forming at the blade roots....More
  • Grounded British Airways 787s without engines at London Heathrow Airport.
    Sep 20, 2018
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    Rolls identifies 787 Trent engine fix; cites air pollution cause  

    Air pollution, especially in large Asian cities, is believed to be one cause of reliability issues that have affected a large portion of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787 fleet....More
  • British Airways’ Boeing 787 fleet is undergoing precautionary inspections
    Sep 11, 2018
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    British Airways to lease Air Belgium A340s as 787 Trent engines are inspected  

    Continuing problems with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines on its fleet of Boeing 787s has forced British Airways (BA) to contract leased-in help to maintain its schedules....More
  • Sep 10, 2018
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    NTSB investigates Delta 757-200 engine failure  

    The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating a reported uncontained engine failure on a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200 Sept. 5....More
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