PW1500G Engine Receives EASA Certification

Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower® Geared Turbofan™ PW1500G engine received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on May 18. The PW1500G powers the Bombardier C Series aircraft family. The EASA certification covers the PW1519G, PW1520G, PW1524G and PW1525G engine thrust variants. The engines were certified by Transport Canada in February 2013 and are assembled … Dowiedz się więcej

Bell Helicopter Announces Program Relocations to Optimize Manufacturing Capabilities

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces plans to relocate several programs in order to optimize manufacturing capabilities across multiple Bell Helicopter facilities. Effective immediately, the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X final assembly in Lafayette, LA, will relocate to the company’s Mirabel Assembly and Delivery Center in Canada. In addition, the Lafayette facility … Dowiedz się więcej

Rockwell Collins rolls out new incentives for King Air 350 Pro Line Fusion® avionics upgrade

Rockwell Collins today announced that its Pro Line Fusion® avionics upgrade for King Air 350s equipped with Pro Line II™ has been expanded to include Flight Management System (FMS) navigation database updates and coverage under its Corporate Aircraft Service Program (CASP℠) at no additional charge for three years. The new bundled Pro Line Fusion upgrade … Dowiedz się więcej

ESA: Joinet team

This week a unique, combined team of specialists are conducting final training at ESA’s ESOC mission control centre to prepare for the 24 May launch of Europe’s next Galileo satellites – a dual launch on a Soyuz rocket from Kourou. The team comprises over 40 experts drawn from ESA and from France’s CNES space agency, … Dowiedz się więcej

Gaining momentum: Airbus delivers its second U.S.-produced jetliner

In what will become an increasingly familiar occasion, Airbus has delivered another “made in America” A320 Family jetliner from its final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama – marking the second such handover from the facility, and underscoring the company’s continuing focus on internationalisation. The aircraft – an A321ceo (current engine option) – was delivered today … Dowiedz się więcej