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Rolls-Royce completes T56 engine enhancement testing

Rolls-Royce and the United States Air Force (USAF) have completed the final element of testing for the Series 3.5 enhancement for the T56 engine, leading to military qualification and FAA certification later this year. Accelerated Mission Testing (AMT) was successfully completed ahead of schedule last month and proved the durability of the new blades, vanes

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Pratt & Whitney F117 engines surpass 10 million flight hours on C-17 fleet

Pratt & Whitney’s F117 engine, the exclusive power for the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter, recently exceeded 10 million engine flight hours. At the same time, the C-17 exceeded 2.5 million flight hours while supporting military and humanitarian mission in support of U.S. and allied troops around the globe. Since 2006, Pratt & Whitney’s F117

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Aerosonic receives new orders related to M346 international trainer aircraft

Aerosonic Corporation, a leading supplier of precision flight products for commercial, business and military aircraft, has received new purchase orders in support of the M-346 Master jet trainer sale to Israel. The orders are to supply air data systems that include its Integrated Multifunction Probe (“IMFP”) and related equipment for the production of the jet

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Rolls-Royce awarded $97.3m US Air Force services contract

Rolls-Royce has been awarded a $97.3m contract from the US Air Force to support its C-130J transport fleet in 2013. The MissionCare contract covers sustainment services for the Rolls-Royce AE 2100 engines as well as the nacelles and propellers on the US Air Force C-130J fleet. The work includes logistics and program management support, engineering

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Airbus Military delivers first A330 MRTT to United Arab Emirates

Airbus Military has delivered the first of three new generation A330 MRTT multi-role tanker transport aircraft ordered by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The handover of the air-to-air tanker means that the type has now been delivered to all four current customers – Australia, Saudi Arabia, UAE and the United Kingdom. Converted from an Airbus

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Bombardier expands business aircraft support network in Nigeria

Bombardier Aerospace increased its aftermarket service network for business aircraft customers with the addition of a Line Maintenance Facility (LMF) in Nigeria. ExecuJet Nigeria in Lagos has been named an LMF for Challenger 300, Challenger 604, Challenger 605, Global 5000, Global 6000, Global Express and Global Express XRS business jets. The facility will complement ExecuJet’s

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Boeing delivers Indian Air Force's 1st C-17 to flight test

Boeing on Jan. 22nd delivered, on schedule, the first of 10 C-17 Globemaster III airlifters for the Indian Air Force (IAF). India’s first C-17 will now enter a U.S. Air Force flight test program at Edwards Air Force Base in Palmdale, Calif. Boeing is on track to deliver four more C-17s to the IAF this

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