Hunt for suspect jet engine parts spurs call for regulation
The family name on the signature approving the sale of a complex jet engine part might perhaps have rung alarm bells: Chirac. It accompanied the sale of a key component called...
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The family name on the signature approving the sale of a complex jet engine part might perhaps have rung alarm bells: Chirac. It accompanied the sale of a key component called...
PARIS (Reuters) -Jet engine maker CFM International said on Wednesday the number of engines suspected of containing falsely documented parts from a UK distributor had risen to 126, including 16 inside its own workshops after it inadvertently bought them indirectly. CFM, owned by GE Aerospace and France's Safran, issued the status report as it received documents turned over by AOG Technics on the order of a British judge, and said there had so far been no reports of any operational impact. It also released fresh details of parts involved, including some low-pressure turbine blades, but s...
The head of European budget carrier Wizz Air voiced confidence that a troubled jet engine developed by Pratt & Whitney would overcome teething problems in the long term, while noting the glitches were...
Troubled artificial heart maker Carmat is appealing to key shareholders led by Airbus to invest new funds to avoid the collapse of the 30-year-old venture.
Troubled artificial heart maker Carmat is appealing to key shareholders led by Airbus to invest new funds to avoid the collapse of the 30-year-old venture dating back to a chance meeting between...