Engines

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

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GE Reports Record Business Aircraft Engine Use

Operators of GE's business jet aircraft engines are flying at 110 percent of 2019 levels.
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Western Aircraft Joins Rolls-Royce's Engines Service Network

Rolls-Royce is expanding its chain of authorized service as it prepares the new Pearl 700 turbofan to enter service on Gulfstream's G700 aircraft in 2022.
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Safe Flight’s Autothrottle Chosen for Challenger 3500

AutoPower ATS brings more accurate, responsive, and dependable speed and thrust management
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Blackhawk Adding PC-12 Engine Upgrade to Portfolio

Blackhawk Aerospace is announcing an engine upgrade program for the Pilatus PC-12 .
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Blackhawk Celebrates 1000th Engine Upgrade

Company hints at new program.
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Rolls-Royce Taps New Technology To Support High Engine Utilization

The latest Pearl turbofans are increasing Rolls-Royce's installed base as it introduces new monitoring systems and virtual reality training for mechanics.
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How the Advanced Air Mobility Revolution is Gaining Momentum

New eVTOL aircraft could enter commercial service in less than three years, offering new opportunities for business aviation service providers.
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Duncan Ramps Up Mx Capabilities

Duncan Aviation has bolstered its AOG, parts manufacturing, and engine services support through additional investment and other efforts.
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GE, MagniX Win NASA Grants to Test Electric Propulsion

GE Aviation and MagniX win contracts to perform ground and flight demonstrations with $253.4 million in grants from NASA.
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GE Aviation Completes Catalyst First Flight

GE Aviation made the first flight with its new fadec-equipped Catalyst turboprop engine this afternoon in Berlin.
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Keystone Gains Dual M250-C47E Testing Certification

The testing certification also expands Keystone Turbine Services' capabilities to work on the complete M250 engine product line.
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Safran Taps Piaggio for Ardiden 3 Critical Engine Parts

Piaggio Aerospace and Safran Helicopter Engines have signed a letter of intent to cooperate on the production of the Ardiden 3 engine family.
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ATR Will ‘Piggyback’ on Airbus for Hydrogen-fuel Technology

Franco-Italian airframer ATR will assess hydrogen to power its turboprops, but it cautions the fuel might not be a feasible solution for most customers.
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Rolls-Royce Selected for B-52 Re-engining Program

The long-running saga of re-engining the venerable B-52 bomber has now become reality with the award of a major new engine contract to Rolls-Royce.
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Russian Government Breathes New Life Into Il-96 Airliner

Under a new government funding plan, the Il-96 airliner would be fitted with new PD-35 turbofans to provide an improved alternative to Western aircraft.
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Airbus Testing Hybrid Propulsion on Flightlab Helo

Airbus Helicopters says experimental electric engine backup system could eventually lead to serial production hybrid engine models.
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Aerospace Industry is Largely Positive About Future Prospects

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics surveyed 1,000 professionals from 38 countries about the current and future state of the industry.
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GE Extends FAA Sustainable Aviation Partnership

GE Aviation and the FAA are partnering on the development of noise- and emission-reducing technologies for aircraft engines.
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Safran Runs Makila 2 Helicopter Engine on 100% SAF

Safran has successfully test run one of its Makila 2 helicopter engines on 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel .
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Ampaire Begins Hybrid-electric Aircraft Trials in UK

Ampaire has begun demo flights of its hybrid-electric EEL in the UK as part of government-backed trials to advance sustainable aviation technologies.
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Russia Embarks On New R&D Path to a Supersonic Transport

With Russian government funding, the country's aerospace sector wants to take supersonic technologies to new levels to make a new generation SST viable.
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Rolls-Royce Modernizes Indianapolis Facilities

Rolls-Royce North America has completed a $500 million modernization program at its Indianapolis campus, where it manufacturers aircraft engines.
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Bombardier, Rolls-Royce Agree on Leased Engine Pool

Under a new agreement with Rolls-Royce, Bombardier will have leased BR710 engine pools at select service centers.
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Rolls-Royce's Pearl 15 Reaches 100th Mark

Rolls-Royce handed over the 100th Pearl 15 turbofan to Bombardier less than two years after the engine entered service on the Global 6500.
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GAMI Gains FAA STC for High-octane Unleaded Avgas

An unleaded replacement for leaded 100LL avgas is on the short-term horizon and may solve a difficult problem for general aviation.
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Blackhawk Marks STC Milestone

Blackhawk Aerospace's milestone STC covers its XP67A Engine+ upgrade for the Beechcraft King Air 300.
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Pratt & Whitney Augments PT6 Engine Support

Enhanced support applies to select Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A and PT6E-series turboprop engines.
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Rolls Readies Hybrid Airliner Propulsion Trials

Rolls-Royce has delivered the generator and related power electronics for its new electric propulsion system to its testbed in the UK.
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Electrification, Automation Could Transform Regional Air Service

Experts says more energy-efficient propulsion and autonomous flight technology could significant cut the cost of carrying a smaller numbers of passengers.
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Surf Air Mobility Bets Big on Hybrid-electric Caravan

Surf Air Mobility plans to STC an electric-hybrid powertrain for its newly ordered fleet of Cessna Grand Caravan EXs.
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