Civil aviation

Aerojet Rocketdyne, ULA Announce Public-Private Partnership With USAF to Develop RD-180 Replacement Engine

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The U.S. Air Force selected Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), and United Launch Alliance (ULA) to share in a public-private partnership to develop jointly the AR1 engine – an American-made rocket propulsion system. The Air Force decision—coupled with a large internal investment in the AR1 engine—is a major step forward … Dowiedz się więcej

NASA Begins Work to Build a Quieter Supersonic Passenger Jet

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The return of supersonic passenger air travel is one step closer to reality with NASA’s award of a contract for the preliminary design of a “low boom” flight demonstration aircraft. This is the first in a series of ‘X-planes’ in NASA’s New Aviation Horizons initiative, introduced in the agency’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget. NASA Administrator … Dowiedz się więcej

Swedavia and CAH establish Sister Airport Relationship

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The Swedish airport operator Swedavia and Capital Airports Holding Company (CAH), the largest airport operator in China, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Establishment of A Sister Airport Relationship in Beijing on 24th February 2016. The MOU establishes extensive collaboration between Stockholm Arlanda Airport and the biggest airport in Asia, Beijing Capital … Dowiedz się więcej

Commsoft celebrates 40th Anniversary at OASES User Group

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Commsoft, developers of OASES, will be officially celebrating the 40th anniversary of this industry-leading MRO IT system at this year’s OASES User Group being held at the Radisson Edwardian Hotel at London Heathrow on the 1st and 2nd of March 2016. Founded as a software house in 1971, Communications Software (Airline Systems) Limited won its … Dowiedz się więcej

P&WC Increases Time Between Overhaul for PW210 Turboshaft Engine Family as new Entries Into Service Accelerate

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Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) today announced that it has extended the basic time between overhaul (TBO) for its PW210 turboshaft engines from 3,500 to 4,000 hours. This will increase time-on-wing and reduce maintenance costs by over 10 percent for operators. The extension applies to all PW210 engines currently in service and those to be … Dowiedz się więcej

Lower noise emissions/Up to four percent in fuel saving thanks to wingtip extensions

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Even before introducing the A350 long-haul aeroplane with an up to 50 percent smaller noise footprint, in future Lufthansa medium-haul planes will also be flying more quietly. This is because the Airbus A320 fleet is being fitted with ‘sharklets’, which are 2.40-metre-tall wingtip extensions. Depending on the length of the route, they bring about fuel … Dowiedz się więcej