Engines

Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofans are still not ready for prime time.

Gulf carrier is expected to decide if it will still go for A350 after cancelling its original order in 2014.

The aerospace component maker wants to make your fuel tank safer.

Rolls-Royce also to collaborate with Microsoft on Big Data Analytics for Singapore Airlines.

Turbofan manufacturer will provide the powerplants for aircraft purchases announced by Xiamen Airlines, Standard Chartered and TAP Portugal

Ground testing has started of the first 100,000-pound-thrust GE9X turbofan, which is the largest-ever commercial aircraft engine.

Feeding back technology into the Trent XWB-84 model will also create an improved “EP variant of that for future A350-900s.

Increasing time on wing means engines need a robust support network that can act fast. CFM is preparing to provide that for Leap engines.

Competing With Boeing’s 787 is one reason Airbus is looking at a larger A330neo, which it launched at the last Farnborough show in 2014.

The Trent 7000 powerplant for the Airbus A330 Neo represents “a pretty active program,” says Rolls-Royce customer marketing head Peter Johnston.

For the new longer, shorter-range 787, the UK engine maker will provide the TEN engine, a Trent 1000 using XWB tech.

Under its Vision program, Rolls-Royce is working on its future Advance and UltraFan engine technologies.

CFM International’s Jean-Paul Ebanga says strong investment and careful preparation means it will fulfill its commitments with the Leap program.

Government support and foreign contract sales have led to a thriving French aerospace industry, with things likely to get even better.

UK tier-one supplier continues to absorb the capabilities gained through acquisition of Fokker last year.

The Adaptive Engine Transition Program will mature 'three-stream,' adaptive-cycle turbofan engines for the next generation fighter.

The company has plans to announce a similar program for other aircraft later this year.

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Safran Helicopter Engines (Turbomeca) has found a way to keep the flow swirling in the combustor.

The company has been working with two manufacturers and is in early discussions with a third.

StandardAero is partnering with the Dutch defense ministry to create an F135 engine depot at the Royal Netherlands Air Force Base at Woensdrecht.

The UK opted to partner with the U.S. in developing an STOVL-capable Joint Strike Fighter instead of developing a replacement for the Harrier.

Pratt & Whitney says that with two necessary fixes now resolved on the PW1100G, the engine is achieving dispatch reliability as high as 99.7 percent.

The Low Rate of Initial Production Lot 10 contract is due to be finalized "relatively soon."

Since the new FJ33 engine has been selected to power the Cirrus SF50 Vision and Flaris LAR1, it also includes sensor suite redundancy.

Engine makers turn focus to small turboprops, large-cabin business jets.

The engine oil trial aims to detect potential engine deterioration before it begins.

The maintenance program is for Rolls-Royce 250-C47B engines.

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Several existing core engines suitable for adaptation to the needs of supersonic flight have already been identified by the hopeful SSBJ manufacturer.