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Figas awaits the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly’s decision on buying a sixth BN2B-26 Islander.

Company also launches PACE cost-cutting program for Tier II suppliers

Company president Robert Leduc says knife-edge seal issue won’t prevent Pratt from achieving planned GTF 2018 production target

Boeing still has much research to complete before it can launch its NMA program, says ALC executive chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy.

UTC doesn’t expect the knife-edge seal issue affecting 98 PW1100G-JM engines to affect P&W’s GTF 2018 production performance.

Today China and the Asia-Pacific region are major markets for PW1000G geared-turbofan engines and they will remain so, Pratt & Whitney says.

The Asia-Pacific will be the most important geographic region for sales of GE Aviation widebody engines for the foreseeable future.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was present for the “symbolic” event, and talked of a new supersonic airliner.

Chinese lessors and airlines to account for 40 percent of all lease extensions in 2018, according to IBA Group

Engine-maker’s production total fell “right in the middle” of its target delivery range

Even though they continue to grow very quickly, low-cost long-haul operators still represent only a tiny fraction of the global long-haul market.

Fast-growing airline hopes to extend its fledgling international network to Europe and might add A321neos to its fleet

Intense competition and substantial capacity growth will offset healthy air travel demand

Middle East a Key Area for Space-Based ADS-B Coverage

GE Aviation has developed an entirely new process for GE9X certification testing.

The new combustor-lining design developed for Indian carriers operating GTF-powered A320neos will aid the engines’ reliability in the Middle East.

United Technologies CEO Greg Hayes reveals that his company did not bid on landing gear contract for 777X, 777-300ER

Technology alters HTP cooling for specific flight conditions, allowing for better thermal efficiency and performance

Prototype powerplants for the Future Affordable Turbine Engine and Improved Turbine Engine Program have been run.

October 9 Iridium NEXT satellite launch gives Aireon 23 operational space-based ADS-B payloads

If grown on 23 million acres of now-marginal land in the U.S. Southeast, the sugarcane-plant feedstock could supply 65 percent of U.S. jet-A consumption.

Fairoaks Airport-based Starspeed has 19 helicopters on its air operator certificate.

Rapidly expanding airline welcomes market stimulus generated by other low-fare entrants

Regional carriers strengthen recruitment efforts and pay strategies to compensate for pilot shortage.

UK consultancy IBA says market value of new-generation aircraft will suit conversion starting around the turn of the decade.

Closure of road between Blenheim and Christchurch boosts New Zealand regional's passenger traffic

Engine maker Pratt & Whitney is stepping up its efforts to use digital technology throughout its manufacturing and aftermarket operations.

The F135 improvement program would result in a new engine with a third airstream and adaptive-cycle compressor in the mid to late 2020s.

Having oversome issues with initial geared turbofan engines, the manufacturer believes it has a good plan for ramping up production.

Pratt & Whitney confirmed plans to developed a new high-technology core for its PW1000G family of turbofans by 2020.