The 20 February failure of a Boeing 777-200’s Pratt & Whitney PW4077 turbofan was apparently an uncontained failure, with images showing damage similar to a 2018 event. The 20 February failure of a Boeing 777-200’s Pratt & Whitney PW4077 turbofan was apparently an uncontained failure, with images showing damage similar to a 2018 event. Still, details about the 20 February failure, which resulted in no injuries, are scarce and the...Continue Reading
A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 suffered an engine failure just minutes after taking off, strewing debris across a Denver neighbourhood. A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 suffered an engine failure just minutes after taking off, strewing debris across a Denver neighbourhood. The aircraft left Denver International airport as UA 328 at 13:04 local time on 20 February, destined for Honolulu with 241 people on board. Flight tracking website FlightAware shows that it returned to...Continue Reading
US autonomous aircraft developer Astro Aerospace has signed an agreement to buy Horizon Aircraft, a Canadian company developing its own electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. US autonomous aircraft developer Astro Aerospace has signed an agreement to buy Horizon Aircraft, a Canadian company developing its own electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Astro does not disclose the acquisition price but says the deal will close in “on or...Continue Reading
Supersonic aircraft maker Boom Supersonic has landed former Boeing chief executive Philip Condit as an advisor. Supersonic aircraft maker Boom Supersonic has landed former Boeing chief executive Philip Condit as an advisor. Condit now sits on Boom’s advisory council, helping steer the company as it tests a supersonic demonstrator and progresses with development of a supersonic airliner. Also joining Boom’s advisory board is Tim Brown, executive chair of Ideo, a...Continue Reading
Bombardier has sold its aerospace wiring business in Mexico to French aerospace company Latecoere for $45 million, closing a deal that had been in the works for more than one year. Bombardier has sold its aerospace wiring business in Mexico to French aerospace company Latecoere for $45 million, closing a deal that had been in the works for more than one year. Latecoere said on 16 February that it finally...Continue Reading
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