Aviation engineering news

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a news release yesterday about the 2015 engine fire at Las Vegas McCarran as it concludes that it was caused by a crack in the high-pressure compressor stage. British Airways flight 2276, which was due to fly from Las Vegas to London Gatwick, [read more]

Both Airbus and Boeing have said they are working on aircraft to meet the requirements of Qantas’ Project Sunrise. Project Sunrise is designed to meet Qantas’ requirement for ultra-long-range (ULR) aircraft capable of operating non-stop from Sydney or Melbourne to London. Boeing is said to be close to finalising the [read more]

Airbus’ latest widebody aircraft the A330neo has begun a world tour designed to prove the aircraft’s viability on typical routes it will fly. The A330-900neo F-WWKM, which is in the colours of launch customer TAP Air Portugal, will visit 15 cities across the globe flying over 150 hours as it [read more]

Canadian airline Air Transat has signed a deal with Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) for maintenance on its Airbus fleet. The contract will see Monarch Aircraft Engineering carrying out full line maintenance on Air Transats A310 and A330 aircraft at Glasgow Airport. Monarch Aircraft Engineering, which has its main engineering base at Birmingham [read more]

Airbus flew the first A330neo up to North Wales today for a flypast at the Airbus UK wing factory. The A330neo F-WWKM flew past the Broughton site, which is located at Hawarden Airport, just after 12:30 this afternoon. The aircraft is in the colours of launch customer TAP Air Portugal. [read more]

When it comes to shifting out-sized cargo Airbus Transport International pretty much rules the roost with their Beluga A300-600ST but a new king is just around the corner in the form of the BelugaXL. The BelugaXL is an all-new super transporter aircraft which is due to enter service next year. [read more]

Rolls-Royce has said it needs to cut 4,600 jobs over the next two-years in a reorganisation of the company. The reorganisation comes as the Derby based powerplant manufacturer tries to focus more on its core business of Civil Aerospace and Defence Power systems. The majority of the cuts are expected to [read more]

Rolls-Royce is extending checks of Trent 1000 engines beyond Package C engines after a similar fault was found with the Package B version. The fault with the Intermediate Stage Compressor was previously thought to only affect the Package C variant but finding the fault in the Package B version could potentially [read more]