iscoverThe Rolls-Royce engine destined for the Airbus A350 XWB has made its first flight aboard an A380 test aircraft. The Trent XWB development engine, fitted with a range of test sensors, was mounted on the A380’s inner left engine pylon where it replaced one of the A380’s Trent 900 engines. Airbus said the initial five
Pratt & Whitney has begun icing testing its PurePower PW1524G engine for the Bombardier C-Series aircraft. The overall PW1523G test program has run more than 1200 hours to date, including over 200 flight hours on a 747 test aircraft. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading
Airbus parent EADS and Singapore based ST Aerospace have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the Airbus A330 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion program. EADS is targeting a 2016 entry into service for the A330-300P2F with the -200P2F coming a year later. The company estimates demand for up to 900 converted freighters over the next 20
Japan Airlines has placed a firm order for 10 Boeing 787-9s while converting 10 existing orders for 787-8s to the larger -9 version. The deal, announced today, brings JAL’s total Dreamliner order to 45 aircraft, including 25 -8s and 20 -9s. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To
Indonesia’s Lion Air will become the world’s largest operator of ATR turboprops with an order for 27 ATR 72-600s. The order, valued at $610 million and announced today at the Singapore Airshow, will bring Lion Air’s ATR fleet to 60 aircraft. The 68 to 74 seat turboprops will be operated by regional subsidiary Wings Air.
The Asia-Pacific region will overtake North America and Europe as the world’s largest aircraft market with carriers taking delivery of about US$1.3 trillion worth of new planes over the next 20 years, according to a market forecast released by Airbus today during the Singapore Airshow. Airbus predicts the region’s airlines will take delivery of 9370
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