Engines

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

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Other voices: Is Rolls-Royce repeating the errors of Allison?

The recent article in AIN covering the Rolls-Royce and PMA business surrounding the Model 250 engines was nice to read (“Rolls, Extex,

Engines

May 21, 2008

Snecma courts RJ OEMs with DEM 21 turbofan

French engine manufacturer Snecma is developing a new high-pressure core for regional jet applications, dubbed DEM 21 for “21st century demonstrator,” in t

Engines

May 21, 2008

Honeywell Ready To Add More Zing To TFE731

Honeywell expects to complete field evaluation testing of its Zing remote diagnostic service for TFE731 engines by the end of next month.

Engines

May 20, 2008

Honeywell mulls lawsuit after GE merger blowout

In the fallout from the failed merger of General Electric and Honeywell, Honeywell’s board of directors last month huddled to contemplate whether the compa

Engines

May 19, 2008

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Snecma Silvercrest engine completes core tests

Snecma announced here at EBACE that the core demonstrator of its Silvercrest business jet engine has completed a series of tests.

Engines

May 19, 2008

Hindustan aeronautics to build TPE331T-props for commercial apps

Honeywell’s Swiss subsidiary, Honeywell International Sarl, and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

Engines

May 19, 2008

PW810 finds its niche via airliner industry’s back door

What presented the impetus for the PW810’s development?When we started to talk about the PW800 family [in the late 1990s], we were talking abo

Engines

May 18, 2008

CJ4 flies with Williams’ new

Cessna Aircraft is here at EBACE, sailing high after the successful first flight of its Citation CJ4 prototype early this month.

Engines

May 17, 2008

Silvercrest still on target for 2011

Though still without a launch program for its new 9,500- to 12,000-pound thrust engine, Snecma reports good progress in developing its new Silvercrest powe

Engines

May 17, 2008

OEMs eye 10k engine sector

A year ago, EBACE was full of talk about which engine manufacturers would compete for the upcoming requirement for a 10,000-pound-thrust class engine to po

Engines

May 17, 2008

News Note: Turbomeca boosts customer-support

Turbomeca has boosted its customer-support operation, increasing its team of field-service representatives to 40 and its service centers to 23.

Engines

May 9, 2008

Regionals Update: AVIC I selects GE to power ARJ21 regional jet

China’s AVIC I Commercial Aircraft Co.

Engines

May 9, 2008

Eclipse drops Williams as engine supplier

Claiming that Williams International did not meet its “contractual obligations” and is “significantly behind schedule” in development of the EJ22 turbofan

Engines

May 8, 2008

Another Gulfstream hush kit close to STC

Miami-based Quiet Technologies said the FAA now has all the test data, and the company expects to receive an STC for its Gulfstream II/III Stage 3 hush kit

Engines

May 8, 2008

P&WC launches e-business supplier portal

Pratt & Whitney Canada last month launched an e-business supplier portal designed to share information in real time with the Longueuil, Quebec, company

Engines

May 8, 2008

Another Walter Beech mod gets STC'd

LoneStar Propjets of Waco, Texas, has received an STC to replace the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turboprops on the King Air 90 through C90 series with P

Engines

May 7, 2008

P&WC flies PW600 demo engine

The PW600 family of small turbofans, in the form of a 2,500-lb-thrust demonstrator engine, entered flight test last month mounted on P&WC’s Boeing 720

Engines

May 7, 2008

Tougher, longer-lived engines are emerging

Turbine-engine technology development is going in two directions.

Engines

May 7, 2008

Engines Power Prospects at Show

The biggest engine deal of Farnborough 2002 was undoubtedly FedEx’s selection of the Engine Alliance’s GP7200 engines to power its 10 A380 cargo megaliners

Engines

May 6, 2008

NASA turns up the heat on cooperative turbofan research

Two NASA-industry partnerships could produce tangible benefits for aircraft operators in the near term.

Engines

May 6, 2008

Engines

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

Latest

Other voices: Is Rolls-Royce repeating the errors of Allison?

The recent article in AIN covering the Rolls-Royce and PMA business surrounding the Model 250 engines was nice to read (“Rolls, Extex,

Snecma courts RJ OEMs with DEM 21 turbofan

French engine manufacturer Snecma is developing a new high-pressure core for regional jet applications, dubbed DEM 21 for “21st century demonstrator,” in t

Honeywell Ready To Add More Zing To TFE731

Honeywell expects to complete field evaluation testing of its Zing remote diagnostic service for TFE731 engines by the end of next month.

Honeywell mulls lawsuit after GE merger blowout

In the fallout from the failed merger of General Electric and Honeywell, Honeywell’s board of directors last month huddled to contemplate whether the compa

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Snecma Silvercrest engine completes core tests

Snecma announced here at EBACE that the core demonstrator of its Silvercrest business jet engine has completed a series of tests.

Hindustan aeronautics to build TPE331T-props for commercial apps

Honeywell’s Swiss subsidiary, Honeywell International Sarl, and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

PW810 finds its niche via airliner industry’s back door

What presented the impetus for the PW810’s development?When we started to talk about the PW800 family [in the late 1990s], we were talking abo

CJ4 flies with Williams’ new

Cessna Aircraft is here at EBACE, sailing high after the successful first flight of its Citation CJ4 prototype early this month.

Silvercrest still on target for 2011

Though still without a launch program for its new 9,500- to 12,000-pound thrust engine, Snecma reports good progress in developing its new Silvercrest powe

OEMs eye 10k engine sector

A year ago, EBACE was full of talk about which engine manufacturers would compete for the upcoming requirement for a 10,000-pound-thrust class engine to po

News Note: Turbomeca boosts customer-support

Turbomeca has boosted its customer-support operation, increasing its team of field-service representatives to 40 and its service centers to 23.

Regionals Update: AVIC I selects GE to power ARJ21 regional jet

China’s AVIC I Commercial Aircraft Co.

Eclipse drops Williams as engine supplier

Claiming that Williams International did not meet its “contractual obligations” and is “significantly behind schedule” in development of the EJ22 turbofan

Another Gulfstream hush kit close to STC

Miami-based Quiet Technologies said the FAA now has all the test data, and the company expects to receive an STC for its Gulfstream II/III Stage 3 hush kit

P&WC launches e-business supplier portal

Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada last month launched an e-business supplier portal designed to share information in real time with the Longueuil, Quebec, company

Another Walter Beech mod gets STC'd

LoneStar Propjets of Waco, Texas, has received an STC to replace the Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada PT6 turboprops on the King Air 90 through C90 series with P

P&WC flies PW600 demo engine

The PW600 family of small turbofans, in the form of a 2,500-lb-thrust demonstrator engine, entered flight test last month mounted on P&amp;WC’s Boeing 720

Tougher, longer-lived engines are emerging

Turbine-engine technology development is going in two directions.

Engines Power Prospects at Show

The biggest engine deal of Farnborough 2002 was undoubtedly FedEx’s selection of the Engine Alliance’s GP7200 engines to power its 10 A380 cargo megaliners

NASA turns up the heat on cooperative turbofan research

Two NASA-industry partnerships could produce tangible benefits for aircraft operators in the near term.

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Pratt & Whitney Canada last month launched an e-business supplier portal designed to share information in real time with the Longueuil, Quebec, company

LoneStar Propjets of Waco, Texas, has received an STC to replace the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turboprops on the King Air 90 through C90 series with P

The PW600 family of small turbofans, in the form of a 2,500-lb-thrust demonstrator engine, entered flight test last month mounted on P&WC’s Boeing 720