Pratt & Whitney announced today that the PW1524G engine for the Bombardier CSeries made its first test flight on the PW flying testbed at Mirabel Airport near Montreal. This is another milestone for the GTF, which successfully completed ground testing…
Here is a very pleased Bob Saia from PW standing by a CSeries fan blade. The company firmed its order with ILFC today for 120 GTF engines plus spares. No wonder he’s smiling! Note, by the way, the blade has…
In a fancy showroom at the Paris Air Show, IRKUT has its fuselage display of its new airliner, now known as the MC-21. The company is new to the medium sized commercial airliner business, but has tremendous aerospace experience via…
Virgin America selected the CFM LEAP engine for its Airbus A320neo fleet. This was no surprise–we predicted this in our Paris Air Show preview below. We expected the order to be announced at the show, but this helps build momentum…
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Our Paris Airshow Preview, with guest Richard Aboulafia of Teal Group joining Addison Schonland and Ernie Arvai, will begin at 12 noon Eastern time TODAY. Please join us and register here: Click Here Views: 46