Engines

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

Engines

GE, GE Honda Tout Passport and HF120 Certifications

Passport, slated for Global 7000, and HF120 on HondaJet receive EASA certifications. Expanded applications eyed for both.
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PW800s Engines Fulfilling Promise on New Gulfstream

The PW814GA engine for Gulfstream’s new G500 long-range jet is exceeding expectations across the board.
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Dallas Airmotive Speeds Turn Times

Engine service provider intros ExpressLane for accelerated MPI/CZIs for Honeywell engines.
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P&WC Begins Broad Rollout of MyP&WC Power

The company predicts customer portal could have 50,000 users by year-end.
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Falcon 8X Engine Gets EASA Nod

Pratt & Whitney Canada has developed the PW307D, an improved derivative of the 7X's PW307A
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Rolls-Royce Bolsters Bizav Lead

With three engine lines serving bizav, Rolls-Royce believes it will retain its leading position as the provider of power plants for corporate jets.
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CFM Leap-1B Wins Dual FAA-EASA Approval

Engine on schedule for entry into service on Boeing 737 Max in 2017
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FAA Orders Fixes on GEnx-Equipped Boeing 787 Dreamliners

The airworthiness directive requires that airplanes with two GEnx-1B PIP2 engines have one fixed or replaced in 150 days.
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GE Begins Ground Testing First Full GE9X Development Engine

Compared to other engine programs, the GE9X first engine to test milestone happened earlier in the development process, GE Aviation said.
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Rolls Looks To Boost Engine Support In China

The engine maker is set to add 10 more authorized service centers around the world this year.
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Airbus, Siemens To Cooperate on Hybrid Electric Propulsion

Project aimed at demonstrating feasibility of various systems by 2020
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Rotax Readies the Market for Its 135-hp 915iS

Turbocharged and intercooled, this Rotax may just replace a few old 150hp piston engines.
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Hartzell Engine Technologies Buys Sky-Tec Brand

The acquistion brings together the companies' expertise in Lycoming and Continental engines.
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P&WC Increases Service Intervals, Expands Support Offerings

The engine maker has taken a number of steps to lower costs for operators facing an uncertain market.
Rotorcraft

Rolls-Royce Crowns StandardAero Once Again in MRO Awards

StandardAero has won Rolls-Royce’s “Customer Satisfaction” award for seven straight years.
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Transaero Named Parts Dealer for Hamilton Sundstrand Products

The fuel control products are on the Sea Stallion and Chinook.
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P&WC Takes On Busy R&D Agenda for Upgrades, New Engines

The engine-maker provides sneak peak at long-term vision for new common core engine.
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Record CFM Deliveries and Backlog Boost Safran

With its CFM International partner GE Aviation, Safran is transitioning from production of its CFM56 turbofans to the new Leap engines.
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Safran Enlists Mexico To Support Massive Leap Engine Output

Safran is investing around $75 million in a new factory at Queretaro.
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Pratt Says Fix for A320neo Engine Delays is Close

Whole Pratt & Whitney insists it will start delivering revised engines for Airbus A320neos in June.
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HNA Group Companies Sign up for V-Services

Three of the Chinese group’s airlines have joined the power-by-the-hour scheme, West Air, Capital and Tianjin Airlines
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Pratt Says A320neo Engine Issue is Close to Resolution

Qatar Airways is pushing for compensation over A320neo delivery delays.
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Lion Group Buys Big to Power Up Neos

Lion Group’s leasing arm Transportation Partners has placed a $4.9 billion deal for Leap-1A engines.
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GKN to Supply Test Shafts for Avic's CJ1000 engine

GKN will supply test shafts for Avic's CJ1000 engine.
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Rolls-Royce Launches EP version of Trent XWB

Singapore Airlines is to take the first “Enhanced Performance” Trent XWBs for its A350XWBs.
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Qingdao Airlines Selects CMF56s For its A320s

Qingdao has also signed a 12-year materials services agreement with CFM to support the fleet.
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Ameco touts V2500 engine MX skills

Beijing MRO service provider also works on thrust reversers
Aircraft

Rolls-Royce Expands Asian Trent 1000 Parts Manufacturing

UK engine-maker teams with Malaysia
Engines

Pratt Ready to Support GTF in Asia-Pacific

Pratt & Whitney Counts a backlog of some 2,000 engines in Asia-Pacific region
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Trent 7000 for neo Makes First Runs

The engine for the A330neo will follow extensive development efforts on the Trent XWB-97
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