Engines

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

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Leap Success Means Busy Times for Safran

All of the Leap engine’s parts are doubled-source to avoid a break in the supply chain.
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Leap Engines Take Big Strides to Service Entry This Year

CFM International is busily flight-testing its Leap 1A, 1B and 1C turbofans.
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Rolls-Royce and Airbus Join To Boost Efficiency

Rolls-Royce is now targeting new evolution to increase efficiency and reach the ACARE goals.
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Rolls Preps A350-1000’s Big Trent XWB-97 for Tests on A380 FTB

The XWB -84 has entered service so focus is shifting to -97 for the even bigger Airbus A350-1000.
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Airbus Projecting 2017 for First E-Fan Delivery

The improved demonstrator in the light aircraft program is part of the flying display here.
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GE9X Speeds Toward Latest ‘Toll Gate’

The new GE90 for the Boeing 777X will be 10 percent more efficient than current models, thanks to new materials currently under test.
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Pratt Sharpens Focus on Supply Chain for GTF Ramp-Up

P&W improves processes and gets smart on manufacturing engines, getting the best out of suppliers.
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Criticism Spurs Pratt to Drive Down F135 Costs

U.S. government investigations highlight cost and reliability issues with the F-35 powerplant.
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Testing the GE9X Composite Fan Blades in Seattle, Washington and Rugby, England

Testing the GE9X Composite Fan Blades in Seattle, Washington and Rugby, England
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Aircraft

Flaris LAR 1 VLJ To Be Powered by Williams FJ33-5A

Very light jet was originally fitted with a 1,460-pound-thrust Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F.
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Nexcelle’s nacelle shipsets prepping for first deliveries

Shipset for Comac C919 includes an inlet, fan cowl, O-Duct, inner fixed structure, electrical thrust reverser actuation system, exhaust and engine mounts.
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Turbomeca, Snecma CEOs Shift In Safran Shakeup

Safran appoints more than a dozen leaders to new posts, including those at the helm of Snecma, Turbomeca, Aircelle and Sagem.
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New Bizav Engines: 2015

Manufacturers are improving the engines of today and planning for the engines of tomorrow.
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Pratt touts PT6 service program

Some PT6SMART services do not charge for non-genuine parts, FOD
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GE Ramps Up Support for GA Turbine Engines

Passport, H-80 turboprop, CF34 and HF120 expected to have growing presence in the business aviation world.
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JSSI and VistaJet Expand Support Agreement

Aircraft care provider also adds Nigeria-based Global to its Tip-to-Tail coverage program.
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Ikhana Picks GE H-series for Re-engined Twin Otter

Twin Otter is new application for GE’s H80 turboprop.
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Up-engined Caravan Nears Certification

Blackhawk Modifications is on the verge of receiving FAA approval for its Caravan re-engining upgrade
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Nexus Signs Up ACJ319 Engines for VIP Pass

Saudi Arabia’s Nexus Flight Operations Service has signed up to Airbus Corporate Jet Centre’s VIP Pass for engine care
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GE Honda Gearing Up for More Engine Production

GE Honda Aero Engines is gearing up for service entry of the HF120 engine on the HondaJet
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Rolls Touts Leadership in Bizav Engine Arena

Rolls-Royce is bolstering its support even further after the success of CorporateCare.
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737 Max's Leap-1B Engine Begins Flight Tests

CFM International's Leap-1B turbofan for the Boeing 737 Max is on track to complete certification next year and enter service in 2017.
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Pratt & Whitney, JPO Contest Critical F-35 Engine Reports

The U.S. Department of Defense IG and Government Accountability Office were sharply critical of the F135 engine program.
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Superior Developing Gemini Diesel Aircraft Engines

The 100-hp Gemini 100, intended for light sport aircraft, will be the first in the new engine family to be fielded by Superior.
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Piper Expands M-Class With New M600 and M350

Piper Expands M-Class With New M600 and M350
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GE Readies for Leap Ramp-Up as Total Backlog Grows

GE and partners expect to build 2,800 engines this year
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GE Installs First Additive-Made Engine Part in GE90

Cobalt-chrome alloy housing better protects engine sensor from icing
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Airbus Helicopters Performs H175 Engine Removal

Pratt & Whitney Canada turboshaft was replaced at altitude airport in France
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Pratt & Whitney Wages 'War on Cost' to Lower F135 Price

Pratt & Whitney said it has reduced the cost of the F135 turbofan by 55 percent since the sixth flight-test engine.
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Pratt & Whitney Rolls Out Engine Fix to F-35 Fighter Fleet

The engine manufacturer is retrofitting a part of its F135 engine to resolve the problem that prevented the international debut of the F-35.
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