Engines

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

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Garrett/Piedmont Consolidating Engine Work

Over the next couple of months Garrett/Piedmont Hawthorne/Associated will be closing its engine repair facilities in Long Island, N.Y., Columbus, Ohio, and

Engines

April 4, 2007

NTSB Takes Aim at Engine Certification Standards

The simultaneous dual flameout of a Garuda Indonesia Airlines 737 and its subsequent ditching on Jan.

Engines

April 4, 2007

Bizjet completes Spey maintenance event

Tulsa, Okla.-based BizJet International announced the completion of its first Spey midlife event after becoming a Rolls-Royce-authorized overhaul facility.

Engines

April 3, 2007

Elliott Aviation offers Williams-Rolls service

Elliott Aviation of Moline, Ill., has authorization to do full line service and maintenance on the Williams-Rolls FJ44-1A/2C and -2A turbofans used on the

Engines

April 3, 2007

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TFE731 Turbine Disks Might Have To Be Replaced

Of some 3,572 TFE731-2 and -3 engines on U.S.-registered business jets that would have to get their low-pressure turbine stage 1 disks repetitively checked

Engines

April 2, 2007

Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306s under fire, great plains closes

A cooling deficiency in Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW306B turbofan has forced the company to correct and recertify the design after turbine blades showed

Engines

March 28, 2007

Harbin-Embraer sells first ERJ-145s

Harbin-Embraer–the manufacturing joint venture established in January last year by Brazil’s Embraer and AVIC II subsidiaries Harbin Aircraft and Hafei Avia

Engines

March 28, 2007

Fairchild Dornier 328 and 728 get new leases on life

AvCraft CEO Ben Bartel in late January announced the restart of Dornier 328JET production at the company’s plant in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, just outside

Engines

March 28, 2007

Hartzell Competes with Aftermarket Suppliers

Hartzell Propeller introduced its own line of de-ice components to support the entire line of Hartzell propellers.

Engines

March 28, 2007

Engine ready for PiperJet prototype

The first flight-worthy Williams FJ44-3AP engine for the prototype PiperJet has arrived at Piper Aircraft’s factory in Vero Beach, Fla.

Engines

March 27, 2007

Contrail controversy sparks scientific debate

A new NASA study claims that man-made cirrus clouds formed by commercial jet engine exhaust might be responsible for increased surface temperatures detecte

Engines

March 22, 2007

Premier tribunes to offer TFE731 CZIs

Premier Turbines, a division of Dallas Airmotive, has added -20, -40 and -60 models to its TFE731 Core Zone Inspections (CZI) program.

Engines

March 22, 2007

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

Engines

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

Engines

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.

Engines

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

Engines

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

Engines

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

Engines

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

Engines

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

Engines

February 1, 2007

Engines

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

Latest

Garrett/Piedmont Consolidating Engine Work

Over the next couple of months Garrett/Piedmont Hawthorne/Associated will be closing its engine repair facilities in Long Island, N.Y., Columbus, Ohio, and

NTSB Takes Aim at Engine Certification Standards

The simultaneous dual flameout of a Garuda Indonesia Airlines 737 and its subsequent ditching on Jan.

Bizjet completes Spey maintenance event

Tulsa, Okla.-based BizJet International announced the completion of its first Spey midlife event after becoming a Rolls-Royce-authorized overhaul facility.

Elliott Aviation offers Williams-Rolls service

Elliott Aviation of Moline, Ill., has authorization to do full line service and maintenance on the Williams-Rolls FJ44-1A/2C and -2A turbofans used on the

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TFE731 Turbine Disks Might Have To Be Replaced

Of some 3,572 TFE731-2 and -3 engines on U.S.-registered business jets that would have to get their low-pressure turbine stage 1 disks repetitively checked

Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306s under fire, great plains closes

A cooling deficiency in Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada’s PW306B turbofan has forced the company to correct and recertify the design after turbine blades showed

Harbin-Embraer sells first ERJ-145s

Harbin-Embraer–the manufacturing joint venture established in January last year by Brazil’s Embraer and AVIC II subsidiaries Harbin Aircraft and Hafei Avia

Fairchild Dornier 328 and 728 get new leases on life

AvCraft CEO Ben Bartel in late January announced the restart of Dornier 328JET production at the company’s plant in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, just outside

Hartzell Competes with Aftermarket Suppliers

Hartzell Propeller introduced its own line of de-ice components to support the entire line of Hartzell propellers.

Engine ready for PiperJet prototype

The first flight-worthy Williams FJ44-3AP engine for the prototype PiperJet has arrived at Piper Aircraft’s factory in Vero Beach, Fla.

Contrail controversy sparks scientific debate

A new NASA study claims that man-made cirrus clouds formed by commercial jet engine exhaust might be responsible for increased surface temperatures detecte

Premier tribunes to offer TFE731 CZIs

Premier Turbines, a division of Dallas Airmotive, has added -20, -40 and -60 models to its TFE731 Core Zone Inspections (CZI) program.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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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A cooling deficiency in Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW306B turbofan has forced the company to correct and recertify the design after turbine blades showed