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May 20, 2016
Rolls-Royce’s Trent 1000 TEN is designed to improve fuel burn by 2% over the current Package C production standard and is therefore crucial to the company’s long-term competitiveness battle against GE’s GEnx-1B, the alternate engine for the 787.
May 20, 2016
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May 19, 2016
Russian-made SSJ100s are operating most passenger-kilometers in Russia, prompting MROs to add it to their capabilities list.
May 19, 2016
The work, scheduled to be completed by September, can be done on-wing, but will entail up to 16 hr. of grinding per powerplant.
May 19, 2016
Alexandre de Juniac's nomination to be the next IATA director general may have had full support from the board of governors, but the appointment is still contentious.
May 19, 2016
Rolls-Royce’s Advance engine demonstrator is a hybrid combining a Trent XWB-84 case, the fan system from a Trent 900 and the low-pressure turbine from a Trent 1000.
May 18, 2016
With more-reliable parts and higher aircraft utilization, MRO providers seek new ways to grow aftermarket demand.
May 18, 2016
Even the most successful hub operators with well-distributed risk and access to fast-growing markets and government backing are not immune to turmoil in key business segments.