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PW1900G Engine Program Ready for Coming Milestones
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...
CBC's Marcy Markusa visits GLACIER
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...
Award for TRM Leadership given to Kim Olson
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...
How the GLACIER Facility was built
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 gas...
Higher-thrust Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine runs for first time
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...
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Airbus selects Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 as exclusive engine for the A330neo
Monday, 14 July 2014 Rolls-Royce today announced that Airbus has selected its new Trent 7000 as the exclusive engine for the new Airbus A330neo. The Trent 7000, launched today, is the seventh member of the Trent engine family. Over the last 19 years, Rolls-Royce Trent...
Emirates finalises $56bn 777X order
US plane maker Boeing and Emirates Airline finalise a $56bn deal for 150 new 777X mini-jumbo jets.
Rolls-Royce powers first delivery of Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to Air New Zealand
Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines will tomorrow power the first delivery flight of the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, to Air New Zealand, ahead of the aircraft’s entry into service. The delivery flight marks a new era in the relationship between Air New Zealand and...