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The article focuses on the expansion of Pratt & Whitney's Norway Engine Center (NEC). Sitting in the north-west corner of Sola, the NEC is primed for expansion and if growth continues on track, will need to add space in two years' time. In 2006, the center will do around 100 engines versus 20 in 2000, according to managing director Graeme Crawford. NEC staff are working to streamline the flow of engines through the site while planning for the future.

The article reports that engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney is completing design and development work on the first set of alternative engine parts for the CFM56-3 aircraft. The company stated that it is on track to complete certification of the first set of 11 new parts by the end of the first quarter of 2007. Test runs of the parts in an engine will begin in January 2007.

Looking out of the hotel window at Stavanger's Sola airport in Norway, where four out of five commercial departures seem to be Boeing 737s, it is not surprising that the [...]

air transport Guy Norris / StavangerPratt & Whitney is completing design and development work on the first set of alternative parts for the CFM56-3, and plans to begin test runs [...]