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  Airbus A380 With Trent XWB (Video)

  Posted by Robert Wall 11:18 AM on Feb 19, 2012

  Further to Guy's posting on the first flight of the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine on its A380 flying testbed, which you can read here, Airbus has now also released this video of the... Read More >>

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  Late growth spurt for Trent XWB - Udvar-Hazy strikes again?

  Posted by Guy Norris 4:43 AM on Jun 06, 2011

  Five years after Steven Udvar-Hazy, then chairman of ILFC, began his successful campaign to force Airbus into a major redesign of the A350, could his influence be telling once more... Read More >>

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  787 Rolls-Royce Package B back in the air

  Posted by Guy Norris 11:34 PM on Jun 05, 2011

  Boeing flew ZA004, the first 787 to fly with the improved Rolls-Royce ‘Package B’ Trent 1000, for more than four hours on June 5. According to FlightAware, ZA004 last f... Read More >>

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  ACAE is chasing a moving target

  Posted by Bradley Perrett 2:14 AM on Apr 22, 2011

  Every so often I ask someone in the aero-engine industry when he or she thinks China will field a competitive commercial aircraft engine.Bear in mind that the country's industry is... Read More >>

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  New Culprit For QF32 Engine Fire

  Posted by Adrian Schofield 6:07 AM on Dec 02, 2010

  According to new findings released today, a flawed oil feed pipe could have been a cause of the oil fire that led to an uncontained engine failure in the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engi... Read More >>

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  787 - more danger of delays?

  Posted by Guy Norris 6:54 AM on Aug 18, 2010

  How serious is the failure of a Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine on the test bed at Derby, and what will be its impact on the 787 entry-into-service?More than 24 hours after news brok... Read More >>

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  Wing ultimate load test complete on 787

  Posted by Guy Norris 7:27 AM on Mar 29, 2010

  Boeing completed the ultimate limit-load test on the static test 787 airframe, ZY997, at Everett on March 28. The test – officially dubbed Condition 18b - evaluates the ... Read More >>

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  787 hits engine snag, 747-8 returns to flight

  Posted by Guy Norris 7:31 AM on Feb 22, 2010

  Mixed news for Boeing first thing Monday as the 747-8 returns to flight, while the 787 team continue to troubleshoot engine issues which have forced the postponement of flutter tes... Read More >>

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  787 Countdown to first flight (resumed) Part 2

  Posted by Guy Norris 4:14 PM on Dec 07, 2009

  After a hectic weekend at Everett it seems as if all testing has so far gone to plan and that ZA001, the first 787, may soon be moving again under its own power. The aircraft curre... Read More >>

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  787 countdown to first flight (resumed) part 1

  Posted by Guy Norris 3:07 AM on Dec 05, 2009

  OK, so where were we? Fast forward to Dec 4 and its all systems go again at Everett where Boeing flight test personnel are swarming like bees around ZA001 and ZA002, with plans app... Read More >>

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