Engines
News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.
Engines
Aero-Dienst Marks 30-year Legacy with Pratt & Whitney Canada
Aero-Dienst has played a significant role in advancing engine technology over three decades
Airlines
JSX Plans To Add 300+ Hybrid-electric Aircraft to Fleet
Operator currently flies 48 Embraer ERJ-145 regional jets
Environment
GE Now Counts 10 Engines Tested on 100% SAF
Engines power a range of commercial, military, and business aviation aircraft
Maintenance and Modifications
Embraer's OGMA Gears Up for GTF Repairs
The facility expects to induct its first GTF engine in April
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Marks PT6’s Diamond Anniversary
The versatile turboprop has amassed more than 500 million flight hours
Environment
EcoPulse Demonstrator Makes First Hybrid-electric Flight
The technology demonstrator that flew last week is a converted TBM900 aircraft
Rotorcraft
Brazil's Omni Will Add Three AW189 Helicopters to Fleet
Omni Helicopter International is mainly active in South America's offshore oil and gas sector
Engines
Rolls-Royce To Exit Electrical Propulsion Business
The aircraft engine maker is looking for buyers for its Electrical division
Rotorcraft
Konner Appoints Distributor for Ultralight Helicopters
The Italian company is displaying its K-1 and K-2 models at this week's European Rotors show
Environment
Azul Plans To Electrify Caravan Fleet with Surf Air
Brazilian airline seeks to convert 27 Cessna Caravans to electric power
Engines
Spanish Airline Commits To Operating Electric Aircraft
The regional airline will buy 10 electric propulsion conversion kits
Airlines
Airbus Lands More Orders For A350 Airliners
Emirates Airlines will add 15 more of the long-haul widebody jets to its fleet
Aircraft
Schubeler To Provide Propulsion Systems for Bellwether eVTOLs
Companies have collaborated on Bellwether's Antelope and will work on the Oryx
Engines
Air Arabia Orders 240 Leap-1A Engines
Leap engines have logged 40 million flight hours and 18 million cycles
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Engines
Airlines Driving White-hot Widebody Engine Market
Rolls-Royce is ready for increased production as orders heat up
Airlines
AirBaltic Places Firm Order for Thirty A220-300s
The first Airbus A220-300 delivery will happen in 2026
Engines
MTU Steps Up Work on Fuel Cells and Water-Enhanced Turbofan
Key objectives are to support new narrowbody airliners by the mid-2030s and larger aircraft by 2050
Engines
Rolls-Royce Completes 100 Percent SAF Testing for In-production Engines
Rolls also completed testing on UltraFan demonstrator
Engines
CFM Boosts Leap Engine Support with Abu Dhabi Shop
The engine maker has fixes for Leap engine durability issues as Middle East fleet increases
Maintenance and Modifications
Sanad Completes MRO Process on First Leap Engine for Flydubai
CFM holds a worldwide backlog of more than 10,000 Leap engines
Engines
GE Receives Grant To Develop Hybrid Fuel Cell Engine
Combining fuel cells and SAF could accelerate decarbonization efforts
Engines
Ontic Assumes Manufacture, Support of Honeywell TRAS
California-headquartered supplier to expand site in Staverton, UK
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada Achieves Major Milestones in 2023
PWC has notched 1 billion flight hours on its aero engines
Engines
Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X Engine Passes 2,000 Hours
First flight test example is being prepared for test before year-end
Fuel
Embraer 100% SAF Tests Presented Challenges
The test flights involved a year of preparation and many partnerships
Engines
EcoPulse Readies for First Electric Flight
The EcoPulse technology demonstrator has hitherto only flown on turboprop power
Fuel
Embraer Flies Phenom 300E, Praetor 600 on 100% SAF
Engine performance on SAF matched that of Jet-A
Engines
Hartzell Touts Carbon Fiber Prop Systems
Also showing a five-blade carbon fiber swept prop for King Air 250s
Engines
Tackling Thrust-reverser Corrosion—Once and For All
QTA has developed corrosion-resistant thrust-reverser doors for the HTF7000
