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RTX's Pratt & Whitney to power 15 additional single-aisle aircraft for Cebu Pacific Air

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星期二, 二月 20, 2024
Pratt & Whitney, Cebu Pacific, JT8D, GTF, Collins Aerospace, Growth, Airbus A320neo family, Pratt & Whitney PW1000G, Carbon, Singapore Airshow, DC-9, Jet fuel

SINGAPORE, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- (Singapore Airshow) -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, was selected by Cebu Pacific Air (Cebu Pacific) to provide GTF engines to power an additional 10 A321neo and five A320neo aircraft. Pratt & Whitney will also provide Cebu Pacific with GTF engine maintenance through an EngineWise® Comprehensive service agreement.

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  • SINGAPORE, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- (Singapore Airshow) -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, was selected by Cebu Pacific Air (Cebu Pacific) to provide GTF engines to power an additional 10 A321neo and five A320neo aircraft.
  • Pratt & Whitney will also provide Cebu Pacific with GTF engine maintenance through an EngineWise® Comprehensive service agreement.
  • "Pratt & Whitney has been providing GTF power to Cebu Pacific since 2019," said Rick Deurloo, president of Commercial Engines at Pratt & Whitney.
  • Prior to providing GTF power, Pratt & Whitney supplied JT8D engines for the airline's DC-9 aircraft.

JANA completes STC for Universal Avionics FMS upgrades on DC-9 series aircraft

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星期二, 二月 7, 2023
FMS, LPV, Nextgen, MD-80, Flight management system, Safety, Universal Avionics, DC-9, Weather, UA, Localizer performance with vertical guidance, JANA, Information services, Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast, Management, FAA, SAN, GPS, Automatic, STC, Communication, Aircraft, CPDLC, DCL, Serial communication, Airline, Universal

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- JANA, Inc. has received FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for Universal Avionics (UA) flight management upgrades on early model Douglas DC-9 series aircraft to support the next generation of communication, navigation, and surveillance/air traffic management.

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  • SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- JANA, Inc. has received FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for Universal Avionics (UA) flight management upgrades on early model Douglas DC-9 series aircraft to support the next generation of communication, navigation, and surveillance/air traffic management.
  • JANA's STC installs a Universal Avionics UNS-1Lw SBAS-enabled Flight Management System (FMS) that enables Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance (LPV) approaches .
  • This FMS upgrade will allow older DC-9 models to continue to operate efficiently in regions requiring advanced flight management systems.
  • "Flying in over 1,100 commercial aircraft, in addition to thousands of other applications, our FMS is a proven and dependable solution to increase the operational efficiency of these aircraft".