The PW306D is the latest addition to Pratt & Whitney Canada’s successful PW300 engine family. Now Transport Canada Civil Aviation has approved type certification for the turbofan. MTU Aero Engines, Germany’s leading engine manufacturer, has a 25% work share in the PW306D. “This is MTU’s highest stake in any of the engine programs in which […]
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BAE Systems and Sagem/Safran Electronics mark a 10-year milestone this year for their joint venture, FADEC International. FADEC International is aimed at developing, manufacturing, and servicing full authority digital engine controls (FADEC) with cutting-edge technology for commercial jet engine applications. The FADEC solution is a redundant, multi-channel digital computer which governs engine fuel flow, controls
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Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS, Toulouse (France) and Lufthansa Technik have entered into a long-term cooperation. The agreement stipulates the bilateral exchange of know-how and process and repair documentation of a wide range of components for air management systems, flight control and actuation systems as well as landing gears developed and manufactured by Liebherr-Aerospace. The cooperation
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A new chapter has opened in Airbus’ 43 year history as the first A350 XWB, the world’s most efficient large twin-engined commercial aircraft, powered aloft on Friday June 14th, for its maiden flight at Blagnac in Toulouse, France. Equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent XWB turbofans, the A350 XWB first flight took place over south western France.
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For the month of May 2013, Copa Holdings’ system-wide passenger traffic increased 23.6% year over year, while capacity increased 18.8%. As a result, system load factor for May 2013 was 75.3%, a 2.9 percentage point increase when compared to May 2012.
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Wesco Aircraft Holdings, a leading provider of comprehensive supply chain management services to the global aerospace industry, announced a contract extension with PCC Aerostructures (the Customer). The extension provides for additional services under a mix of just-in-time and long-term agreements with the Customer. The extension increases the number of Customer facilities and parts that were
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Horizon Air and the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) announced today they have reached tentative agreement on a new five-year contract for the carrier’s nearly 500 flight attendants. The proposed contract includes pay raises, quality of life improvements and more flexible scheduling. It still must be presented to union members for review and a ratification
Aeronautical Engineers has been selected by FARNAIR Europe to provide four firm B737-400SF 11 Pallet Configuration conversions, with an option for four additional conversions. The first aircraft, a high gross weight B737-400 will undergo freighter modification in August of 2013 at AEI’s Authorized Conversion Center, Commercial Jet.
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