Engines

News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.

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Safire Rethinks Engine Choice for S-26 Twinjet

The in-development 1,000-lb-thrust turbofan from startup Agilis Engines apparently isn’t a shoo-in for the Safire S-26 personal twinjet, as previously indi

Engines

May 5, 2008

P&WC Seeking Airframes for New Engines

An airframe match for one or both new small turbofan designs currently under development by Pratt & Whitney Canada may be announced at this month’s NBA

Engines

May 5, 2008

Embraer ERJ-145XR Engine Receives FAA Nod

Rolls-Royce received FAA certification of the AE3007A-1E turbofan, the powerplant for the Embraer ERJ-145XR.

Engines

May 5, 2008

FAA serious about targeting emissions

When Rep.

Engines

April 28, 2008

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P&WC To Consolidate Flight-test Ops

Pratt & Whitney Canada last month announced its plan to invest $90 million in the construction of a new flight-test operations center at Montreal Mirab

Engines

April 28, 2008

Honeywell’s AS907 gets nod, production begins

Starting with its first “clean sheet” engine design since 1972, but minus one of the two original customers, Honeywell brought the new AS907 to dual FAA en

Engines

April 23, 2008

PW306C turbofan wins certification

Pratt & Whitney Canada has received certification of its new PW306C turbofan engine from both Transport Canada and the FAA.

Engines

April 21, 2008

Honda turbofan flies; bizjet design to follow

On June 10 Honda flew its latest jet engine design for the first time.

Engines

April 16, 2008

Eclipse 500 Gets a Pair of Garmins

Eclipse Aviation this afternoon revealed another major change to the Avio NG avionics suite for the Eclipse 500, announcing the addition of two panel-mount

Engines

April 3, 2008

Thousands of faulty fan blades found in CF34s

The NTSB last month sent recommendations to the FAA and Transport Canada to address a safety concern raised by two engine failures on Bombardier CRJ200s.

Engines

April 2, 2008

PW127M OK’d to boost ATRs

Pratt & Whitney Canada has received type certification from Transport Canada and the European Aviation Safety Agency for the turboprop engine chosen to

Engines

April 1, 2008

TPE331 Engines Subject of Proposed AD

Reports of six uncontained turbine-wheel separations attributed to fatigue damage have prompted a proposed AD to require replacing certain turbine stator a

Engines

March 25, 2008

Gulfstream Sees the Light

On the heels of launching the fastest, longest-range large-cabin jet–the G650–Gulfstream announced this morning that it successfully flew a GV testbed fitt

Engines

March 20, 2008

High-tech hush kit for noisy business jet cabins

Broadband cabin noise, which can greatly fatigue passengers in even the most finely appointed business aircraft, could be a thing of the past if a new syst

Engines

March 19, 2008

QTA bundles hush kit, RVSM

Making jet aircraft acceptably quiet can be a dirty job.

Engines

March 19, 2008

Rolls predicts slow bizav upturn

The business jet market still faces a delivery trough this year and next, but engine-builder Rolls-Royce foresees a slow upturn in 2005 that should continu

Engines

March 19, 2008

With no launch customer yet, Silvercrest testing continues

Though still without a launch program for its new 9,500- to 12,000-pound-thrust engine, Snecma has reported good progress in development work for its new S

Engines

February 26, 2008

EcoPower proves the value of clean engines

Pratt & Whitney expects to triple the number of engines it washes under its EcoPower program this year, claiming the fuel-saving cleaning process has b

Engines

February 20, 2008

First engine runs on Superjet 100 are imminent

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft hopes to make the first engine runs on its PowerJet SaM146-equipped Superjet 100 this week as it awaits authorization to begin flight

Engines

February 20, 2008

P&W defends GTF principle

Pratt & Whitney insists its geared turbofan (GTF) engine will have “fuel burn parity” with the competing open-rotor designs being studied by CFM Intern

Engines

February 20, 2008

Engines

News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.

Latest

Safire Rethinks Engine Choice for S-26 Twinjet

The in-development 1,000-lb-thrust turbofan from startup Agilis Engines apparently isn’t a shoo-in for the Safire S-26 personal twinjet, as previously indi

P&WC Seeking Airframes for New Engines

An airframe match for one or both new small turbofan designs currently under development by Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada may be announced at this month’s NBA

Embraer ERJ-145XR Engine Receives FAA Nod

Rolls-Royce received FAA certification of the AE3007A-1E turbofan, the powerplant for the Embraer ERJ-145XR.

FAA serious about targeting emissions

When Rep.

Videos

More Articles

P&WC To Consolidate Flight-test Ops

Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada last month announced its plan to invest $90 million in the construction of a new flight-test operations center at Montreal Mirab

Honeywell’s AS907 gets nod, production begins

Starting with its first “clean sheet” engine design since 1972, but minus one of the two original customers, Honeywell brought the new AS907 to dual FAA en

PW306C turbofan wins certification

Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada has received certification of its new PW306C turbofan engine from both Transport Canada and the FAA.

Honda turbofan flies; bizjet design to follow

On June 10 Honda flew its latest jet engine design for the first time.

Eclipse 500 Gets a Pair of Garmins

Eclipse Aviation this afternoon revealed another major change to the Avio NG avionics suite for the Eclipse 500, announcing the addition of two panel-mount

Thousands of faulty fan blades found in CF34s

The NTSB last month sent recommendations to the FAA and Transport Canada to address a safety concern raised by two engine failures on Bombardier CRJ200s.

PW127M OK’d to boost ATRs

Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada has received type certification from Transport Canada and the European Aviation Safety Agency for the turboprop engine chosen to

TPE331 Engines Subject of Proposed AD

Reports of six uncontained turbine-wheel separations attributed to fatigue damage have prompted a proposed AD to require replacing certain turbine stator a

Gulfstream Sees the Light

On the heels of launching the fastest, longest-range large-cabin jet–the G650–Gulfstream announced this morning that it successfully flew a GV testbed fitt

High-tech hush kit for noisy business jet cabins

Broadband cabin noise, which can greatly fatigue passengers in even the most finely appointed business aircraft, could be a thing of the past if a new syst

QTA bundles hush kit, RVSM

Making jet aircraft acceptably quiet can be a dirty job.

Rolls predicts slow bizav upturn

The business jet market still faces a delivery trough this year and next, but engine-builder Rolls-Royce foresees a slow upturn in 2005 that should continu

With no launch customer yet, Silvercrest testing continues

Though still without a launch program for its new 9,500- to 12,000-pound-thrust engine, Snecma has reported good progress in development work for its new S

EcoPower proves the value of clean engines

Pratt &amp; Whitney expects to triple the number of engines it washes under its EcoPower program this year, claiming the fuel-saving cleaning process has b

First engine runs on Superjet 100 are imminent

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft hopes to make the first engine runs on its PowerJet SaM146-equipped Superjet 100 this week as it awaits authorization to begin flight

P&W defends GTF principle

Pratt &amp; Whitney insists its geared turbofan (GTF) engine will have “fuel burn parity” with the competing open-rotor designs being studied by CFM Intern

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An airframe match for one or both new small turbofan designs currently under development by Pratt & Whitney Canada may be announced at this month’s NBA

Pratt & Whitney Canada last month announced its plan to invest $90 million in the construction of a new flight-test operations center at Montreal Mirab

Pratt & Whitney Canada has received certification of its new PW306C turbofan engine from both Transport Canada and the FAA.

Pratt & Whitney Canada has received type certification from Transport Canada and the European Aviation Safety Agency for the turboprop engine chosen to

Pratt & Whitney expects to triple the number of engines it washes under its EcoPower program this year, claiming the fuel-saving cleaning process has b

Pratt & Whitney insists its geared turbofan (GTF) engine will have “fuel burn parity” with the competing open-rotor designs being studied by CFM Intern