Aircraft & Engines

Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 demonstrator engine runs for the first time

A Trent 7000 demonstrator engine has run for the first time, marking another programme milestone for the latest member of the Rolls-Royce Trent family. The demonstrator, which will prove the key technical features of the engine, successfully completed an initial power run, on schedule, on a test bed in Derby, UK. The Trent 7000, the

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Austrian Airlines to sell entire Fokker fleet to Alliance Aviation of Australia

Austrian Airlines has concluded an agreement with the Australian leading provider of fly-in, fly-out transportation, Alliance Aviation Services, to sell its entire fleet of Fokker aircraft. The Austrian Airlines Fokker fleet consists of 15 Fokker 100 and six Fokker 70 planes, a total of 21 aircraft. The sale of the Fokker aircraft will rejuvenate the

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Biman Bangladesh Airlines signs purchase agreement for Next-Generation 737-800

Boeing and Biman Bangladesh Airlines signed the airline’s first direct-purchase agreement for a Next-Generation 737-800 as part of the country’s national airline’s fleet modernization plan. As part of the first phase of its fleet modernization plan, the Dhaka-based airline currently operates a total of six Boeing 777s and two Next-Generation 737-800s. With this delivery, Biman

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Pratt & Whitney celebrate Airbus A320neo aircraft certification

Airbus has announced that its A320neo, powered by Pratt & Whitney PurePower engines, has received joint Type Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). “Today’s announcement marks a significant milestone for the Airbus and Pratt & Whitney team,” said Greg Gernhardt, president, Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines.

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