Content Archive: July 2024

Engines

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

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

Resurgent De Havilland Canada bags sales, launches refurb program

DHC to help streamline fleet planning
De Havilland Canada
Aircraft

New-look GCAP On Course for Next Phase Launch

Global Combat Air Program core platform sports a new look
GCAP consortium’s sixth-generation fighter
Environment

Lilium Expands 'Power-On' Digital Solutions Portfolio

Suite includes digital solutions from Microsoft and GE Aerospace systems
Lilium Power-On digital solutions
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
Regulations and Government

FAA Drafts Order To Update ODA Oversight

Comments on the draft are due October 21
FAA's headquarters building in Washington, D.C.
Aircraft

EnB Air Gives Bell 505 Helicopter a South Korean Debut

It is the first of the model sold to a commercial entity in South Korea
EnB AIR
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
Maintenance and Modifications

Blackhawk Putting More Power in the TBM 700

The new Pratt & Whitney Canada engine will enable performance similar to the TBM 850
TBM 700 C2 airplane