Swiss CS100 readies for Paris
Some more pictures are emerging. Note the aircraft name tweak – there is now a space between C and Series. We are likely to hear more about this next Monday. Views: 22
Year 2015
Liebherr and Rolls-Royce Create JV to Build Gearbox for UltraFan
Rolls-Royce announced a partnership with Liebherr-Aerospace to build the gearbox for the forthcoming UltraFan engine. The 50-50 joint venture will be located in Friedrichshafen, Bavaria where Liebherr-Aerospace has a major facility. The UltraFan is a new geared turbofan design from…
Delta’s fleet news
Delta announced that it is entering into a deal with Boeing for 20 E190s and 40 new 737-900ERs upon ratification of a tentative agreement covering its 12,000 pilots. The tentative pilot agreement provides enhancements to pilot compensation—including base pay increases—along…
The Swiss CSeries…
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A320neo LEAP hours build
Take a look at the LEAP flight test hours on the neo through the start of June. As of COB yesterday the program has accumulated nearly 14 hours of block time and just over 8 hours of flight time. As…
The Twin Otter at 50
In 1965 the Twin Otter aircraft took its first flight. For the past 50 years, the Twin Otter has been an essential part of Canada’s north due to its unique ability to perform reliably providing infrastructure support in the toughest…