aviation
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Pratt & Whitney Canada signs $75M, 15-Year helicopter engine maintenance Program
25 helicopters with P&WC PT6C-67C engines will be covered under the fleet management program
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Pratt & Whitney Canada celebrates 50 years of the PT6 engine
The PT6 engine serves a wide range of applications, from transporting people in business and airlines to dropping cargo in the Antarctic at 75 degrees below zero
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Air Canada, Airbus to develop aviation biofuels with BioFuelNet
Industry seeks alternative energy sources to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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Airbus, Indonesian airline sign $24B contract; plane maker’s largest
Lion Air is buying 169 A320s and 65 A321 jets, with first planes set to be delivered in 2014
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FAA approves Boeing plan to fix 787 Dreamliner’s fire plagued batteries, requires testing
Plan includes changes to internal battery components to minimize possibility of short-circuiting
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Jazz grabs $16.5-million for N.S. expansion
The announcement comes days after workers announced the closing of Chorus’ heavy maintenance base in London, Ont.
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Biofuels for aviation need Fed support: IATA
BEIJING—The head of the global airline industry group says airlines need government support to lower the cost of biofuels and make them commercially viable. The chief executive of the International Air Transport Association, Tony Tyler, said airlines have shown planes…
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Feds unveil plan to reduce aviation GHG emissions
Aims for two per cent improvement in fuel efficiency every year until 2020.
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Greenhouse gas emissions reach record high
International Energy Agency shows record-high emissions from fossil fuels could result in additional shipping and aviation levies.
