September 19, 2016
The first flight training simulator for the Bombardier C-Series was unveiled by Flight Training Alliance in Frankfurt, Germany this past week.
http://atwonline.com/training/first-bombardier-cseries-simulator-unveiled-frankfurt
AirAsia has become the first carrier in Southeast Asia to operate the Airbus A320 NEO in revenue flight. AirAsia's NEOs are equipped with the CFM International LEAP-1A engine.
http://www.theborneopost.com/2016/09/17/airasia-first-in-southeast-asia-to-operate-airbus-a320neo/
Airbus has delivered the first North American A320 NEO to Mexico's Volaris. Volaris's NEOs are equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G Geared TurboFan engines.
http://www.tornosnews.gr/en/transport/airlines/18619-airbus-delivers-north-america%E2%80%99s-first-a320neo-to-volaris.html
United Technologies' Pratt & Whitney division has revealed that it will miss this year's target for delivering 200 engines by year-end, expecting instead to produce only 150 engines in total. The delays in the production schedule are tied to a number of pieces of key hardware in the manufacturer's new Geared TurboFan engine, including the aluminum fan blade.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/790dbe4c-7cb4-11e6-8e50-8ec15fb462f4.html#axzz4KdKotwVf
Boeing's chief executive, Dennis Muilenburg has emphasized that Boeing has the financial ability to cover development of either a stretched 737 MAX or a clean-sheet Middle-of-the-Market (MoM) airline over the next several years. Both aircraft would be aimed at recapturing the longer-range, 757-type routes that are currently being dominated by sales of the A321 NEO.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/mom-737-max-10-projects-fit-in-boeing-budget-plans-429387/
After months of media speculation, China's Comac has acknowledged that their new C919 prototype will likely miss its target date for conducting a first flight in 2016.
http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/comac-will-not-meet-2016-target-c919-first-flight
Russian officials expect to begin flight tests of their new PD-14 aircraft engine aboard an Ilyushin Il-96-300 transport later this year. The PD-14 is being developed as a domestic alternative to the Pratt & Whitney PW1400G engine, which is expected to power initial deliveries of the Irkut MC-21 single-aisle transport.
https://sputniknews.com/russia/20160913/1045268482/russian-competitive-civilian-airliner-engine-analysis.html
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/new-pd-14-test-facility-nears-completion-429226/
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