Engines

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

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Safran Developing New Turboprop Engine for Unmanned Market

Safran's new unmanned turboprop engine will fly up to 45,000 feet and produce fewer emissions

Engines

September 23, 2019

Rolls-Royce Pearl 15 Wins Transport Canada Approval

The Rolls-Royce Pearl 15 engine for the Bombardier Global 5500 and 6500 has received Transport Canada certification.

Engines

September 23, 2019

Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Issues Linger

Rolls-Royce warned that reaching the target of fewer than 10 AOGs is now delayed to the second quarter of 2020.

Engines

September 20, 2019

Safran and Boeing Jointly Invest In Battery Specialist EPS

The investment by Safran and Boeing in EPS is expected to improve production rates and costs for electric batteries to power aircraft.

Engines

September 18, 2019

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ODK To Develop Next-gen Engine for Russian SSBJ

The company expects to have a new engine within five years.

Engines

September 11, 2019

Can a New Generation of Electric Aircraft Provide the Spark to Regenerate Aviation?

More than 150 new aircraft, most of them electrically-powered and many of them to be flown autonomously, are vying to radically reshape aviation's future.

Aircraft

September 5, 2019

Aviadvigatel Mulls Higher-thrust PD-14s To Replace PS-90A

The Russian engine maker has engaged in talks with four domestic airframers over potential applications.

Engines

August 19, 2019

Pilatus Tests PC-12s with Autothrottle, EEC

Pilatus Aircraft appears to be working on an upgrade to its PC-12 turboprop single that entails a higher-power engine and electronically controlled prop.

Aircraft

August 17, 2019

Kremlin To Invest $3 Billion in 35-tonne Turbofan for Il-96, CR929

The Aviadvigatel PD-35 ranks as the largest turbofan every conceived in Russia.

Engines

August 14, 2019

Russia Relaunches Production of Engine Cores for the MiG-31

The Perm Motor Works is building new hot-section components to allow the overhaul of engines to keep the MiG-31 fleet flying until 2035.

Engines

August 13, 2019

JSSI Looks To Strengthen Its Latin American Reach

The Chicago-based business aircraft support services firm has created JSSI Latin America, headquartered in Mexico City.

Aircraft

August 9, 2019

Rolls Trent 1000 Fixes Progressing, Though Problems Persist

The UK engine maker has cut the loss per large engine sold to £1.3 million.

Engines

August 6, 2019

Boeing 777X First Flight Delayed Until 2020

Efforts continue at GE to solve premature wear condition involving the GE9X’s compressor.

Aircraft

July 24, 2019

XTI Selects GE Catalyst for TriFan's Hybrid Core

GE Aviation's Catalyst turboprop engine gives TriFan 600 the power it will need at altitude, XTI Aircraft says.

Aircraft

July 23, 2019

Safran Urges Russia to Make Substitutes for U.S. Engine Parts

A deal to swap vendors for the PowerJet SaM146 could extend to CFM International engines.

Engines

July 22, 2019

Ampaire Plans To Electrify Caravan, Twin Otter

Ampaire plans to offer hybrid electric power for Cessna Caravan, Twin Otter

Engines

July 22, 2019

Textron Aviation Puts Large-cabin Hemisphere 'On Hold'

Safran's progress on fixing Hemisphere's Silvercrest engine doesn't satisfy the Cessna Citation airframer.

Aircraft

July 17, 2019

Rolls-Royce Allots More Hybrid-electric Resources to Germany

The UK engine maker is teaming with the state of Brandenburg to create a regional ecosystem for hybrid- electric power and propulsion activities.

Engines

July 8, 2019

Rolls-Royce Lines Up Greener Future With UltraFan

Rolls-Royce is investing heavily in its UltraFan and the Advance technology program so it can be ready for airframers' next gen aircraft.

Engines

June 20, 2019

Thailand Signs Up for Rolls T56 Engine Upgrade

Upgrading the engines of the Royal Thai Air Force's Hercules will help them serve until at least 2040.

Engines

June 19, 2019