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News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.
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P&WC engine for Columbus shares GTF core
The in-development geared turbofan (GTF) has been attracting most of the headlines at engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney lately, and it does indeed pr
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Boeing Reveals Plans for Upgraded 737
Boeing yesterday announced a series of planned improvements to its 737 line the company says will result in a 2-percent decrease in fuel burn and a marked
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NTSB: Multiple Lapses Cited in 2007 American Airlines Engine Fire
An unapproved and improper procedure was used by mechanics to manually start the left engine on an American Airlines jetliner.
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TCM Flies Bonanza on Unleaded Aviation Fuel
With pressure increasing on the Environmental Protection Agency to mandate elimination of tetraethyl lead from avgas, Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) has
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Bombardier vindicated by first C Series order
Bombardier finally received its long-awaited first order from Deutsche Lufthansa for its C Series airliners, the Canadian manufacturer announced last month
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CFM Bets on Composites for Advanced Turbofan
Engine maker CFM has chosen sides in the debate between proponents and opponents to composite materials on turbofan moving parts by introducing fibers wove
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Pratt Flies Advantage70 Upgrade
Pratt & Whitney’s PW4000 Advantage70 engine this week completed its first flight aboard an Air Comet A330-200 in Toulouse, France, the company announce
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GE Moving Ahead on Ceramic Engine Components
GE Aviation is pushing the engine design envelope with flight testing of ceramic composite com
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Business Aviation Turbine Technology
Turbofan engine makers active in business aviation– such as General Electric, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Rolls-Royce and Snecma– all have their han
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Business Aviation Turbine Technology
It seems unlikely that new engine architectures such as the geared turbofan or the open rotor will make it to business aviation in the near or even mid ter
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Rolls Lauches RR500 Turboshaft
Rolls-Royce last month launched the RR500 turboshaft, a 475-shp derivative of the RR300 that powers the in-development Robinson R66.
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P&WC gains big contracts for engine maintenance
With multiple signings announced at Heli-Expo, Pratt & Whitney Canada is ensuring a stronger aftermarket share in the engine maintenance and service segmen
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P&WC Sees Flat Demand for New Engines
Despite announcing last week that it is laying off 10 percent of its 10,000-strong global workforce because of global recession, aircraft engine manufactur
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Air France GP7200-Powered A380 Takes First Flight
The first Air France Airbus A380 powered with Engine Alliance GP7200 engines successfully completed a four-hour inaugural test flight from Airbus’s Toulous
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Rolls-Royce Working On More Thrust for Falcon SMS
Rolls-Royce hinted at a size increase for the still-under-wraps Falcon SMS super-midsize business jet, revealing it received a higher thrust requirement fr
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China/Embraer Negotiations ‘Ongoing’
Embraer last month said it has received no indication that a Chinese government recommendation to its airlines to cancel or delay delivery of aircraft sche
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Eclipse 500 Operators Disagree with FAA on Carbon AD
When it issued Eclipse 500 Airworthiness Directive 2008-24-07, which becomes effective today, the FAA asked for comments from operators.
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Embraer Studies Chinese Market for RJs
Embraer released its first market outlook dedicated to the Chinese market at Airshow China 2008 in the People’s Republic of China.
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PW600 Test Cell Facility Opens in Tennessee
StandardAero in late September concluded a shakedown run of the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW600 at the company’s new test cell facility in Maryville, Tenn
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GE Honda nearing HF120 certification
GE Honda Aero Engines said it is releasing hardware designs and receiving manufactured hardware for its first HF120 development engine, in preparation for
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U.S. and Canada Certify PW617F
The FAA and Transport Canada last month granted type certification for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F, which powers the Embraer Phenom 100 very ligh
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NTSB Recommends Urgent PW2037 Inspections
Operators of Pratt & Whitney PW2037 engines will have to increase inspection of second-stage high-pressure turbine (HPT) hubs if the FAA accepts two NTSB r
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PW617 Gets FAA, TC Approval
The FAA and Transport Canada have granted type certification to the latest version of Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW600 family, the PW617F that powers Emb
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GE Honda nearing HF120 certification
GE Honda Aero Engines said it is releasing hardware designs and receiving manufactured hardware for its first HF120 development engine, in preparation for
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P&WC expands engine offerings
Pratt & Whitney Canada’s prospects in the business jet and general aviation markets remain bright despite the air of economic uncertainty stemming from the
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Honeywell loading up on 10K engine technology
While most of the activity at Honeywell’s Phoenix-based engines division continues to focus on evolutionary improvements to its in-production turbine engin
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Despite design milestones, Snecma still seeks Silvercrest launch platform
Snecma remains “very satisfied” with the performance of its Silvercrest core engine demonstration program despite its failure to secure a launch platform f
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HF120 advances toward FAA tests
GE Honda Aero Engines has started building the first HF120 engine for FAA certification testing scheduled to begin early next year.
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Latest acquisitions boost GE’s presence in GA sector
Brad Mottier, general manager of GE Aviation’s newly formed business and general aviation division (B&GA), outlined the genesis, philosophy and goals of th
