Today, at ILA, Rolls-Royce and Airbus announced a collaboration agreement for the integration of Rolls-Royce’s UltraFan demonstrator for flight testing. The integration solutions demonstration will be co-funded by Clean Sky 2, the European Union research programme focused on developing technology…
Various sources have reported today that IAG has taken a 4.6% stake in Norwegian. Both sides are being careful with any statements. Norwegian is going to spin this as being good because they are attractive with a viable business model. …
At the Singapore show Rolls-Royce is debuting a new idea based on big data. It calls this the “IntelligentEngine.” Rolls-Royce says the IntelligentEngine vision is based on a belief that the worlds of product and service have become so closely…
The latest order from Emirates suggests the engine makers are in for another round of tough bargaining. No engines were selected for the latest deal. Currently, Emirates is not only the largest A380 operator, it is the future of the…
Earlier today (China time) AVIC’s AG600 made its first flight. You can see a short video here. Since it is a holiday period, and you probably have the time (and since you’re here today, you must be an Avgeek!) here…
Recently two Air New Zealand flights using 787-9s had to return to Auckland after experiencing engine trouble. Here are two pictures of engine damage. More information here. It is not known what caused the damage. We understand certain parts have…