Engines

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

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Safran Gets €500 Million Loan for Clean Engine Development

The European Investment Bank will make available a 10-year credit line to Safran for the development of environmentally friendly engine technology.

Engines

March 4, 2021

Hydrogen Pioneers Step Up Plans to Convert Regional Airliners

Universal Hydrogen is finalizing the design of its hydrogen powertrain and has forged a fuel supply agreement with new investors Plug Power.

Engines

March 3, 2021

NASA Calls for Proposals for Electrified Powerplants

Deadline for submitting proposals to NASA for Electrified Aircraft Propulsion (EAP) technologies set for April 20.

Engines

February 26, 2021

Automated Data Systems Extend Engine TBOs for Citations

Data acquisition and recording systems from Latitude Technologies are helping operators of older Cessna Citations extend engine overhaul intervals.

Avionics

February 25, 2021

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FAA Issues Emergency AD To Inspect PW4000-112 Fan Blades

The interim order by U.S. authorities to inspect all Pratt & Whitney PW4000-112s applies to some 125 Boeing 777s.

Aircraft

February 24, 2021

Rolls-Royce Opens Savannah Engine Support Facility

Rolls-Royce's customer support facility is adjacent to the new Gulfstream Service Center East.

Engines

February 24, 2021

Lessons to Be Learned From Engine Failure On a United Airlines Boeing 777 Flight

Lessons to Be Learned From Engine Failure On a United Airlines Boeing 777 Flight

Aircraft

February 24, 2021

Investigators Find Metal Fatigue in UAL 777’s Failed Engine

NTSB chairman Robert Sumwalt said that a fan blade from the PW4000 that failed in-flight on February 20 showed so-called "beach" marks.

Aircraft

February 23, 2021

Dutch Authorities Probing Inflight Failure of Another PW4000

An inflight engine failure suffered by a cargo 747-400 involved a smaller version of the PW4000 that failed over Colorado on February 20.

Aircraft

February 22, 2021

Boeing 777s Powered by PW4000s Grounded Worldwide

Following the grounding of all 32 of the suspect 777s in operation in Japan, the FAA ordered immediate or “stepped up” inspection of 24 airplanes at UAL.

Aircraft

February 22, 2021

NTSB Prepares To Analyze Debris from United 777 Engine Failure

The uncontained failure of a Pratt & Whitney PW4077 forces a United Airlines 777-200 to return to Denver.

Airlines

February 21, 2021

Surf Air Mobility Acquiring Electric Aviation Pioneer Ampaire

The company will offer its hybrid-electric retrofits to operators of existing aircraft such as the Twin Otter and Grand Caravan, as well as for new models.

Aircraft

February 18, 2021

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

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