Rolls-Royce Pearl 15 engine receives Transport Canada certification
The Pearl engine was custom-designed to power the Bombardier Global 5500 and Global 6500 business jets. The Pearl 15, the latest addition to Rolls-Royce’s market-leading...
Qatar Airways and GE sign groundbreaking agreements at the White House
Signing ceremony held at the White House and witnessed by His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar and...
GE Aviation and Lufthansa Technik sign Boeing 777X MRO cooperation agreement
GE Aviation and Lufthansa Technik AG enlarge their collaboration on Boeing 777X MRO services. The companies have signed a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)...
The Sustainability of Aviation – a joint statement by seven of the worlds major aviation manufacturers
Chief Technology Officers of seven of the world’s major aviation manufacturers today released a joint statement to demonstrate how they are collaborating and sharing...
Raytheon and United Technologies to combine aerospace businesses to create a new aerospace and defence giant
- The combination will create a premier systems provider with advanced technologies to address rapidly growing segments of aerospace and defence - Expanded technology and...
Solvay composites paving the way for the next generation of aeroplane engines
Solvay has been a long-time partner of aeroplane engine manufacturer Safran. This collaboration has led to groundbreaking new composite technologies making for a new generation...
Lorry transporting a Rolls Royce jet engine for Lufthansa hit the underside of a bridge
On 1 October, a lorry transporting a Rolls Royce jet engine for Lufthansa hit the underside of a bridge on the E40, a Belgian...
Lufthansa Technik and MTU Aero Engines lay foundation stone for joint MRO shop in Poland
EME Aero will offer MRO services for the Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine family Lufthansa Technik AG and MTU Aero Engines AG laid the cornerstone for...
Iberia Airbus A350 makes emergency landing in Boston after issue with its Rolls-Royce Trent engines
Iberia flight IB6252 from New York JFK to Madrid, operated by Airbus A350-900 registered EC-MYX, made an emergency landing at Boston Logan airport Tuesday night...
Belgian chemical group Solvay and Safran sign a supply agreement for the LEAP aircraft engine used for Airbus, Boeing and COMAC single-aisle aircraft
Solvay has signed an agreement with Safran to supply advanced structural composites for the LEAP engine, which is manufactured by CFM International and used on Airbus, Boeing and...
GE entrusts delivery of the World’s largest jet engine to Volga-Dnepr Airlines
GE Aviation partnered with Volga-Dnepr Airlines to return the world’s largest jet engine to Ohio, following the GE9X’s successful on-wing testing in Victorville, California. olga-Dnepr...
Rolls-Royce confirms fundamental restructuring
Simpler, leaner and more agile organisation Driving continuous improvement across all parts of our business Delivering improved returns; run-rate net cost savings of...
Thai Airways and Rolls-Royce to collaborate on expansion of Trent engine service network
Thai Airways and Rolls-Royce to collaborate on expansion of Trent engine service network Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) and Rolls-Royce held a signing...
Airbus and Rolls-Royce sign UltraFan engine integration collaboration agreement
Airbus’ powerplant integration expertise to play an important role in optimising the fuel efficiency gains of Rolls-Royce’s UltraFan engine demonstrator Airbus and Rolls-Royce have signed...
Following Southwest accident, FAA orders inspections on certain CFM56-7B engines used in Boeing 737 aircraft within 20 days
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (EAD) that requires operators to inspect fan blades on certain CFM56-7B engines within 20...
First and successful flight test for GE9XTM engine
The GE9XTM engine lifted off on March 13 under wing of GE Aviation’s 747 flying testbed in Victorville, California, for its first flight test. The...
Airbus A320neo engine woes: eight IndiGo and three GoAir Airbus A320neo aircraft grounded until June
Indian low-cost carriers IndiGo and GoAir today cancelled 65 flights after the Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) grounded 11 Airbus A320neo aircraft...
Lufthansa Technik joins CFM’s LEAP network
Companies have completed a CFM Branded Service Agreement (CBSA) Lufthansa Technik and CFM International (CFM), a 50/50 joint venture between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines,...
In-flight shutdowns on a number of PW1100G-powered A320neo aircraft. Issue is being addressed by Pratt & Whitney
A recent compressor modification is suspected to be the source of a rash of in-flight shutdowns on Airbus A320neo aircraft Airbus said it is “assessing the...
GE and Xiamen Airlines sign MoU to strengthen strategic cooperation
Xiamen Airlines signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GE, to further strengthen the strategic cooperation between the parties. Zhao Dong, President of Xiamen...