Engines
Safran: Silvercrest Fix To Test in Mid-2019
Safran confident In long-delayed engine.
At a recent technical briefing with officials from Textron Aviation and NetJets, Safran executives were able to assure them that its Silvercrest engine’s troubles can be remedied.
At a recent technical briefing with officials from Textron Aviation and NetJets, Safran executives were able to assure them that its Silvercrest engine’s troubles can be remedied.

Safran executives said yesterday’s announced deal by NetJets for up to 150 large-cabin Cessna Citation Hemispheres demonstrates that two of the industry’s biggest players still have faith in its delayed Silvercrest engine. While the French engine manufacturer has devised a fix for the Silvercrest's high-pressure compressor problem, it won’t be able to verify it resolves the issue until summer next year.