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News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.
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Nextant 400XT Nears FAA Approval
With Williams FJ44-3AP certification finalized on May 12, the Nextant Aerospace 400XT is on course for full approval of its remanufactured Beechjet 400A/40
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Engine OEMs: Idle Engines Must Be Pickled
Business jet operators should take action to preserve their engines if the aircraft is going to sit idle for more than two or three months, according to re
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GE Aviation Rebrands ‘TechX’ Turbofan Engine as ‘Passport’
GE Aviation announced this week at EBACE that its TechX engine, which Bombardier selected for its Global
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EBACE 2011: GE Aviation Rebrands ‘TechX’ Turbofan Engine as ‘Passport’
GE Aircraft (Stand 358), whose TechX engine Bombardier selected to power its under-development Global 7000 and Global 8000 ultra-long-range business jets,
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EBACE 2011: Blackhawk Marks 300th Engine Upgrade
Turboprop engine specialist Blackhawk of Waco, Texas, is celebrating its 300th engine upgrade at this year’s EBACE.
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A400M Disputes Resolved, and Engine Certified
In recent weeks, important contractual issues surrounding the A
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Geared Turbofan for Bizav Not Suited to All Missions
Business aviation will still be burning fossil fuels in things that are recognizable as turbine engines 30 years from now.
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Honeywell engines power in-development Gulfstream, Embraers next
Honeywell (Stand 7044) has completed certification of its HTF7250G engine, which powers the in-development supermidsize Gulfstream G250, and is progressing
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HTF7000s power their way into millionaire class
The in-service fleet of Honeywell’s HTF7000 turbofans powering Bombardier Challenger 300s reached one million flight hours in April.
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EBACE 2011: Honeywell’s HTF7500 Engine for Embraer’s Legacy 450/500 Series of Executive Jets Reaches Testing Milestone
Honeywell’s new HTF7500E engine has reached a flight-test milestone of 20 flights and more than 140 test hours on the OEM’s B757 flying test bed.
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World Economic Forum Report Articulates Aviation’s Carbon Challenge
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by the aviation industry will increase three-fold by 2050 in spite of an industry goal to cut them in half, according
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F-35 Alternative Engine Option Revived
The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has revived the alternative engine option in draft legislation for the Fiscal Year 2012 defense authorization act.
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AIN Blog: An Unabashed Plug for Aircraft Product Support
Ask experienced aircraft owners and pilots what good product support means to them and they will likely tell you it is extremely important to every safe fl
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Honeywell HTF7250G Certified
The 7,445-pound-thrust Honeywell HTF7250G turbofan gained FAA certification last month, a company official told AIN.
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Pro Line Fusion Obtains FAA TSO Approval
Rockwell Collins’s Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics system received FAA technical standard order (TSO) approval on April 21.
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Pratt Finishes First MRJ Engine
Pratt & Whitney completed assembly of the first PurePower PW1217G engine to test for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), the company announced in late March
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Conforming Nextant 400XT To Make Debut at EBACE
The first production-conforming Nextant Aerospace 400XT will make its public debut next month at EBACE in Geneva.
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Pratt and Whitney Flying High On PurePower Momentum
Thanks in large part to the emergence of the PW1000G PurePower Geared TurboFan, Pratt & Whitney has staged what some might consider a stunning reversal in
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Airbus delays ‘A30X,’ advances A320neo schedules
Airbus has rescheduled plans to address perceived airline requirements for more-efficient single-aisle jetliners.
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Lufthansa Picks Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G for Its Airbus A320neos
Evidence of the warm reception that Airbus A320 customers are giving the Pratt & Whitney’s Geared TurboFan engine mounted still further today, as Lufthansa
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Pratt Lands New PurePower Order for Neos
Pratt & Whitney has landed one of the largest engine orders “in recent aviation history” with IndiGo’s selection of the PurePower PW1100G to power
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Shortage of TPE331 Parts Affecting Operators
Operators and service centers of Honeywell TPE331-powered aircraft are reporting lengthy delays for delivery of engine parts.
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Pratt Finishes Ground Testing First PW1000G
Pratt & Whitney announced today that it has finished initial ground testing on its first
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CFM Recruits Ebanga to Lead JV
Former Powerjet chairman and CEO Jean-Paul Ebanga has assumed the role of president and chief executive officer of CFM International
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Qantas To Resume A380 Service to Los Angeles
Qantas announced today that it would resume Airbus A380 services between Australia and Los Angeles more than two months after an
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Bombardier Delivers First CRJ1000s
Contingents from France’s Brit Air and Spain’s Air Nostrum joined Bombardier executives in Mirabel, Quebec, last month to mark the first deliveries of the
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Boeing Plans another 777 Rate Hike
Boeing plans to raise its production rate for the 777 program to 8.3 airplanes per month, or 100 airplanes a year, starting in the first quarter of 2013, t
