Dunlop Aerospace Equipment has developed a new low-noise bleed valve to replace an earlier design in the V2500 engine. The contract to develop the new bleed valves, which was issued by Rolls-Royce, ...

The US Federal Aviation Administration is ordering that airlines must inspect any Boeing 737NG aircraft that have been parked for more than a week for corrosion of engine bleed air valves, following ...

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has ordered Airbus A330neo operators to limit dispatch of aircraft with certain engine bleed air valve system issues due to risk that a certain part’s ...

For decades, aircraft have used engine bleed air for a variety of purposes, spanning everything from engine starting to cabin pressurization to anti-icing. Here’s how engine bleed air works. Hot, High ...