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Civilian aviation news March 15, 2013

Boeing Selects GE as Engine Partner for 777X Studies

– Future 777 models to enter market near end of the decade – Broad customer set continuing to provide requirements SEATTLE, March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News March 13, 2013

Pratt & Whitney, U.S. Air Force Complete First Depot Overhaul of an F119 Engine

Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), together with its U.S. Air Force partner at the F119 Heavy Maintenance Center (HMC)…

Military Aviation News February 23, 2013

Pentagon grounded F-35 due to engine blade crack

All flight operations of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter planes have been suspended over an engine problem discovered on one of the aircraft,…

Military Aviation News January 25, 2013

USAF KC-135 tankers get a boost from innovative, fuel-saving engines

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFNS) — Some decades-old KC-135 Stratotanker are drinking from the fountain of youth — or at least the engines are….

Military Aviation News January 18, 2013

Pratt & Whitney Delivers Final Production F119 Engine to the U.S. Air Force

Pratt & Whitney Military Engines today delivered the 507th and last production F119 engine to the U.S. Air Force for its F-22 Raptor fleet. The…

Military Aviation News January 16, 2013

Rolls-Royce wins new engine support contract in Saudi Arabia

Following agreement between the Governments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom, under the Saudi British Defence Co-operation Programme, Rolls-Royce, the global…

Military Aviation News January 8, 2013

Pratt & Whitney Receives $300 Million Contract to Support F100 Engine Maintenance for Republic of Korea

Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has received a $300 million Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from the Republic of…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News November 12, 2012

‘Bang and flash’ engine trouble hits Emirates A380

(AFP) An engine problem has forced an Emirates A380 superjumbo to turn back to Sydney, the airline said Monday, with passengers hearing a loud bang…

Civilian aviation news November 12, 2012

Emirates defies aviation gloom to double profit

Emirates airline H1 profit 1.7 bln dirhams vs 836 million Airline revenue 35.4 bln dirhams, up 17.3 pct Airline focused on growth despite challenges -chairman…

Civilian aviation news October 26, 2012

A320neo’s first Pratt & Whitney test engine takes shape

Significant milestone reached and A320neo programme on track Airbus’ A320neo programme has moved a step closer to the real aircraft with the assembly of the…

Civilian aviation news October 23, 2012

AgustaWestland Unveils New AW119Kx Single Engine Helicopter at AMTC

AgustaWestland, to announce the launch of the AW119Kx, the latest evolution of the proven and successful AW119 single engine helicopter, which features the Garmin G1000H…

Military Aviation News September 17, 2012

USAF C-130 completes first flight with enhanced Rolls-Royce Engine

National Harbor, US – Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, and the US Air Force are conducting flight tests for an enhancement for the T56…

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