Bombardier cuts business aircraft production, begins layoffs
Dramatically reduced demand for business aircraft has prompted Bombardier to cut Learjet and Challenger production rates, and layoff 1,360 workers or 4.5%…
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Archive for 2009/02/05
P&W rules out any early move to offer GTF architecture for widebody powerplant
Pratt & Whitney has ruled out any near-term development of a high-thrust development of its GTF…
P&W’s GTF demonstrator completes more than 400h of tests
Pratt & Whitney’s GTF geared turbofan demonstrator programme completed a total of 406h of testing, including 250h on the ground at its Florida facility and…
Lessor LCAL scraps most of its 787 order
Specialised Boeing 787 leasing company LCAL has cancelled 16 of the 21 aircraft it had on order, the second large-scale loss to the 787 backlog within a…
P&W pushes back detail design start on GTF
Pratt & Whitney has extended the preliminary design phase of its PW1000G GTF…