With the second annual Aero-Engines Asia-Pacific coming up in late April, this week's #FlightFriday looks at widebody engine utilization by Asia-Pacific operators.
By mid-July a foreign partner could be selected to help India develop a new turbofan engine to power a future version of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft.
Rolls-Royce aims by mid-year to freeze the design of a smaller UltraFan geared turbofan demonstrator, signaling its intent to target the single-aisle market.
Rolls-Royce plans to commence a new round of tests soon to further boost the performance of the Trent 1000 engine as it looks to regain market share on the 787.
Air New Zealand continues to be severely affected by aircraft groundings due to engine availability issues, which are hurting the airline’s profitability.
The challenge was launched in November 2023 with round one awards to Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, Exeter Airport Consortium and ZeroAvia in February 2024.
By James Pozzi, Lindsay Bjerregaard, Sean Broderick, Lee Ann Shay, Daniel Williams
Editors discuss what could be on the horizon for MRO in 2025, touching on turnaround times, AI and aircraft recycling, plus module swaps, parts approvals and more.
Aircraft utilization, mission profile and age differentiate the commercial aviation, business aviation, civil helicopter and military aircraft MRO segments.
Rolls-Royce has restarted civil engine activity at its Dahlewitz, Germany, facility by inducting its first Trent 1000 as it continues to ramp up capacity.
