Rolls-Royce and the United States Air Force will soon begin flight tests of an engine upgrade for the T56 turboprop engine, which powers the C-130H transport aircraft. The Series 3.5 upgrade is designed to deliver both fuel savings and reliability improvements, as well as improved Life Cycle Costs. Rolls-Royce has delivered upgrade kits to be installed
Eurolot S.A. of Warsaw, Poland has signed a firm order to acquire eight Q400 NextGen airliners. The transaction includes options for an additional 12 Q400 NextGen aircraft. Based on the list price for the Q400 NextGen airliner, the firm order contract is valued at approximately $246m. The contract value would increase to $625m, should all
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted 330-minute extended-range, twin-engine operations (ETOPS) Approval to 14 CFR Part 33.201 for the GEnx-1B Performance Improvement Program (PIP) engine, which will power the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. This follows the 330-minute ETOPS approval that was granted to the GEnx-1B baseline engine late last year. The FAA approval
Rolls-Royce has commemorated the start of construction for a new London Heathrow Service Centre with a ground breaking ceremony on March 8th. The new facility will provide specialist maintenance and support services for commercial aero engines. When fully operational, the new facility will employ up to 80 people, with 40 transferring from the existing Rolls-Royce
Silver Airways has reached an agreement with Saab Aircraft Leasing to purchase six additional Saab 340Bplus aircraft. Financial terms were not disclosed. This latest acquisition brings the total number of Saab 340’s to 12 in the Silver Airways fleet. Silver Airways will integrate all 12 Saab 340Bplus’ into its fleet by September 2012. Each aircraft
AFI KLM E&M inked a contract with SriLankan Airlines covering A340 and A330 component support. The contract involves closed-loop repairs for six A330’s and six A340’s.
Bombardier Aerospace stepped up its commitment to build an industry-leading aftermarket service network for its business aircraft customers, with the announcement of the addition of a new Line Maintenance Facility (LMF) in Qatar. Qatar Airways’ Corporate Jet Division, Qatar Executive, based at Doha International Airport, has been named LMF for Challenger 300, Challenger 604, Challenger
Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) and Boeing signed a collaboration agreement, to partner in areas that will enable commercial aviation industry growth in China and potentially around the world. This is the first collaboration agreement between COMAC, which is building the new C919 jet and ARJ21 regional jet, and Boeing, which this year celebrates
Rolls-Royce is investing $42m to build a new advanced manufacturing facility in Indianapolis. The new facility will produce components for some of the most advanced aircraft engines in the world and create more than 100 new jobs when the facility is fully operational in 2014. The engine components, known as Compressor Banded Stators, will be
French independent MRO provider Sabena technics, strengthens its assistance to Afriqiyah Airways, in order to ensure a rapid recovery of Libyan aeronautical transport. Two Afriqiyah Airways A330 landed at Sabena technics’ Bordeaux facilities in the first week of March, for maintenance C checks, modifications & consequent structural repairs. Sabena technics’ cooperation with Afriqiyah Airways was
