Engines

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

Grand Caravan EX
July 20, 2021, 7:30 AM

Surf Air Mobility Bets Big on Hybrid-electric Caravan

Surf Air Mobility plans to STC an electric-hybrid powertrain for its newly ordered fleet of Cessna Grand Caravan EXs.

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Jun 21, 2021 - 12:25 PM
Jet East, TES Partner on APU, Engine AOG Services
The partnership gives Jet East access to Turbine Engine Specialists' rental bank of Honeywell 36-100 and 36-150 APUs.
XTI TriFan 600
Jun 15, 2021 - 11:58 AM
XTI Partners With Xeriant To Develop TriFan VTOL
XTI believes its fixed-wing, ducted fan VTOL aircraft will be bought by operators currently using existing business aircraft and helicopters.
Jun 14, 2021 - 11:44 AM
GE, Safran Launch Green Open-rotor Engine Development
The CFM Rise program aims to achieve a 20 percent improvement in fuel burn and emissions by 2035.
Airbus Zero E
Jun 14, 2021 - 11:43 AM
Airbus Starts Work on Hydrogen Fuel Tanks for Airliners
Airbus has set up Zero Emissions Development Centers in France and Germany to develop cryogenic hydrogen fuel tanks for its planned Zero E airliners.
Jun 9, 2021 - 8:40 AM
Safran Arrano Helicopter Engine Gets FAA Nod
Safran Arrano engine approval brings FAA certification closer for Airbus Helicopters H160.
Jun 3, 2021 - 2:36 PM
Russia Readies Indigenous PD-8 for Superjet Re-engining
United Engine Corporation has assembled the first PD-8 engine core.
Rolls-Royce test
Jun 3, 2021 - 9:20 AM
Rolls Starts Testing New Hybrid-electric Propulsion System
Testing begins on the first elements of Rolls-Royce’s 2.5-megawatt Power Generation System 1.
Deutsche Aircraft
Jun 1, 2021 - 1:08 PM
Garmin to Provide Avionics For Converted D328eco Airliner
Deutsche Aircraft's D328eco regional airliner will have new Pratt & Whitney PW127S engines running on sustainable aviation fuel, and Garmin G5000 avionics.
Rolls-Royce has successfully tested 100 percent SAF in its Trent and Pearl engines.
Jun 1, 2021 - 8:32 AM
OEMs All in on SAF Development
Of all sustainability efforts underway, SAF appears to hold the most immediate promise of curbing CO2.
Bye Aerospace eFlyer 800
May 28, 2021 - 9:00 AM
Electric Business Aircraft Development 'Creeping Up'
Between flight shaming and corporate clients interested in leaving a smaller carbon footprint, the push for electric aircraft is likely here to stay.