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Pratt and Whitney Countersues Rolls-Royce

Pratt & Whitney today filed a complaint in the U.S.

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September 27, 2010

Snecma and Royal Jet Sign Engine Maintenance Contract

Royal Jet, a charter operator based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has awarded a new engine maintenance, repair and overhaul contract to Snecma for

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September 22, 2010

Power 90 Verified as Money-saving Modification

A study performed by research firm Conklin & de Decker for GE Aviation found “significantly increased operating efficiency, reduced variable costs and

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September 22, 2010

Fully Equipped Nextant 400XT Completes First Flight

Nextant Aerospace announced late last week that a fully equipped 400XT–powered by new Williams FJ44-3AP engines and carrying Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 a

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September 21, 2010

Prospects for Re-engined Boeing 737 Become More Remote

Pratt & Whitney and CFM might not like to hear it, but if the assertions of Boeing CFO James Bell prove accurate, the 15- to 16-percent fuel efficiency

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September 10, 2010

Boeing 787 Flight Test Aircraft Keeping Busy

Boeing moved quickly this month to erase any doubts about the progress of the <link news/single-news-page/article/boeing-pushes-first-787-deliveries-into-m

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September 10, 2010

Engine for Legacy 650 Certified by Brazil

Rolls-Royce received type certification from Brazil's ANAC and EASA for the AE3007A2, the latest model in the AE3007 series.

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September 1, 2010

Pratt & Whitney Joins with Tap for Engine Overhaul

Engine manufacturer Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada and the Brazilian maintenance and engineering division of TAP Portugal announced an agreement to provide “co

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August 27, 2010

Rolls-Royce Sues UTC for Patent Infringement

Rolls-Royce today filed a complaint alleging infringement by United Technologies Corp.

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August 26, 2010

Sukhoi Superjet 100 Makes First Appearance in Italy

The third Sukhoi Superjet 100 landed in Italy for the fir

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August 26, 2010

FJ44s Ground Tested on Nextant 400XT

Nextant Aerospace has begun full-power ground runs of its Beechjet-based 400XT with the Williams International FJ44-3AP engines.

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August 26, 2010

Pratt & Whitney Assembles First PurePower PW1524G Engine for Bombardier CSeries

Pratt & Whitney has completed assembly of its first PurePower

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August 25, 2010

Honeywell Begins Delivery of Upgraded Engines for UK Chinooks

Honeywell has delivered the first batch of 28 T55-L-714A turboshaft engines and fielding kits to the UK's Ministry of Defence for its <link airshow-convent

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August 20, 2010

IAE Establishes Fix for V2500 Turbofan

International Aero Engines (IAE) has identified a problem area with some of its <link news/single-news-page/article/20-years-on-iae-marks-milestones-on-v25

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August 20, 2010

CFM56-7BE Gains FAA, EASA Approval

The U.S.

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August 2, 2010

Rolls-Royce Skeptical of Re-engined Airbus A320 and Boeing 737

Should Airbus and Boeing put upgraded engines on their single-aisle airliners while waiting for the crop of next-gen turbofans with their promise of much b

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July 23, 2010