Engines
GE Catalyst Nears Halfway Mark on Cert Testing
Certification testing on GE Catalyst engine is almost 50 percent complete.
GE’s new Catalyst engine has already flown in the Cessna Denali.
GE’s new Catalyst engine has already flown in the Cessna Denali.

GE Aviation unit Avio Aero has continued to progress toward certifying its new Catalyst turboprop engine, completing almost 50 percent of certification testing, involving more than 800 hours. The engine has achieved more than 3,000 hours of combined operations in all, Avio Aero reported. The company (Booth S93) has assembled 19 engines and delivered three flightworthy engines to Textron Aviation for its new Beechcraft Denali single-engine turboprop. On March 25, Airbus announced that it had selected the engine for its new Eurodrone unmanned aerial vehicle.