Big week for Airbus
This looks like a big week for Airbus. Early this morning in Toulouse, the first A330neo for Air Portugal was rolled out of the paint shop. Air Portugal is the launch customer for this model. The A330neo is a substantial…
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The GTF engine and the news – a perspective
Should the market be concerned about P&W? Yet another issue with the Pratt & Whitney GTF was reported last week. Certainly, frustrating airlines and Airbus again. This time it’s the high-pressure compressor and the knife edge seal. The pattern was…
PNAA and the world’s largest aerocluster
The Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance (PNAA) describes itself as “a coalition of aerospace companies that serve North America’s largest commercial aerospace manufacturing cluster which centers round The Boeing Company just outside of Seattle, Washington”. All aerospace clusters have umbrella organizations…
A test flight now may be among today’s most important flights
As we write this Airbus has a test flight going from La Bourget (Paris) to New York’s JFK. Several aircraft do this flight daily. But this particular flight is being done by the new A321LR. This flight is important because…
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Update on PW Airworthiness Directive
The emergency airworthiness directive issued Friday for knife-edge seals on Pratt & Whitney GTF engines on the A320neo family covers 43 engines post serial number 777450 that are active in the Airbus fleet. The AD today has grounded at least…