Engines

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

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Rolls To Create Composites Center in Bristol, UK

Facility to serve as 'center of excellence' for development of carbon-titanium fan blades

Engines

March 18, 2015

GE Honda Wins FAA Production Certificate for HF120 Engine

Latest certification means that its Burlington, N.C. facility demonstrated the repeated ability to build HF120s to type-design specifications.

Engines

March 18, 2015

Snecma Silvercrest Schedule Slips into 2016

Flight testing taking place in San Antonio, Texas on a Gulfstream flying testbed.

Engines

March 12, 2015

GE To Build Passport Engine at Strother Facility

GE made announcement during a March 9 ceremony attended by Gov. Sam Brownback.

Engines

March 9, 2015

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Airbus In No Rush to Offer Re-engined A380

Even the offer of a new order from Emirates Airline hasn't convinced Airbus of the case for re-engining the A380 superjumbo.

Aircraft

March 9, 2015

Harco and Semco Complete Business Integration

Turbine engine component specialist Harco and electronics group Semco have merged.

Engines

March 4, 2015

Turbomeca Sees Growth in Service Sector

Engine manufacturer feels impact of weaker civil helicopter demand but is proceeding with a 3,000-shp engine program.

Engines

March 3, 2015

GE Starts Ground Testing of CMC Parts on GE9X

Demo engine running in Peebles, Ohio

Engines

March 3, 2015

Timken Reorganizes After Closing Overhaul Business

The Mesa, Ariz. Aerospace Aftermarket division is refocused on parts manufacturing, repair and overhaul.

Engines

March 2, 2015

P&WC Announces Certifications, Deliveries of PW200 and PT6 Derivatives

Pratt & Whitney Canada celebrates new engine certifications and FAST engine diagnostics on AW139.

Engines

March 2, 2015

Dallas Airmotive, H+S Aviation Eye Global Growth

Rotorcraft engines are a significant growth area for BBA Aviation’s engine repair and overhaul facilities.

Engines

March 2, 2015

Return of the Rebuild

The popular Rolls-Royce M250 engine build returns to the Dallas Airmotive booth at Heli-Expo.

Engines

March 2, 2015

Turbomeca Taps Into 3-D Printing for Engine Nozzles

The Arrano and Ardiden 3 turboshafts are Turbomeca’s first to have parts made with additive manufacturing.

Engines

February 27, 2015

Surge in CFM Engine Sales Boost Safran’s Results

2014 saw even stronger sales of the CFM56 and new Leap engines.

Engines

February 25, 2015

TRUEngine Program Surpasses 10,000 Enrollments

The program maintains the engine's residual value by establishing that an engine's content and maintenance history have been verified by GE or CFM.

Engines

February 24, 2015

Rolls-Royce Names AIA's Blakey as North America CEO

Rolls-Royce named Aerospace Industries Association chief and former FAA administrator Marion Blakey to head its North America subsidiary.

Engines

February 24, 2015

PW800 Engines for G500/G600 Get Transport Canada Nod

During testing, the PW800 engines logged more than 3,300 hours, including more than 350 flight hours on P&WC's Boeing 747SP flying testbed.

Engines

February 18, 2015

Snecma and Max Aerospace Form Engine MRO in India

MAEPL will provide maintenance, repair and overhaul for CFM56 airliner engines, as well as for military aircraft turbofans.

Engines

February 16, 2015

Textron Rolls Out First Production Cessna Citation Latitude Jet

Textron Rolls Out First Production Cessna Citation Latitude Jet

Aircraft

January 30, 2015

GE Aviation Begins Flight Trials of Passport Turbofan

To date, the Passport engine has logged more than 750 hours and 300 cycles of testing on the ground.

Engines

January 6, 2015