FARNBOROUGH — Pratt & Whitney says it is testing and verifying a “more robust” oil system for the PW1500G as part of company-wide efforts to return the grounded Bombardier CSeries test fleet to the air as soon as possible.
FARNBOROUGH — Airbus has formally launched the A330neo, a re-engined version of its oldest in-production wide-body. The aircraft is to deliver a 14% reduction in fuel burn per seat compared to the current aircraft. Airbus plans to deliver the first A330neo in the fourth quarter of 2017 following a development period of little more than three years.
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A recent survey on Chinese travel trends shows tourists are flocking in ever greater numbers to South Korea, with more traditional destinations like Thailand, Malaysia and Japan slipping down the listings as a result of recent domestic upheavals. The survey, compiled by online travel agency Ctrip.com International Ltd, said that some 4 million Chinese tourists visited South Korea in 2013, up 40% year-over-year. Chinese visitor numbers to Korea are expected to jump another 40% this year.
Hainan Airlines plans to order 40 Embraer E Jets, probably for use by subsidiaries such as Beibu Wan Airlines, which the group is now setting up. The planned order, confirmed by two industry officials, is likely to be announced during the visit to Brazil this month by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Another industry official says ICBC Leasing, part of a major Chinese bank, is considering a further order for Embraer regional jets.
Ireland’s Air Accident Investigation Unit is recommending that Ryanair remind its pilots of the importance of “timely communications” with passengers in emergency situations, one of four recommendations the safety agency issued on July 8 in its final report on a May 2011 incident.
Singapore’s Changi airport is to become a casualty of Etihad Airways’ new longhaul fleet expansion when the airline cuts its Changi airport stopover on one of its Australian routes next year. Etihad’s newly announced route will put Boeing 787-9s on direct flights between Brisbane, Australia and the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi from June 2015. It currently uses Airbus A330-200 aircraft that stop at Singapore en route between the two cities.
LONDON — General Electric’s long-standing engine partners IHI, Snecma, Techspace Aero and MTU, have been named as participants in the company’s new GE9X program now in development for the Boeing 777X long range derivative family.
Spirit Airlines has shifted to an unusual marketing campaign acknowledging many of its shortcomings in addition to promoting fares that are lower than most of its competitors.
Honeywell company UOP’s biofuel process technology is to be used to produce renewable jet fuel and diesel at a more than $800 million refinery being built in Fujirah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). UOP’s hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) pathway will be used to process about 500,000 metric tons of renewable feedstock a year, half the planned capacity of the plant being built by Dubai-based Petrixo Oil & Gas.
Formed in April following Textron’s acquisition of two smaller simulator manufacturers, TRU Simulation + Training has beaten major players to win the prestigious contract to supply Boeing with flight-training equipment for the 737 MAX. The first suite of devices will be delivered to Boeing Flight Services in 2017, and will comprise a Level D full-flight simulator, high-fidelity flat-panel training device and 10 classroom desktop virtual trainers.
SEATTLE – Following first delivery of the Rolls-Royce-powered Boeing 787-9, the airframer is now moving into the last part of the flight test program for the GE-powered version of the -9. While there have been as many as five aircraft in the 787 certification program, there is now only one. This aircraft will “very shortly” begin extended range twin operations (ETOPs) and function and reliability (F&R) test flights, says Boeing VP of 787 Airplane Development Mark Jenks.
