15 July 2008

Volvo Aero and Rolls-Royce sign risk and revenue sharing agreement

Volvo Aero and Rolls-Royce have entered into a risk and revenue sharing agreement for the Trent XWB engine for the Airbus A350XWB aircraft, under which Volvo Aero will develop and manufacture the intermediate compressor case, a key engine component. Volvo Aero Corporation estimates the value of the contract to be approximately 40 billion SEK over […]

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Arik Air pursuing fleet modernization with order for seven 737-800s

Arik Air reported an order for an additional seven Next-Generation 737s at the Farnborough Airshow. The airline ordered 10 Next-Generation 737s in September 2007 and now has a total of 17 Next-Generation 737s on order. Arik Air currently operates six 737-700s. Today’s order has been attributed on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries Web site to an

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P&W and Turkish Technic break ground on engine overhaul center

Pratt & Whitney and its joint venture partner, Turkish Airlines Technic broke ground on a new CFM56 and V2500 engine overhaul facility in Istanbul on July 14th. Once fully operational, the 25,000-square-meter (269,000-square-foot) center is expected to overhaul up to 200 engines annually and employ up to 550 people, many of whom will be from

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Capital Cargo selects P&W Global Service Partners for line maintenance

Capital Cargo International Airlines, a global airport-to-airport freight transporter, has selected Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners for a five-year, Line Maintenance Services agreement. The agreement covers specific as well as any other on-condition Line Maintenance Services that Capital Cargo International Airlines may require for entry into service aircraft, as well as future owned or

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