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As part of Airbus' routine and on-going research into new technologies, Airbus and Pratt & Whitney
have agreed to flight test a technology demonstrator version of Pratt & Whitney's new Geared Turbofan engine. The tests will be performed
on Airbus' own A340 Flight Test aircraft during the fourth quarter of 2008.
The Geared Turbofan engine is one option
Airbus is testing and the results will contribute to Airbus' overall assessment of the different new engine technologies proposed by the
engine manufacturers and the benefits they could bring for the future. At this point in time, the tests do not imply either a technological or a
business decision on future product developments.
Airbus
was one of the first aeronautics companies in the world to earn the ISO 14001 environmental certification for all production sites and for the entire life cycle of all products.
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