Engines
Large Bizjet Programs Spur Engine Development
Engine manufacturers Snecma, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Honeywell, GE and Rolls-Royce are focused on high-end bizjets
The GE Passport started running
last summer. Certification is
expected next year.
The GE Passport started running last summer. Certification is expected next year.

Most activity in business jet engine research and development is taking place for business aircraft at the top end of the size range. Snecma (Booth 5515) is developing the Silvercrest for the Dassault Falcon 5X, while Pratt & Whitney Canada (Booth 3834) has readied a new variant of the PW307 for the newly revealed Falcon 8X. The Québec-based manufacturer is also running the PW800, a demonstrator in the 10,000- to 20,000-lb-thrust range. GE (Booth 5551) is working on its Passport engine for Bombardier’s Global 7000 and 8000. Only Honeywell (Booth 6622) looks relatively quiet, as its HTF7500E is closing in on certification, while Rolls-Royce (Booth 5855), which is producing engines for super-midsize to ultra-long-range jets but has no development ongoing, is thinking of the next generation.

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