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HF118 turbofan is now a Honda/GE joint venture

At General Electric, the official corporate slogan is “Imagination at work.” At Honda, it’s “The power of dreams.” The two companies announced last month t

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March 16, 2007

Embraer 170 finally gets FAA, JAA nods

Embraer on February 20 obtained FAA certification and JAA recommendation for its 70- to 78-passenger Model 170 regional twinjet, some 18 months later than

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March 16, 2007

Williams closing in on pair of engine approvals

Williams International of Walled Lake, Mich., expects to receive FAA certification soon for two of its new turbofan engines.

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March 16, 2007

University tests engine noise reduction device

Few sounds are louder than a jet aircraft at takeoff. The decibel level of a climbing jet engine at full power can be higher (140 dB) than that of a

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March 15, 2007

Longer overhaul intervals for Beech 1900D engines

Raytheon Airline Aviation Services and Pratt & Whitney Canada have announced the availability of a 9,000-hour overhaul interval for the PT6A-67D engines in

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February 6, 2007

STC Awarded for Falcon 50 Engine Upgrade

Premier Aircraft of East Alton, Ill., received an STC for its engine upgrade program for the Falcon 50, expected to result in improved performance and bett

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February 2, 2007

Jet-Care updates online service for engine analysis

Jet-Care International has added new features to its engine condition health online (Echo) program to allow operators to identify problems and store data m

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February 2, 2007

Honeywell Rebrands Future Engines

Starting with the new Challenger 300 powerplant, Honeywell will designate all future turbine engines with letters to identify the type of propulsion, such

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February 1, 2007

Pilatus PC-12 and PT6A-60 Subject of NTSB Concern

The NTSB wants the FAA to require Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60 starter-generators to be electrically isolated from the rest of the engine, a modifica

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February 1, 2007

Honeywell expands engine offerings, plans return to helicopter business

Barry Eccleston wants to take Honeywell back into the commercial helicopter business in a big way, while at the same time finding another airframe on which

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February 1, 2007

P&WC ecpects fix for PC-12 engine failures

As Pilatus was celebrating the worldwide fleet of more than 500 Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67B-powered PC-12s surpassing one million flight hours, the engine

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February 1, 2007

Citation Mustang cockpit evolving as G1000 arrives

No doubt many pilots have been asking themselves lately how Garmin has possibly managed to develop an integrated glass cockpit for the Cessna Citation Must

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February 1, 2007

PW307A on target for Falcon 7X, says P&WC

Pratt & Whitney Canada is striving to keep fuel burn on target for its PW307A engine, which will power the Dassault Falcon 7X.

Engines

January 30, 2007

Honeywell studies more-electric engines

One of the technologies that Honeywell says promises to revolutionize aircraft design is something known as “more electric architecture” (MEA).

Engines

January 30, 2007

Production TPE331 Delivered for Re-engined Caravan

Honeywell has delivered the first production TPE331-12JR-701S turboprop powerplant to Aero Twin in Anchorage, Alaska, for its “850 Caravan” re-engine modif

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January 29, 2007

Citation Mustang Engine Reaches Takeoff Thrust

Pratt & Whitney Canada recently reached the rated takeoff thrust of 1,350 pounds in sustained ground runs of its new PW615 turbofan engine, which will

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January 29, 2007