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GKN Spends Big to Chase NetZero Technology Leadership Role

UK aerospace group GKM wants to be a key enabler of the aviation industry's commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Aircraft

June 19, 2023

Spirit To Build Composite Fuselage for Honda's New Light Jet

Spirit is adding to its aerostructures portfolio, which already includes Bombardier's business jets and various Airbus and Boeing airliners.

Aircraft

June 19, 2023

Rolls-Royce To Test New Small Engine

Rolls-Royce's intends its new small gas turbine to power hybrid-electric aircraft being developed for the advanced air mobility sector.

Engines

June 19, 2023

Honeywell APU Upgrade for B737s Lowers CO2 Emissions

A high-efficiency upgrade for auxiliary power units on Boeing 737NG and Max airplanes can lower fuel consumption and emissions by about 2 percent each.

Aircraft

June 19, 2023

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Pratt & Whitney Measures Gas Turbine Emissions With Lasers

Researchers at Virginia Tech and Pratt & Whitney have discovered a new way to measure gas turbine emissions without the need for bulky sensor probes.

Engines

June 19, 2023

Supercomputer Helps GE Aerospace Evaluate Open-fan Engine

GE Aviation is using the Frontier supercomputer to evaluate fluid dynamics of open-fan engines.

Engines

June 19, 2023

Raytheon Hybrid-electric Demo Completes 1st Engine Run

Raytheon is developing a portfolio of sustainable aviation technologies, including the STEP-Tech hybrid-electric propulsion demonstrator.

Engines

June 19, 2023

Aviation Chases Carbon Cutting Quantum Leap

With climate change metrics intensifying, air transport has a mountain to climb to achieve the legally-binding net-zero carbon requirement in 2050.

Aircraft

June 19, 2023

Hydrogen Business Jet Could Turn Private Aviation Green

French start-up Beyond Aero said its hydrogen-fuel-based propulsion system will support range of up to 800 nm while carrying four passengers.

Aircraft

June 19, 2023

F-35 Engine and Power System Upgrades On Course

The U.S. has decided to upgrade the existing F-35 engine to meet future needs rather than buy a new-generation powerplant.

Engines

June 19, 2023

Safran Validates Helicopter Hybrid Propulsion

Safran Helicopter Engines has validated its "eco mode" hybrid helicopter propulsion system for the Airbus Racer.

Engines

June 19, 2023

With the Adaptive-cycle Engine, 'The Great Engine War' Resumes

GE and Pratt & Whitney are fighting for a place on the USAF Next Generation Air Dominance fighter.

Engines

June 18, 2023

MTU Backs Electric Motors for Zero-Emission Flight

Engine maker MTU acquired eMoSys, a German electric motor developer, earlier this year.

Engines

June 18, 2023

Embraer and Nidec Partner on Electric Propulsion Systems

Embraer and Nidec, a Japanese manufacturer of electric motors, will jointly develop propulsion systems for electric aircraft, including Eve's eVTOL.

Aircraft

June 18, 2023

General Atomics Gray Eagle Flies with New Powerplant

The HFE 2.0 engine provides the MQ-1C with more power for both improved performance as well as better reliability.

Engines

June 18, 2023

ATR Touts Strong Growth Prospects

ATR, the Toulouse-based turboprop manufacturer, plans to reveal orders at the Paris Airshow and prove a sustained interest in its regional airframes.

Aircraft

June 18, 2023

Upbeat Engine OEMs Focus on R&D for Tomorrow

As orders pour in for existing engine models, engine OEMs are devoting time and money to developing powerplants for future net-zero airline operations.

Engines

June 17, 2023

CFM Could Spool Up Rise Engine Tech Demonstrator By 2025

The alliance between Safran and GE is ordering hardware to keep up the development pace with the open-fan engine that could power new narrowbody aircraft.

Aircraft

June 17, 2023

Clean Aviation Projects Point to a Hydrogen Regional Airliner

Companies including Honeywell, Textron-subsidiary Pipistrel, Collins and Safran have taken lead roles in multiple European Union-backed developments.

Aircraft

June 14, 2023

Norway's Elfly Launches Noemi All-electric Seaplane

Norwegian start-up Elfly says its all-electric seaplane can meet the country's impending ban on fossil fuel domestic flights.

Aircraft

June 14, 2023