Aerospace News – September 2024

Airline Cathay Pacific has grounded its 24-strong fleet of A350 aeroplanes after finding a fault with a Rolls-Royce engine built in Derby.  The airline said it had found a fault with a Trent XWB-97 engine on a flight from Hong Kong to Zurich on yesterday (Monday September 2).

Cathay Pacific immediately grounded its entire fleet of A350 aircraft and launched an investigation.

https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/eastmidlands/news/2089426-fault-on-derby-built-engines-grounds-cathay-pacific-fleet?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EastMidlands_3rd_Sep_2024_Daily

Scottish airline Loganair is looking at how hybrid-electric aircraft might be used on its routes in the future.  The Glasgow-based company, which operates across the UK, is working with aircraft manufacturer Heart Aerospace on the project.

The Swedish firm is developing a hybrid-electric plane, ES-30, which has a capacity to carry 30 passengers.  Heart Aerospace said the aircraft would have a fully electric zero-emissions range of 124 miles (200km).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2edyvmzjdxo