Engines

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

Engines

GE Catalyst Turbine Prepping for Year-end Approval

Certification testing is set to be complete in the third quarter
GE Catalyst engine
Engines

H3 Dynamics Will Provide Hydrogen Fuel Cells For Lyte VTOL Aircraft

The companies will also work to install hydrogen electrolyzers at airports to produce the fuel
Lyte Aviation LA-44 VTOL aircraft
Engines

GKN Develops Electric Aircraft Wiring With Vaeridion and H55

Vaeridion is developing a nine-passenger "Microliner" to connect smaller cities
Vaeridion Microliner electric regional airliner
Engines

Tough Challenges Call For Bold Technology Advances

Whether its for airliners or fighters, companies are making big investments in R&D
Engineers at the RTX Technology Research Center test STEP-Tech propulsors
Environment

Sigma Air Mobility Teams with VoltAero on Dual-Fuel Powered Fleet

Cassio 330 hybrid-electric aircraft is "halfway" to certification, VoltAero says
VoltAero’s full-scale Cassio 330 hybrid-electric aircraft model
Airlines

EVA Air Selects GEnx Engines to Power Additional Boeing 787s

The Taiwanese airline already operates 15 GEnx-powered 787s
GE Aerospace’s GEnx-1B engines
Engines

Magnet Schultz Unveils First EN9100-Certified Solenoid Valve

New valve regulates hydrogen gas flow in aerospace applications
Magnet Schultz EN9100 compact hydrogen flow control valve
Engines

ITP Aero UK Readies Delivery of First GTF Combustor

Full-scale production will start in 2025
ITP Aero Hucknall plant
Aircraft

Farnborough Order Flow Remains Tepid

OEMs disclose modest orders for airliners and engines
Qatar Airways Dreamliner at Farnborough Airshow 2024
Environment

Engine Maker Continental Signs Sustainability Pact

The new agreement will bring the company into the alternative power realm
Engines

ITP Aero Reaps Growth From New Engine Platform Roles

Former Rolls-Royce engines and components subsidiary expands its horizons
ITP Aero engine manufacturing and maintenace
Engines

Tata Applies AI and Quantum Computing to Crack Tough Aerospace Challenges

India-based group expands its work with Rolls-Royce on hydrogen fuel systems
Rolls-Royce work on hydrogen propulsion
Rotorcraft

Airbus Helo Teams with P&WC, Collins on Hybrid H145

The PioneerLab is expected to test fly hybrid propulsion in 2027
Airbus Helicopters PioneerLab (Photo: Airbus Helicopters)
Engines

Safran Will Provide Electrical Power for Boeing's X-66 Flight Demonstrator

NASA-backed program is exploring technology for next-generation single-aisle airliners
Boeing's X-66 technology demonstrator for NASA
Aircraft

Asian Sales Group Plans to Buy VoltAero Cassio Hybrid-Electric Aircraft

Global Sky signed a memorandum of understanding for 15 of the five- to 12-seat aircraft
VoltAero at Farnborough 2024
Engines

F135 Engine Core Upgrade Clears Design Review

F135 engine upgrade restores service life and meets future power demands
F-35
Environment

GKN Aerospace Launches H2FlyGHT

£44 million project plans 2-megawatt cryogenic hydrogen-electric propulsion
GKN H2FlyGHT
Engines

Airbus, Pratt & Whitney’s GTF Engine Secure New Orders

Several A320neo customers chose RTX’s Pratt & Whitney GTF engines
Pratt Whitney GTF
Engines

GE Aerospace and ORNL Expand Supercomputing Partnership

Oak Ridge National Lab helps GE with engine simulations
Engines

Preliminary Design Complete for SWITCH Hybrid-Electric Powertrain

RTX companies Pratt & Whitney and Collins are working with multiple partners on EU-funded work
SWITCH technology demonstrator
Engines

Magnet Unveils First EN9100-Certified Solenoid Valve

Magnet Schultz claims to bee UK's leading authority on applications
Magnet Schultz EN9100 compact hydrogen flow control valve
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Notes 60 Years as PT6 Service Provider

The ubiquitous turboprop engine family has racked up half a billion flying hours
StandardAero's turboprop center of excellence for turboprop engine MRO in Summerside, PEI, Canada
Engines

Triumph Wins F404 Auxiliary Gearbox Contract from GE Aerospace

Work will be performed at Triumph’s U.S. facility in Michigan
Engines

Rolls-Royce Reports Progress with Pearl 10X Engine

Manufacturer says early operations with the Pearl 700 turbofans on the Gulfstream G700 are "flawless"
Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X engine
Engines

Hanwha Showcases Indigenous Fighter Engine

The new engine is being developed for later rpoduction KF-21 fighters and potential UCAV projetcs
Hanwha fighter engine
Engines

ZeroAvia's Hydrogen Powertrain Attracts New Applications

Hydrogen fuel cell systems, power electronics, and electric motors are on display at Farnborough show
ZeroAvia's hydrogen propulsion technology for aircraft
Aircraft

Eve Adds Funding and Partners to eVTOL Aircraft Program

The Embraer spin-off now has cash runway to support work through 2027
Eve Air Mobility uncrewed eVTOL prototype
Engines

GE and Kratos Pursue Affordable Small Turbofans

The partners look to capture a share of the burgeoning market for “affordable mass” engines
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions president and CEO Eric DeMarco and GE Aerospace Defense and Systems president and CEO Amy Gowder
Maintenance and Modifications

Bain Forecasts MRO Pain

Increased productivity, capacity and M&A seen as solutions
MRO demand outpaces capacity increase
Engines

Jekta and ZeroAvia Team to Develop Hydrogen-Powered Seaplane

Hydrogen-electric PHA-ZE 100 features quadruple the range of the battery-powered model
Jekta's PHA-ZE 100 amphibious aircraft