Aviation News, Boeing, Airbus

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) and General Electric have announced that they have successfully completed aircraft engine ground testing on noise-reduction improvements being incorporated into the new Boeing 747-8.

The three-week ground test on a GE90-115B engine was carried out at GE’s test facility in Peebles, Ohio, US and focused on noise-reduction technologies planned for incorporation into the engine case and nacelle of GE’s GEnx-2B, which will power the 747-8.

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The test results reveal a total projected reduction in noise levels of some 10 decibels (dB) relative to the 747-400. According to the companies, this noise reduction puts the 747-8 10 dB below International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Chapter 4 standards.

The companies said that the GEnx engine nacelle will be fitted with a one-piece, sound-absorbent acoustic inlet liner which, along with the larger 104-inch fan diameter of the GEnx engine, almost doubles the noise absorption area and reduces the weight as compared to designs currently in production.

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co has confirmed it has completed the last agreement in a series of orders from eight Chinese carriers, for a total 150 aircraft, worth around USD10bn at list prices.

The final order was placed by Hainan Airlines, which ordered 15 737s in addition to orders placed earlier this year and last year for ten of the narrow-body aircraft.

China Aviation Supplies Import and Export Group, which purchases aircraft on behalf of Chinese airlines, revealed in November 2005 that it intended to purchase 150 aircraft, including 737-700s and 737-800s. Deliveries are expected to start this year, running through until 2010.

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In addition Air China has ordered 25 aircraft, China Eastern Airlines has ordered 20, China Southern Airlines ordered 30, Shandong Airlines ordered 12, Shanghai Airlines ordered 13, Shenzhen Airlines ordered 10 and Xiamen Airlines ordered 15, The Associated Press reported.

Two-day Washington, DC event featured informative presentations from some of the world’s foremost thought leaders in roadmapping

(PRWEB) December 20, 2004 — Alignent Software, the market leader in enterprise strategic product planning software, today announced the successful completion of its advanced roadmapping workshop it held in Washington, DC, December 16-17, 2004. The event — Getting 10x Value: How to Take Your Roadmapping Practice to the Next Level — featured presentations from product planning roadmapping experts from organizations with deep domain experience in new product technology development. Participating organizations included Boeing, NASA, The U.S. Navy, The Technology Forge, College of Southern Maryland, Penn State University and Whalen Management Group.

This two-day master class in roadmapping for new product planning featured an array of constructive topics, including:

• Using Roadmapping to Accelerate Product Development

• Integrating Suppliers Into a Roadmapping Practice

• Roadmapping & Portfolio Management: Keys to a Robust Strategic Planning Process

• Roadmapping and Enterprise Planning