Engines

Engine maker expands its affiliation with Textron-AirLand’s all-composite Surveillance/Light Attack Jet

The joint-venture company marked the launch of its first production engine at the Honda Aero headquarters in November.

Reliability of indigenous fighter powerplants remains questionable.

Will allow max takeoff thrust of 11,450 pounds to be available up to ISA+20 for 10 minutes.

Gregory Hayes, previously the company’s senior vice president and CFO, was subsequently elected president and CEO.

Béchat, who graduated from France’s Ecole Polytechnique, started his career with Snecma as a production engineer in 1965.

Safran, Albany International host French president François Hollande

Honda Aero Unveils First North Carolina Production HondaJet HF120 Engine

Ceremony marks the beginning of the shift in HondaJet engine production to Burlington, N.C., from Lynn, Mass.

China has issued type certificates covering the use of Hartzell props on the Beech King Air 200, the Piaggio Avanti Evo and the Daher-Socata TBM series.

Comac told its partners that the first full prototype will be completely assembled by the end of December 2014.

Snecma is flight-testing its first business jet engine, selected for the Falcon 5X and the Cessna Citation Longitude

Bombardier Refreshes Challenger Jet Family With 650 Launch

Gulfstream Reveals New G500 and G600 Business Jets

The U.S. Navy awarded Pratt & Whitney a contract modification on October 14 for a seventh low-rate initial production lot of F135 engines.

CFM's Leap series of turbofans will power the Airbus A320neo, the Boeing 737 Max and the Comac C919 narrowbodies.

In rankings for turboprop support, Honeywell retained the number-one position.

Jet-Care Takes the Pulse of Aircraft Engines With Constant Testing

Pratt & Whitney has devised an interim fix and F-35s are flying agan, with borescope inspections mandated every three flying hours.

Russian businessman Gennady Timchenko's G650 cannot be operated in the absence of product support that is blocked by U.S. government sanctions.

GE’s Passport engine for the Bombardier Global 7000 and 8000 remains on track for certification next year.

Rolls-Royce is preparing to flight test the new composite carbon/titanium fan system that form part of the Advance and UltraFan technology packages.

The use of fewer, lighter fan blades will reduce engine weight, contributing to reduced fuel burn.

United Turbine Parts specializes in supplying overhauled PW100 and PT6 engines and components.

The manufacturer claims best-in-class performance from the new powerplant.

A number of aircraft OEMs have selected Continental Motors diesel engines for jet-A-powered light airplanes.

Heavier titanium and pricier carbon fiber once presented the only options.

After following the flightplan of her famous namesake, Amelia Rose Earhardt, will be a featured guest at the EAA AirVenture.

No major in-service issue so far, manufacturer of TP400 says.

The PurePower engine family has completed nearly 10,000 hours and 19,000 cycles of full engine testing, including 1,400 hours of flight time.