Engines

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

Engines

Start Pac Touts Aux Power Units

In harsh climates like the Middle East, external power reduces wear on engines and batteries.
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Engines

GE's First Engine Test 747 Is Now a Museum Piece

In service with for 49 years, first as an airliner, then as a flying engine testbed, the four-engine jumbo was the world's oldest active 747.
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Aircraft

Thrust-vectoring J-10 Stars at Zhuhai

Among the new systems that were unveiled at the Zhuhai show is a J-10B demonstrator equipped with a thrust-vectoring nozzle
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Aircraft

VoltAero Ready To Validate Hybrid-electric Demonstrator

Team led by ex-Airbus tech boss is taking a conservative approach, developing redundant-propulsion technology using a Cessna 337 testbed.
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Aircraft

Aerion Unveils Stage 5 GE Affinity Engine for Supersonic AS2

Aerion Unveils Stage 5 GE Affinity Engine for Supersonic AS2
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Aircraft

Eviation Selects Hartzell Props for All-electric Alice

Under the partnership, Hartzell will provide customized and optimized propellers and support systems.
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Engines

Rolls-Royce’s Trent 7000 Deliveries To Fall Short of Target

UK manufacturer expects to ship 50 fewer large engines than originally planned
Engines

Safran Takes Step in Electric Propulsion Development

The company revealed the first of a planned family of electric motors that could power electric or hybrid aircraft.
Engines

Rolls Royce Nano Robot Bugs and Snakes to Repair Jet Engine Innards

Rolls Royce Nano Robot Bugs and Snakes to Repair Jet Engine Innards
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Engines

Russian Engine for Irkut MC-21 Wins Certification

Engineers hope to test indigenous PD-14 on narrowbody prototype by year-end
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Engines

GE Aviation Readies for Passport Engine Service Entry

The Catalyst program is also on track.
Aircraft

Rolls-Royce Marks 60 Years in Business Aviation

UK engine maker highlights developments from fixed-cost engine care programs to its newest Pearl turbofans that will power the Global 5500/6500.
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Engines

Safran: Silvercrest Fix To Test in Mid-2019

Safran confident In long-delayed engine.
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Engines

UTAS Expands Reach into Bizjets, Supersonics

The Aerostructures group views the 6X nacelle program win as a first step in a multi-faceted expansion of its capabilities.
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Aircraft

Dassault: 6X On Track, Next Falcon In the Wings

French manufacturer is working on its next aircraft with further details to be released next year, as Falcon 6X proceeds on schedule.
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Aircraft

Rolls-Royce Pearl Hits 10,000 Test Cycle Mark

Slated to power Bombardier's Global 5500 and Global 6500, the company is readying for Pearl production at its manufacturing facility in Germany.
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Engines

Rolls-Royce Adds Nacelles to 'Enhanced' CorporateCare

The new CorporateCare package will add an array of coverage areas, including nacelles and on-wing support services, to provide a holistic support approach.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Standard Aero Inks TFE731 Support Deal

The Arizona-based MRO also announcec the company's first Innov8 Command and CAST CMS installation, underway on a Falcon 2000
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Engines

N1 Launches Ultimate Lift with First Customer

Directional Capital’s maintenance management company offers stand-in aircraft service for engine-related AOGs.
Engines

Honeywell Energized over Electric Flight

The company is developing a series of compact high-capacity generators that it believes will be integral in developing electric-powered long range flight.
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Engines

G500 Delivery Marks Major Milestone for PW800 Family

Development of the engine stretches back to the early 2000s and the test program amassed 23,000 leading up to EIS on the Gulfstream long-range jet.
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Engines

CFM ‘Closing Gap’ on Leap Delivery Target

Annual production to reach 2,000 by 2020
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Engines

BizJet Int’l Turns Focus to Commercial MRO Business

Plans major expansion of V2500 business
Engines

Product Support Survey 2018, Part 3: Engines

Readers rate the support the engine makers have provided over the last 12 months.
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Accidents

Regulators Mandate More Inspections for 737NG Fan Blades

New ADs from the FAA and EASA require that CFM56-7B fan-blade repetitive-inspection intervals be cut from 3,000 cycles to 1,600
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Engines

Trent 1000 Woes Continue for Rolls-Royce

Latest guidance reduces life expectancy of Package C turbine blades
Aircraft

European Commission Approves Boeing-Safran Tie-up for APUs

EU regulator sees no competition issues
Engines

MagniX Reaches Milestone on Path to Electric Propulsion

MagniX has successfully tested a 350 HP all-electric motor with an aircraft propeller on a Cessna Iron Bird.
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Aircraft

Safran To Pay Dassault $280M in Silvercrest Settlement

Dassault canceled the Falcon 5X program in December and scrapped its contract with Safran over troubled Silvercrest turbofan that was to power the jet.
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Engines

Brazilian Business is Bouncing Back, Says Dallas Airmotive

Dallas Airmotive's Brazil-based offers high-quality engine MRO services. In 208 it has seen business recovering from the 2015 low