by EnviroTREC | Jul 30, 2015
W1900G Engine Program Ready for Coming Milestones (Wednesday, July 29, 2015). The team behind the PurePower® Geared Turbofan™ PW1900G engine has been busy hitting some high notes over the last few weeks.At the Paris Air Show, Pratt & Whitney announced that it had...
by EnviroTREC | Mar 4, 2015
On February 26th 2015, Marcy Markusa visited the GLACIER Facility in Thompson, Manitoba. Markusa is a reporter for the CBC and co-host of the weekday morning radio show on CBC Radio One. Her article, Northern Manitoba facility to cold-test massive jet engine, recounts...
by EnviroTREC | Nov 18, 2014
This November, the Builder Award was given to Kim Olson, Senior Vice President at StandardAero, for his significant contributions to the Manitoba Aerospace Industry in several key roles. Kim is the Vice Chair of Canada’s newly launched national research network, the...
by EnviroTREC | Aug 15, 2014
In 2009, development began for a 150,00 lbf Gas Turbine Engine Icing Testing Facility in Thompson, Manitoba. “The facility, known as the Global Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research (GLACIER), provides icing certification tests for large aviation...
by EnviroTREC | Jul 15, 2014
Tuesday, 15 July 2014 Rolls-Royce today announced the first run of its higher-thrust version of the Trent XWB, the world’s most efficient large civil aero engine. The 97,000lb-thrust Trent XWB-97 is the sole powerplant for the Airbus A350-1000 aircraft. The...
