The World of Aviation

Rolls-Royce has filed a lawsuit against Pratt & Whitney’s parent company United Technologies Corporation alleging that Pratt violated a patent on the Engine Alliance GP7200 and PW1000G. Rolls-Royce is alleging that Pratt has violated a patent it holds on swept fan blades used on the two engines, with the UK manufacturer seeking damages and injunctions.

Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) has recorded a flat underlying profit for the 2009/10 financial year, with the company expecting to increase its profits over the year ahead. AIAL’s underlying net profit for the year came in at NZ$105m (A$83m), or only 0.8 per cent lower than the previous year. Revenue decreased by 1.4 per

Qantas will increase its capacity on its China routes, according to a recent filing with the International Air Services Commission (IASC), which states that the airline will upgrade some of its services from Airbus A330s to Boeing 747-400s for the northern winter scheduling season. In its application, the airline is seeking to increase its allocation

Pratt & Whitney will shortly start testing on the first PW1524G engine, marking a key milestone for the engine that will power the Bombardier CSeries. Pratt held a ‘Last Bolt’ ceremony at its Middletown, Connecticut production facility for the engine on August 25 before it was shipped off to its West Palm Beach, Florida facility

A senior Saudi army officer died on August 24 during a training flight in a Spanish Eurofighter Typhoon which crashed shortly after takeoff from the Moron Air Base in Seville. According to reports from the Spanish defence ministry, the Typhoon struck the ground shortly after takeoff for unknown reasons. The Spanish pilot managed to eject

Boeing and the US Navy have celebrated the one millionth flight hour of the T-45 Goshawk training aircraft in a ceremony at Cecil Field in Jacksonville, Florida. “This milestone is another testament to the quality that this team has put into each and every T-45 that we have training our future aerial combat warriors,” said