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Boeing Dreamliner incidents raise concerns about jet
(Reuters)
Boeing Co’s 787 Dreamliner jet on Tuesday suffered its second mishap in two days, with the same airline and at the same U.S. airport – the latest in a series of setbacks that have heightened safety concerns over the… Continue reading
Boeing 787 fuel leak prompts mandatory safety checks
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Wednesday it is requiring inspection of Boeing Co’s new 787 Dreamliners after the discovery of fuel leaks traced to a manufacturing flaw at Boeing plants.
A safety order mandated inspection of fuel line couplings… Continue reading
Sinopec and Airbus to develop Chinese alternative aviation fuel
Partners support Chinese sustainable alternative fuel standard and supply
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), one of China’s biggest energy companies and Airbus are developing and promoting renewable aviation fuel production for regular commercial use in China.… Continue reading
Airbus and China make a push for alternative fuels
Speeding up the commercialisation and production of alternative aviation fuel
Airbus and one of the world’s leading academic institutions, Tsinghua University have formed a partnership to complete a sustainability analysis of Chinese feedstocks, and to evaluate how… Continue reading
Boeing Next-Generation 737 Performance Improvement Package Delivers on Promise to Cut Fuel Burn
Customers of Boeing’s Next-Generation 737 are validating the benefits of the industry-leading Performance Improvement Package (PIP), one year after the first airplane PIP airplane was delivered. PIP combines aerodynamic and engine performance improvements to reduce fuel burn by up to… Continue reading
Azul Brazilian Airlines makes demonstration flight with renewable jet fuel produced from Brazilian sugarcane
Known as Azul+Verde, the project is pioneering the development of renewable jet fuels produced from sugarcane for global aviation
Azul Brazilian Airlines, in partnership with Amyris Inc. (NASDAQ: AMRS), Embraer (NYSE: ERJ; BOVESPA: EMBR3) and GE (NYSE: GE), made a… Continue reading
Etihad Airways selects fuel saving Sharklets for new Airbus A320 fleet
Airbus’ new large wingtip devices to enhance performance of Etihad Airways’ future A320s
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has signed a contract with Airbus to equip 17 of its future A320s on order with Airbus’… Continue reading
Renewable Jet Fuel Flight Scheduled during Rio+20 Environment Conference in Brazil
Amyris’ sugarcane-derived jet fuel ready to be used in Azul’s EMBRAER 195 powered by GE’s CF34 engines.
Embraer press release
Airbus puts new “teeth” in A320 Family fuel savings
A new milestone has been achieved in Airbus’ application of “Sharklets” to its single-aisle product line with this week’s rollout of the company’s first new-build A320 fitted with the large wingtip devices, which will reduce fuel burn and enhance aircraft… Continue reading
Marshall Aerospace delivers its 100th production auxiliary fuel tank in support of Boeing’s P-8 program
Marshall Aerospace has delivered its 100th production auxiliary fuel tank in support of Boeing’s P-8 program; as part of a current contract worth ?40Million for the Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) phases, which commenced in 2007. Six tanks ? which… Continue reading
Airbus and Virgin Australia study new alternative fuel process
Commercialisation of alternative aviation fuels takes a step forward
Airbus has joined a consortium including Virgin Australia to study a new pathway to produce sustainable aviation fuels. Eucalyptus mallee trees, grown in Western Australia’s wheat belt are sustainably harvested and… Continue reading
Rolls-Royce and US Air Force launch fuel savings flight tests on C-130 fleet
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, and the United States Air Force will soon begin flight tests of an engine upgrade for the T56 turboprop engine, which powers the C-130H transport aircraft. The Series 3.5 upgrade is designed to deliver… Continue reading