GE Statement on Lufthansa GE9X-powered Boeing 777X Announcement

GE Aviation is excited with Lufthansa’s decision today to select GE9X-powered Boeing 777-9X aircraft. The engines for the 34 aircraft announced by Lufthansa are valued at more than $2.5 billion USD list price. This is the first selection for the new GE9X, which is part of the highly successful GE90 engine family. “Lufthansa is known … Dowiedz się więcej

Update on Rolls-Royce UTC collaboration

In October 2011, Rolls-Royce and United Technologies Corp. (UTC) announced their intention to form a new joint venture to develop an engine to power future mid-size aircraft (120-230 passenger aircraft). Following further discussion, and because of the current regulatory environment, the parties have agreed not to proceed with the partnership. Rolls-Royce remains fully committed to … Dowiedz się więcej

Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines worth $1.5bn to power 25 Lufthansa aircraft

Lufthansa has selected Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines worth $1.5bn, including TotalCare® service support, to power 25 Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The airline also has options for a further 30 of the aircraft. The Trent XWB, the world’s most efficient engine flying today, is the fastest-selling member of the Rolls-Royce Trent engine family, with more than1,400 ordered … Dowiedz się więcej

ATK’s CASTOR® 30 Motor Supports Launch of Antares™ COTS Demonstration Mission to International Space Station

ATK’s (NYSE: ATK) CASTOR® 30 upper stage solid rocket motor supported the successful cargo demonstration launch of Orbital Sciences Corporation’s (NYSE: ORB) Antares™ rocket as it lifted off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia today at 10:58 a.m. EDT. This demonstration flight to the International Space Station (ISS) is the final milestone in Orbital’s … Dowiedz się więcej

Warbirds over Wanaka: Rides Day success!

Wanaka: The ride may be noisy, uncomfortable and horribly expensive but none of that matters, it seems, for some aircraft passengers. Flights being offered around Wanaka in a 70-year-old Supermarine Spitfire, have sold out seven months out from the aircraft’s scheduled visit, according to flight operator Frank Parker. The flights, costing approximately $3750 for half … Dowiedz się więcej