Engines

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

PT6A-114 turboprop engine
Oct 16, 2019 - 7:01 AM
Mapiex Named P&WC’s Central America Designated Maintenance Facility
Mapiex Aviation will provide line maintenance and mobile repair support for 13 PT6 turboprop and turboshaft models operating in seven countries.
Oct 15, 2019 - 1:00 PM
AeroTEC to Convert Rolls-Royce's Latest 747 Testbed
The UK engine company took delivery of the ex-Qantas quadjet at AeroTEC’s Moses Lake test center.
Falcon 6X engine
Oct 3, 2019 - 5:46 AM
First Flight of Dassault-configured PW812D Imminent
The PW812D in Dassault’s specified configuration will take to the air for the first time around the time of the NBAA show.
Rolls-Royce
Oct 1, 2019 - 6:00 AM
Product Support Survey: Engines, Part 3
Two companies shared the top spot this year.
Pearl 15 engine
Sep 23, 2019 - 10:58 AM
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.
Safran, ZF Luftfahrttechnik (ZFL)
Sep 23, 2019 - 9:33 AM
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
Sep 20, 2019 - 10:58 AM
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.
Sep 18, 2019 - 7:51 AM
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.
Sep 11, 2019 - 12:40 PM
ODK To Develop Next-gen Engine for Russian SSBJ
The company expects to have a new engine within five years.
Sep 5, 2019 - 1:19 PM
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.