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GE Extends FAA Sustainable Aviation Partnership

GE Aviation and the FAA are partnering on the development of noise- and emission-reducing technologies for aircraft engines.

September 10, 2021

Safran Runs Makila 2 Helicopter Engine on 100% SAF

Safran has successfully test run one of its Makila 2 helicopter engines on 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel .

September 8, 2021

Ampaire Begins Hybrid-electric Aircraft Trials in UK

Ampaire has begun demo flights of its hybrid-electric EEL in the UK as part of government-backed trials to advance sustainable aviation technologies.

August 24, 2021

Russia Embarks On New R&D Path to a Supersonic Transport

With Russian government funding, the country's aerospace sector wants to take supersonic technologies to new levels to make a new generation SST viable.

August 23, 2021

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Rolls-Royce Modernizes Indianapolis Facilities

Rolls-Royce North America has completed a $500 million modernization program at its Indianapolis campus, where it manufacturers aircraft engines.

August 17, 2021

Bombardier, Rolls-Royce Agree on Leased Engine Pool

Under a new agreement with Rolls-Royce, Bombardier will have leased BR710 engine pools at select service centers.

August 16, 2021

Rolls-Royce's Pearl 15 Reaches 100th Mark

Rolls-Royce handed over the 100th Pearl 15 turbofan to Bombardier less than two years after the engine entered service on the Global 6500.

August 13, 2021

GAMI Gains FAA STC for High-octane Unleaded Avgas

An unleaded replacement for leaded 100LL avgas is on the short-term horizon and may solve a difficult problem for general aviation.

Pratt & Whitney Augments PT6 Engine Support

Enhanced support applies to select Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A and PT6E-series turboprop engines.

Blackhawk Marks STC Milestone

Blackhawk Aerospace's milestone STC covers its XP67A Engine+ upgrade for the Beechcraft King Air 300.

Rolls Readies Hybrid Airliner Propulsion Trials

Rolls-Royce has delivered the generator and related power electronics for its new electric propulsion system to its testbed in the UK.

Electrification, Automation Could Transform Regional Air Service

Experts says more energy-efficient propulsion and autonomous flight technology could significant cut the cost of carrying a smaller numbers of passengers.

Surf Air Mobility Bets Big on Hybrid-electric Caravan

Surf Air Mobility plans to STC an electric-hybrid powertrain for its newly ordered fleet of Cessna Grand Caravan EXs.

Hartzell Acquires Pre-heat Product Maker Tanis

Hartzell Propeller will move Tanis production to Ohio.

Pratt & Whitney Hybrid-electric System To Fly in a Dash 8 in 2024

The governments of Canada and Quebec have committed to providing half of a C$163 million investment in Pratt Canada’s hybrid-electric demonstrator program.

Pratt & Whitney Opens Tech Engine Parts Facility

Pratt & Whitney's ceramic matrix composites engineering and development facility has created more than 60 jobs in Southern California.

Additive Manufacturing Gains Altitude as Technology Matures

More aerospace companies are looking to exploit the design flexibility, cost efficiency, and greater sustainability delivered by additive manufacturing.

Safran Moves Ahead with SAF Testing For Helicopter Engines

Safran’s helicopter engine division is reporting advances in its adoption of sustainable aviation fuel.

StandardAero Wraps Up Signature's ERO Buy

StandardAero's acquisition of Signature Aviation's engine repair and overhaul business was announced earlier this year.

GE’s Slattery Calls Hydrogen Power the ‘Real Nirvana’

Airlines believe in the “noble cause” of reducing carbon emissions, said GE Aviation CEO John Slattery.

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