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Russia certifies two GTF engines

The Russian Interstate Aviation Committee’s Aviation Register (IAC AR) has certified Pratt & Whitney’s PW1400G and PW1100G engines.

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  • Sep 23, 2016
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    Russia certifies two GTF engines

    The Russian Interstate Aviation Committee’s Aviation Register (IAC AR) has certified Pratt & Whitney’s PW1400G and PW1100G engines....More
  • Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engine affixed to Airbus A320neo.
    Sep 19, 2016
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    UTC CEO: Pratt & Whitney struggling with GTF fan blade learning curve

    Pratt & Whitney is taking twice as long to build geared turbofan (GTF) engine fan blades as would be ideal, which is the primary cause of GTF delivery delays, the CEO of Pratt’s parent company said....More
  • Sep 14, 2016
    Article

    Head of UK high-speed rail project leaves to become Rolls-Royce COO

    Rolls-Royce has named Simon Kirby, head of the UK’s new high-speed rail network project, as its COO, a newly created position for the UK-based engine manufacturer....More
  • Sep 12, 2016
    Article

    Rolls-Royce president attempts to reassure ANA

    The president of Rolls-Royce’s civil aerospace division, Eric Schulz, has met All Nippon Airlines (ANA) executives in Japan in the wake of several incidents involving the Trent 1000 engines installed on the Japanese carrier’s Boeing 787s....More
  • Sep 12, 2016
    Article

    Fan blade metal fatigue cited in Southwest 737-700 engine failure

    The uncontained left engine failure on an Aug. 27 Southwest Airlines flight from New Orleans to Orlando was likely initiated by a fan blade that broke off because of metal fatigue, according to a Sept. 12 investigative update by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)....More
  • Vietnam Airlines A350 XWB
    Sep 6, 2016
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    Vietnam Airlines signs MOU for 10 Airbus A350s

    Vietnam Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for 10 more Airbus A350-900s, which it plans to use on nonstop flights to the US....More
  • ANA 787-8
    Sep 1, 2016
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    ANA details Trent modifications on 787s

    Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) says it will change Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines on Boeing 787s following the discovery of fatigue cracks in blades in the intermediate pressure turbine (IPT)....More
  • Sep 1, 2016
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    Investigators probe Southwest 737 CFM56 engine failure  

    Investigators delving into the highly unusual failure of the left CFM56-7B engine on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 on Aug. 27 are hoping for some quick answers as to why the engine’s inlet cowl detached in midair, causing it to be shut down as well as significantly damaging the airframe....More
  • Aug 29, 2016
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    China’s aero-engine group begins formal operations  

    China’s state-owned aero-engine group has started formal operations in an effort to develop domestic, high-tech businesses to compete in international markets. The new entity—China Aviation Engine Group—has a registered capital of CNY50 billion ($7.62 billion)....More
  • Aug 27, 2016
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    NTSB investigates ‘uncontained engine failure’ on SWA 737  

    A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 diverted Saturday morning after a major engine malfunction, but landed safely without any injuries caused....More
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Sep 30, 2016
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Delta responds to commentaries on JetBlue government route award

Earlier in September, I wrote two blog commentaries about Delta Air Lines’ complaint against JetBlue Airways being awarded a pair of US federal employee travel routes. Delta wrote to the US General Service Administration (GSA) - which manages government operations, including travel for federal employees – complaining about route awards granted to New York-based JetBlue....More
Sep 29, 2016
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Safety videos: An adorable Air China Panda & a stylish new American Airlines

Back on to one of my favorite subjects – flight safety videos – and I want to share these two with you, one by Air China and the other by American Airlines....More
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Sep 27, 2016
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IATA chief confident about aviation emissions proposal at ICAO Assembly  

The new IATA director general and CEO attends the ICAO Assembly in Montreal this week confident that the carbon emissions proposal that the air transport industry has forged is a good one that can be implemented....More
Sep 26, 2016
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Asia-Pacific aviation infrastructure capacity at 'dire' levels

Aviation infrastructure shortcomings in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region have become a dire situation, prompting IATA to warn governments in the area of the potential cost to their economies if they do not quickly address airport and airspace congestion....More
Sep 23, 2016
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IATA approves finance transformation initiative

IATA has decided to make the transformation of airline finance divisions one of its major objectives, after gaining broad industry support for this initiative....More

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