Jack Pelton: “We have worked hard to reach this milestone, but it is only a first step. We must continue to work together to evaluate and introduce fuel that meets the highest safety and performance standards . . .
it has received ten replacement fuel proposals from producers Afton Chemical Company, Avgas LLC, Shell, Swift Fuels and a consortium of BP, TOTAL and Hjelmco, for further evaluation in the Piston Aviation Fuels Initiative (PAFI).
Colonel Brian Tachias, head of the U.S. Army’s Project Management Fixed Wing office in Huntsville, Ala., presented the award for 20,000 accident-free flight hours in support of the Night Eagle program.
Each of the larger Space Bins will stow six bags, two more than the current pivot bins installed on Next-Generation 737s with the Boeing Sky Interior. Alaska Airlines is the launch customer for new bins.
HI Corporation (IHI: previously named Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries), Snecma and Techspace Aero (Safran), and MTU Aero Engines AG are participants in the GE9X engine program.
The rapid-response vehicle, an Iveco cargo van, can transport a team of up to three technicians to support operators in aircraft-on-ground situations or other assistance-needed scenarios.
Eaton will be responsible for the design, development, manufacture and certification of the XWB-97 low-pressure fuel system, starter air system, thermal anti-icing system, engine bleed air system along with sense and muscle lines.
The Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services (AMES) hangar is 105,000 square feet with 90-foot ceiling height. The two-bay facility can house two large-body passenger or cargo aircraft service lines independently.
