Engines

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

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PWC launches the PT6 Nation website

Pratt & Whitney Canada (Stand C414) has launched PT6 Nation.com, a new microsite for operators and aficionado
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You’ve Got to Watch This Video

We’re here in Dubai where we received a press release from Pratt & Whitney Canada announcing the launch of PT6Na
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Snecma joins Airbus Corporate Jet Centre team

Snecma and Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) signed an agreement on November 26 for the engine manufacturer to provide full service support for the CFM In
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Superjet support network ready for its first test

It certainly won’t send an aviation enthusiast’s heart racing like the promise of nimble flying characteristics or technical wizardry in the cockpit, but
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Embraer sees resurgent market for E-Jets

Embraer expects to achieve a commercial aircraft book-to-bill ratio of a little more than one this year, reflecting solid demand from an airline market t
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India’s SpiceJet To FlyQ400s Starting In June

Indian low-fare carrier SpiceJet plans to buy as many as 30 Q400 turboprops from Bombardier in a deal worth up to $900 million.
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Qantas A380s Back in the Air

Qantas resumed flying two of its six A380s on November 26, after replacing some of their Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines.
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Rolls-Royce Homes In on Cause of Trent 900 Failure

Rolls-Royce today confirmed that an oil fire led to the November 4 uncontained failure of a Trent 900 on a Qantas A380 on its way from Sydney to Singapore.
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Rolls-Royce: A380 Engine Failure Specific to Trent 900

Rolls-Royce says that the uncontained engine failure on a Qantas Airbus A
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Re-engining may boost legacy aircraft fortunes

Depressed used aircraft values have stalled sales of some re-engine programs, but their providers insist that they remain good values because of the dramat
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P&WC Cuts AOG Parts Shipments To 24 Hours

In an effort to better guarantee AOG parts shipments within 24 hours, Pratt & Whitney Canada (Booth No.
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GE's TechX to cut fuel burn and emissions

Officials with GE Aviation announced the launch of the TechX engine at NBAA on Monday, but weren't about to go into detail until Bombardier made its formal
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New GE TechX engine will power Global 7000 and 8000

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UK Oxford Airport Offers Transatlantic Deals

The UK's Oxford Airport wants to make NBAA show goers an offer they'll find hard to refuse.
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GE To Power Mk II Verson of Indian Light Combat Aircraft

India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) selected the General Electric F414 turbofan engine to power the second batch of
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Super Galaxy Now in Service

After four years of flight tests, the first upgraded Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy was redelivered to the U.S.
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P&WC modifies ESP, waives mandatory hours

Pratt & Whitney Canada is putting customers first at this year’s convention, in particular making some customer-friendly changes to its popular Eagle S
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Engine Programs

Business jet engine programs this year seem to be moving slowly, with little progress to report.
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Boeing Delivery Totals Reflect Strong Single-aisle Market

More evidence of an increasingly robust single-aisle commercial airplane market surfaced today in Boeing’s third-quarter delivery report, which shows that
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Turboprop Version of GE38 Turboshaft Due Mid-decade

A new General Electric turboprop engine, derived from the 7,500-shp GE38-1B turboshaft engine, could become available by the middle of the decade.
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Pratt & Whitney Canada Launches Global Flight Test Operations Facility

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) joined Canadian and Quebec government officials in inaugurating the company’s global flight test operations center yesterday
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Pratt’s PW1000G subject of Rolls lawsuit

Rolls-Royce in late August filed a complaint alleging
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Product Support Survey 2010 Part 3: Engines

Williams keeps the top spot with AIN readers for turbofan support, and Rolls-Royce is the leader in supporting turboprops/turboshafts
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Pratt and Whitney Countersues Rolls-Royce

Pratt & Whitney today filed a complaint in the U.S.
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Snecma and Royal Jet Sign Engine Maintenance Contract

Royal Jet, a charter operator based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has awarded a new engine maintenance, repair and overhaul contract to Snecma for
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Power 90 Verified as Money-saving Modification

A study performed by research firm Conklin & de Decker for GE Aviation found “significantly increased operating efficiency, reduced variable costs and
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Fully Equipped Nextant 400XT Completes First Flight

Nextant Aerospace announced late last week that a fully equipped 400XT–powered by new Williams FJ44-3AP engines and carrying Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 a
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Prospects for Re-engined Boeing 737 Become More Remote

Pratt & Whitney and CFM might not like to hear it, but if the assertions of Boeing CFO James Bell prove accurate, the 15- to 16-percent fuel efficiency
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Boeing 787 Flight Test Aircraft Keeping Busy

Boeing moved quickly this month to erase any doubts about the progress of the
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Engine for Legacy 650 Certified by Brazil

Rolls-Royce received type certification from Brazil's ANAC and EASA for the AE3007A2, the latest model in the AE3007 series.