Engines

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

Engines

New State Aviation Acquires Blackhawk Aerospace

New State Aviation Holdings expects its acquisition of Blackhawk Aerospace to double business.
Beechcraft King Airs parked in front of Blackhawk Aerospace's headquarters
Airlines

Ukraine Crisis and Engine Overhaul Delays Challenge AirBaltic

AirBaltic has shifted its business model in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while also dealing with delays in maintaining engines for its A220s.
Latvia's AirBaltic operates a fleet of Airbus A220 aircraft.
Aircraft

Pratt & Whitney Runs First Hybrid-Electric Engine Ground Test

Pratt & Whitney, along with sister company Collins, prepare for flight testing of the first hybrid-electric propulsion system on a Dash 8 aircraft in 2024.
Dash 8-100 hybrid-electric propulsion demonstrator in flight
Engines

Hermeus Selects P&W F100 for Hypersonic Darkhorse

Hermeus plans engine testing in 2024 for its Mach 5 Darkhorse uncrewed aerial system.
Digital rendering of Hermeus Darkhorse on airport taxiway
Engines

Gulfstream G650 Flies on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Savannah-based Gulfstream flew one of its G650s last week with its Rolls-Royce BR725 engines powered by 100 percent SAF.
Gulfstream G650 and fuel tanker on airport ramp in front of Gulfstream hangar
Engines

Fadec Alliance Tapped for Sustainable Engine Program

The Fadec Alliance joint venture will develop engine controls for the CFM International RISE turbine engine demonstrator program.
Fadec Alliance LEAP engine controller
Aircraft

Boom Supersonic Outlines Its Own Engine Design

Taking on a huge risk to the Overture supersonic airliner program, Boom Supersonic has elected to design and build its own turbine engine.
Boom Supersonic Symphony turbine engine
Engines

Engine Makers Team on Contamination Research

Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce participate in Virginia Tech program studying the impact of environmental contaminants on aircraft engines.
Researchers at Virginia Tech conduct aircraft engine testing
Engines

P&WC, American Express Partner on Engine Payment Option

The new payment option will allow select Pratt & Whitney Canada engine customers to extend payment terms.
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6E turboprop engine
Aircraft

MagniX Makes Leap from Electric Motors to Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Electric motor developer MagniX has doubled down on its efforts to make aviation more sustainable by entering the hydrogen fuel cell market.
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Aircraft

FAA Certifies Falcon 6X's Pratt & Whitney Engine

The certification builds on approvals the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW812D engine has already received from Transport Canada and EASA.
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW812D engine on a stand
Airports

JSSI Sees Growing Bizjet Market in Middle East

Jet Support Services Inc. believes the Middle East is an important region and a growing market for business aircraft.
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Aircraft

Funding Approved For Hybrid-Electric Geared Turbofan Project

MTU, Pratt & Whitney, Collins, Airbus and GKN are working together on the Sustainable Water-Injecting Turbofan Comprising Hybrid-Electric project.
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Engines

EPA Revises Emissions Rules for Large Jet Engines

A new rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency establishes particle matter standards for most jet engines.
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Engines

EasyJet and Rolls-Royce Test Hydrogen Propulsion System

The low-cost airline an the aircraft engines group have completed
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Aircraft

Pioneers Push to Accelerate Green and Autonomous Aviation

The race is on to electrify and increasingly automate aircraft, with the first commercial applications now anticipated in the second half of the 2020s.
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Aircraft

FAA To Add Powered-lift Aircraft to Air Carrier Category

The FAA has issued a notice of proposed amendment to prepare the way for eVTOL air taxi services with commercial carriers including United Airlines.
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Aircraft

Hybrid-electric Ampaire Eco Caravan Makes First Flight

The Eco Caravan made a first flight on November 18, marking a key waypoint in Ampaire’s efforts to bring the converted hybrid-electric aircraft to market.
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Aircraft

NASA's X-59 Quiet Supersonic Demonstrator Gets Engine

First flight of NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic demonstration aircraft is expected early next year.
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Aircraft

Gulf Region Buys Into Advanced Air Mobility Vision

In the UAE and Saudi Arabia, companies are investing time and effort to get eVTOL air services up and running with all-electric aircraft in 2025.
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Engines

GE Delivers 250th CT7-2E1 Helicopter Engine

GE Aerospace has delivered its 250th CT7-2E1 helicopter engine to Leonardo Helicopter.
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Engines

P&WC Engines Log 200,000 Hours on Polish Ambulances

Poland's LPR air ambulance service has logged more than 200,000 hours on its PW206B-powered Airbus H135 helicopter fleet.
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Engines

Keystone Approved for RR300 Engine Performance Testing

Keystone Turbine Services has been approved by Rolls-Royce for aftermarket MRO services on M250 and RR300 engines.
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Engines

GE Honda Aero Engines Expands Authorized Network

The newest Honda GE Aero Engines HF120-authorized service providers are D’viation in Malaysia and Mather Aviation in central California.
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Engines

GE Honda's HF120 Passes 100% SAF Test

GE Honda Aero Engines reports successful conclusion to its 100 percent SAF test program on the HF-120 engine
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Engines

Poland Selects GE Power for AW149 Helicopters

Poland has selected GE's CT7-2E1 engines for its fleet order of Leonardo AW149 helicopters.
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Aircraft

Universal Hydrogen To Fly Hydrogen-powered Dash 8 by Year-end

In a partnership with Aerotec, Universal Hydrogen is preparing a Dash 8-300 fitted with a hydrogen-fuel-cell-based powertrain for its first flight.
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Aircraft

Daher Sees Hybrid Electric Aircraft Later in Decade

The French company is preparing to start flights with its Eco Pulse hybrid-electric technology demonstrator and will then decide how to use the technology.
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Aircraft

Blackhawk Enters Flight Test for PC-12 Engine Upgrade

Blackhawk’s factory-new XP67P replaces the stock Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B engine on the Pilatus PC-12.
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Engines

Engine Assurance Program Marks Enrollment Milestone

Dallas-based Engine Assurance Program has also added another engine and APU to its coverage rolls.
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