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Rolls-Royce combines businesses to bring new benefits to engine life management
Rolls-Royce today announced the merger of two wholly owned subsidiaries, Aero Engine Controls (AEC) and Optimized Systems and Solutions (OSyS), to form a new business, Controls and Data Services (CDS), which will continue to operate as part of the Rolls-Royce Group....
Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-TEN runs for the first time
Rolls-Royce today announced the first run of the Trent 1000-TEN, which will power all variants of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The engine, which is scheduled to be certified to 78,000lbs thrust by the end of 2015, will offer commonality for customers operating a...
Rolls-Royce selected to power new Gulfstream G650ER
Monday, 19 May 2014 Rolls-Royce BR725 engines will power Gulfstream’s new ultra-long-range business jet – the G650ER, announced today at the EBACE airshow in Geneva, Switzerland. The aircraft, which will enter service in 2015, offers a unique range of...
Rolls-Royce dispatches first Trent XWB for entry into service
Thursday, 15 May 2014 Rolls-Royce today dispatched the first production Trent XWB that will power the Airbus A350 XWB’s entry into commercial service with Qatar Airways later this year. The Trent XWB, the world’s most efficient aero engine and...
Aerial Lift Platform Design for Engine Testing Services
During the Fall Semester of 2013, students of the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Engineering MECH 4860 class developed an Aerial Lift Platform Design for Engine Testing Services. The project was designed for the GLACIER facility in Thompson, Manitoba in response...
Manitoba Aerospace Technology Road Map
Technology Priorities, Economic Development and the Emerson Aerospace Review Held on January 16th and 17th, 2013 at Winnipeg Manitoba Background The aerospace sector in Manitoba is a critical and thriving component of Manitoba’s and Western Canada’s economy,...
Phase 2 Federal Government Announcement for Glacier Facility in Thompson
Today, the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for WesternEconomic Diversification, announced a Harper Government investment in the Canadian Environmental Test and Research Center Inc. (EnviroTREC) to purchase specialized equipment to improve and expand...
Discovery Channel Visits Glacier Facility
THOMPSON, MANITOBA -- The Discovery Channel made the big trip up to Thompson in February 2012 to observe and videograph the Glacier Facility under test conditions. They interviewed the "Ice Man", Jim MacLeod as he explained the role of the National Research Council...
EnviroTREC signs Memorandum of Agreement with Thompson Unlimited
In January 2012, EnviroTREC signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Thompson Unlimited. The purpose of this MOA is to foster the relationship between the Glacier Facility and the Thompson community. One of these initiatives will be to host an "Open House" at the Glacier...
EnviroTREC signs Memorandum of Agreement with WestCaRD
West CaRD and EnviroTREC announced in October 2011 that they had signed a Memorandum of Agreement. WestCaRD is a Not-For-Profit, which partners Standard Aero and General Electric in a unique facility at the Winnipeg Airport. The object of WestCaRD is to promote,...