Manufacturing problems at one of GE Aviation’s suppliers has led the US Federal Aviation Administration to order US airlines to replace high-pressure turbine stator cases on some GEnx turbofans. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Advanced Turbine Engine Company, a joint venture of Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney, submitted Phase II of its proposal for the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the US Army s Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP). Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

The state of Georgia will suspend its tax on jet fuel in August, months after the levy was re-instituted after a politically-charged dispute with hometown Delta Air Lines. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

The UK s leading industry players and Ministry of Defence played a great hand at the Farnborough air show, with a clear statement of intent that they will not be left behind as their French and German counterparts strive to create a future combat air system. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

A two-way competition has started to fill a sudden requirement to replace mechanically-scanned Raytheon APG-73 radars on seven squadrons of US Marine Corps Boeing F/A-18C/Ds. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

General Dynamics’ aerospace division recorded a 9% fall in second-quarter revenues, due to a slide in deliveries of Gulfstream business jets, but the performance was largely consistent with the company s outlook for the period. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Luxembourg has become the fifth customer for the Airbus Helicopters H145M, with an order for two examples of the multirole medium-twin. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Italian aerospace group Leonardo is co-operating with Milan s polytechnic university to simplify the mechanical system of helicopters, in an effort to reduce noise and vibrations on future rotorcraft. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

After voicing previous disquiet over Turkey’s acquisition of Lockheed Martin’s latest stealth fighter, the US House and Senate armed services committees have made good on their threat of enacting legislation that could block future deliveries of the F-35 to Ankara. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Executives at Southwest Airlines spent much of the company’s second quarter earnings call stressing that Southwest is poised for financial improvement in the second half of the year. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading