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

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Safran shifting its focus to ‘more-electric’ technology

French aerospace conglomerate Safran (Booth No.
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Testbed Problems Add To A400M Delay

The Europrop TP400 engine that has been fitted to a C-130 testbed at Cambridge, UK, by Marshall Aerospace ran at full power for the first time last week.
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Transatlantic Flight Proves Value of 50Dash4

Premier Aircraft said a recent transatlantic flight by a Falcon 50 modified with the company’s 50Dash4 performance upgrade demonstrated a quicker takeoff a
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FAA Issues Proposed AD To Prevent JT15D Flameouts

The FAA and Pratt & Whitney Canada believe they have found the cause of three high-altitude double engine flameouts on Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5-power
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P&WC and Eclipse Probing PW610F Carbon Concern

Pratt & Whitney Canada, manufacturer of the PW610F engine that powers the Eclipse 500 very light jet, and Eclipse Aviation are jointly investigating th
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Standard Aero Breaks Ground on new CF34 Facility

Turbine engine overhauler Standard Aero on Thursday celebrated the ground-breaking of a new 80,000-sq-ft facility at its Winnipeg, Canada headquarters.
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Jet-Care's engine-monitor program goes online

Increased use of the Internet and software improvements have made Jet-Care International’s engine condition health online (Echo) program more user-friendly
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Pilot Report: Flying a Walter-powered Beech King Air C90

I recently had the chance to fly one of the King Air C90s re-engined with two Walter M601E-11s
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GKN delivers APB winglets

GKN Aerospace has delivered Blended Winglets for 767-300ER aircraft to Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) for certification flight tests in support of launch c
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Dallas Airmotive revs up Florida engine shop

On September 4 Dallas Airmotive officially opens its regional turbine engine shop in Boynton Beach, Fla., just south of West Palm Beach.
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After two decades of study, Pratt’s PW1000G takes flight

Pratt & Whitney passed one of the most important milestones in its long history as the much-heralded PurePower PW1000G took to the skies last month.
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GE Finalizes Walter Engines Acquisition

Almost a year after first unveiling the deal, GE Aviation last month announced the completion of its acquisition of Prague, Czech Republic-based turboprop
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GE Honda Gearing Up for HF120 Certification

GE Honda Aero Engines has built and tested eight HF120 engine cores and eight turbofan engine configurations to prepare for formal certification testing la
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GE/P&W GP7200 To Debut on Emirates A380

The first GP7200-powered Airbus A380 will enter service with Emirates on August 1 on a flight from Dubai to New York City.
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GE challenging P&WC PT6 t-prop

The significance of General Electric’s purchase of Walter Aircraft Engines last year has only recently become evident.
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MTU PARTNERS WITH General Electric

Germany’s MTU Aero Engines has taken an 18 percent stake in the GE38 turboshaft engine powering the Sikorsky CH-53 Super Stallion heavylift helicopter, mar
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Snecma Seals Bahrain Deal

Snecma Services has signed a three-year maintenance contract with privately-owned Bahrain Air to support the CFM56-5A engines that power the carrier’s flee
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Europrop finally lays to rest A400M compressor problems

Powering the A400M was always going to be a challenge, requiring the development of the Western world’s biggest turboprop, the 11,000-shp TP400-D6, and int
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International Aero Engines Nabs Hainan Order

International Aero Engines has been awarded a follow-on order from Hainan Airlines for V2500 engines to power 13 Airbus A320s.
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CFM partners renew vows, launch Leap-X

CFM International partners General Electric and Snecma have extended their successful 34-year partnership until 2040 and revealed plans to develop an all-n
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Rolls considers keeping 747 for future engine trials

The success of Rolls-Royce’s flight test program for the Boeing 787’s Trent 1000 engine has led it to consider retaining the Boeing 747 it acquired for the
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Russia’s powerplant makers showing newfound ambition

Russia’s aircraft engine manufacturers are trying to make up ground lost to Western rivals through a comprehensive process of consolidation and restructuri
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Rolls seeks cold cash for hot new core

One of the biggest problems for those designing the next generation of unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs) is how to define, choose and incorporate a powe
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Rolls bids to power new MS-21 airliner

Russian airframer Irkut wants Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney to bid against each other with Russian partners in the tender to provide a powerplant for
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IAE celebrates 25 years in biz, braces for bumpy ride ahead

International Aero Engines comes to Farnborough celebrating the 25th anniversary of the landmark deal on March 11, 1983, between Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitn
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GTF speeds toward date with the A340

Pratt & Whitney passes one of the most important milestones in its long history as the much-heralded Geared Turbofan engine takes to the skies this month.
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Williams fires up FJ44-3 version

Williams International today will formally unveil its latest and most powerful turbofan, the 3,000-lb-thrust FJ44-3, a pair of which will power Cessna’s ne
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Honeywell's 731-50 is a low-risk venture

Honeywell launched the new TFE731-50 engine here in Orlando on Sunday evening, offering up to 4,900 lb of takeoff thrust and featuring integrated nacelle a
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Rolls-Royce shuffles the top of exec deck

Rolls-Royce North America has strengthened and reorganized the management of its Corporate Aircraft division.
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P&WC's president has diversified view

After four months on the job as president of Pratt & Whitney Canada, Alain Bellemare intends to guide a company that becomes increasingly global in nature