Safran unit mulls large turboprop engine with output that may reach 5,000 shp.

China's aero-engine development effort keeps looking bigger. It turns out that four indigenous high-bypass turbofans are being developed, not two, as previously thought. A major turboshaft, exhibited two years ago, is now revealed as a candidate engine for a new tactical airlifter, the Y-19. And an engine is in the works for a medium-large transport helicopter in the class of the AgustaWestland AW101.

Honeywell Aerospace expects to grow rapidly in India using a strategy of “manufacturing in India, for India,” to support the country's drive for organic manufacturing. Pritam Bhavnani, president of Honeywell Aerospace India, discussed the company's plans with Aviation Week's Jay Menon. AW&ST: What new initiatives will Honeywell pursue in India?

Innovation and automation form focus as delivery plans ramp up

The price of EU carbon dioxide allowances (EUAs) under the EU Emissions Trading System hit an all-time low April 17 after the EU Parliament defeated a proposal that would have led to regulatory intervention to curb a supply glut.

Boeing is courting airlines for firm launch orders of its proposed reengined, rewinged 777X derivative, following board of directors' approval on May 1 of the overall design and program plans. The new twinjet is a radical revamp of the 777, more ambitious in scale than even the development of the 747-8, and is designed to open new space in the long-haul, high-capacity market, compete with the Airbus A350-1000 and replace the 747-400.

Composites manufacturing is proliferating through the supply chain, but the technology is far from new. Carbon fiber was introduced into aircraft production in the 1970s, and it will have taken more than 40 years of researching, testing and scaling up to reach the levels of composites manufacturing expected when the Airbus A350, Boeing 787 and Lockheed Martin F-35 reach full-rate production.

The European Commission's decision to suspend its Emissions Trading System (ETS) for flights into and out of Europe for a year was published in the EU's Official Journal on April 24. Consequently, the “stop-the-clock” decision is now in force, and aircraft operators do not have to surrender carbon dioxide allowances and project credits to account for their emissions on flights operated out of Europe in 2012.