Engines

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

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StandardAero To Acquire Signature's Engine Repair Biz

Under a definitive agreement, StandardAero will pay $230 million for Signature Aviation's engine repair and overhaul business.

Engines

February 17, 2021

Electric Miniliner Concept Could Connect Smaller Communities

Slovenian electric aircraft pioneer Pipistrel is working on plans for a 20-seat regional airliner that would need no more than 3,280 feet of runway.

Aircraft

February 12, 2021

With Catalyst Progress, Textron Plans Cessna Denali First Flight

GE Aviation begins ground testing of engine that will power the turboprop single.

Aircraft

February 12, 2021

Rolls-Royce Runs 100% SAF on Pearl 700 Bizjet Engine

Rolls-Royce has successfully conducted its first tests on a business jet engine using 100 percent SAF.

Engines

February 1, 2021

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GKN Leads Hydrogen Propulsion Plan For Sub-Regional Aircraft

GKN and other UK partners have received government backing for their H2GEAR hydrogen propulsion system that could eventually power larger airliners.

Engines

January 28, 2021

Pratt ‘Flips’ Frontier Airlines with GTF Order

Frontier Airlines chooses Pratt & Whitney PW1100Gs to power 134 Airbus jets scheduled for first delivery next year.

Airlines

January 26, 2021

Rolls Considers Need To ‘Re-phase’ UltraFan Development

UK engine maker Rolls-Royce will reassess the pace of engine development once it completes testing of its UltraFan.

Engines

January 4, 2021

French Innovator Pushes Reboot of Propulsion Architecture

Conseil et Technique believes it can make electric power work for airliners by moving propulsion hardware off wings and to the rear of the fuselage.

Engines

December 29, 2020

New FlightData Feature Enables Automatic Reporting

Aerocor's new FlightData automatic reporting feature will allow operators of certain aircraft to share data with three third-party providers.

Engines

December 29, 2020

Rolls-Royce's Virtual Reality Jet Engine Familiarization Class is Pandemic-ready

Rolls-Royce's Virtual Reality Jet Engine Familiarization Class is Pandemic-ready

Training and Workforce

December 21, 2020

Faradair's BEHA Hybrid Aircraft Boosted By Partnerships

Honeywell, MagniX, Cambridge Consultants and Nova Systems named as program partners for Faradair's Bio Electric Hybrid Aircraft.

Aircraft

December 17, 2020

Airbus Unveils ‘Podded’ Engine Design for ZEROe Program

A new design featuring six eight-bladed pods mounted beneath the aircraft wing represents Airbus’s latest effort to “scale up” hydrogen-powered engines.

Aircraft

December 15, 2020

IAE, MTU Sign 11-Year Deal for PW1100G Maintenance

MTU says its new contract with IAE covering the A320neo’s engine sends a “clear and strong signal” of its commitment to the PW1100G.

Engines

December 10, 2020

StandardAero Marks Milestones, Sees Strong Activity

MRO provider StandardAero noted milestones specific to its engine overhaul business for the TFE731 and HTF7000.

Engines

December 3, 2020

50,000th Pratt PT6 Engine Rolls Off Production Line

The 50,000th PT6 turboprop engine has rolled off the production line, while the engine fleet has logged more than 410 million hours.

Engines

December 3, 2020

EAP Sees Double-digit Enrollment, Engine Growth

Engine Assurance Program said the majority of its new enrollments are from first-time aircraft owners.

Engines

December 2, 2020

Honeywell Bullish on Bizav Post-Covid

The company anticipates a return to growth of business aviation around 2022 and is developing new products to serve a growing market.

Aircraft

December 2, 2020

Rolls-Royce To Begin Unblended SAF Tests

Rolls-Royce is launching testing of 100 percent SAF in one of its Trent engines.

Engines

November 24, 2020

Now on Flying Testbed, GE Catalyst Nears Ground Testing

GE Aviation expects to begin ground testing of the Catalyst turboprop engine on a King Air flying test bed in early December.

Aircraft

November 23, 2020

Embraer and Energy Group EDP Team on Electric Aircraft

Energy group EDP is acquiring energy storage and battery charging technologies that will support Embraer's light electric aircraft program.

Engines

November 20, 2020