Engines

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

Engines

UTC Sees Supply Chain Struggling With Narrowbody Rate Hikes

Shortage of skilled manpower stands as a crucial issue for aerospace vendors
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Accidents

FAA Issues Emergency AD on CFM56 Turbofans

Airworthiness directive to mandate ultrasound inspections of engine type involved in uncontained failure aboard Southwest Airlines 737
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Engines

Rolls-Royce Bolsters Asia-Pacific Support with ExecuJet

In addition to the new authorized center in Tianjin, Rolls-Royce is rolling out a Business Aviation Availability App.
Accidents

Failed Southwest CFM56 Shows Signs of Metal Fatigue

Airline promises to quicken pace of inspections following fatal incident involving Boeing 737-700
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Aircraft

Textron Aviation Suspends Citation Hemisphere Program

The company said it needs to address engine issues before moving forward.
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Engines

FAA To Lower ETOPS Limits on Some Rolls-powered 787s

Ruling follows EASA AD calling for more frequent inspections of Package C Trent 1000s
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Engines

Continental Receives Chinese Approvals

Kerosene-burning engines are proving popular with professional flight training schools, which can now purchase aircraft with them.
Engines

Rolls-Royce Grapples with More Trent 1000 Disruptions

Company reports need for more frequent inspections of intermediate pressure compressor blades in Package C engine
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Engines

Jabiru Engines Names U.S. Distributor

Participation complements Arion's kit and LSA manufacturing business.
Engines

U.S. Customers Take Delivery of the Rotax 915 iS

Turbocharging takes the Rotax 915 iS to 15,000 ft at full power.
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Engines

StandardAero, R-R Sign 20-year Engine MRO Agreement

StandardAero will provide maintenance and overhaul services for the AE 2100, AE 1107, and T56 Series IV engine models through 2038.
Engines

Wayman Aviation Academy Adds Two Diesel Models to Fleet

t Sun 'n' Fun 2018, Wayman Aviation Academy announced it has added two diesel Cessna C-172 Jet-A, bringing its fleet to 33 aircraft.
Engines

Hartzell Brings NextGen Props to Sun 'n' Fun

Hartzell technology is pulling the single-engine GA fleet into the future.
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Aircraft

Embraer E190-E2s To Get Fully Compliant GTFs by October

Pratt & Whitney making steady progress to fix durability deficiencies in combustor liner
Engines

EASA Certifies Vector Aerospace Africa for Engine MRO

The Lanseria facility, which was opened in 2010, is a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A designated overhaul facility with distribution rights.
Engines

Pratt & Whitney Details GTF Recovery Schedule

Company president Robert Leduc says knife-edge seal issue won’t prevent Pratt from achieving planned GTF 2018 production target
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Engines

GE9X Takes Flight on 747 Testbed

First flight from Victorville, California, lasts more than four hours
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Aircraft

New Engines Drive Change From Falcon 5X to 6X

Once it had taken the decision to swap Silvercrest for PW800s, it didn’t take long for Dassault to define the 6X.
Airlines

India Grounds 11 Airbus A320neos

Regulator takes action following latest cases of in-flight shutdowns and rejected takeoffs
Engines

GE's ATP Engine Becomes Catalyst

The new name comes as development testing spools up with next run anticipated early next week and next engine being outfitted with instrumentation.
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Engines

Saudo to Succeed Even as Safran Helicopter Engines CEO

The move comes as Even plans to leave the French manufacturer at the beginning of April.
Engines

StandardAero Introduces App for Power Checks on R-R M250

The StandardAero PowerCheck mobile app is available at the Apple App Store, Google Play and as a desktop version at www.standardaero.com/heli.
Engines

Heli-One, Safran Re-up On Makila MRO

The new agreement continues a relationship on the engine that dates back to 1985.
Engines

Safran Mum on Silvercrest, Ramping Up on CFM Leaps

Teething delays affecting the Leap engines are behind it, says the company.
Engines

Malaysian Operator Signs for P&WC Engine Program

Kuala Lumpur-based Weststar Aviation Services inked the deal that will cover the engines on its 22 AW139s for the next 13 years.
Engines

Rotorlift Aviation Sees Benefits of Eastman Turbo Oil

After changing to Eastman Turbo Oil 2197 five years ago, Rotorlift Aviation has discovered that its engines burn cleaner.
Engines

Rolls-Royce To Provide 'Electrifying' Glimpse of Future

Mike Mekhiche, the global head of electrical at Rolls-Royce, will discuss the state of current and future technology at the company
Engines

Pratt & Whitney Resumes GTF Production

UTC doesn’t expect the knife-edge seal issue affecting 98 PW1100G-JM engines to affect P&W’s GTF 2018 production performance.
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Airlines

Indian Regulator Defends IndiGo's GTF Response

Calls claims of negligence on the part of IndiGo "baseless"
Aircraft

Pratt Tackling New GTF Problem On A320neos

Latest issue has been linked to multiple in-service disruptions
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