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

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Faradair's Hybrid Electric Aircraft Finds Fresh Impetus in New Duxford Home

After almost abandoning the UK for the U.S., Faradair is staying on home turf to step up plans to get its BEHA hybrid-electric to market by 2024.

Aircraft

September 1, 2020

FAA Proposes Penalty Against Bluefin for Illegal Charter

The FAA is alleging that Bluefin Aviation Services conducted at least 26 illegal for-hire flights in a Cessna 402B.

Engines

August 28, 2020

Rolls-Royce Considers Shedding Its ITP Aero Unit

As ITP Aero weighs on Rolls-Royce, the UK engine maker considers its divestiture.

Engines

August 27, 2020

Hartzell Engine Tech Receives FAA ODA Approval

Hartzell Engine Technologies said FAA Organization Designation Authorization enables it to bring new products to market faster and at a lower cost.

Engines

August 26, 2020

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Self-charging Diamond Batteries Set To Power Aircraft

NDB says its self-charging nano diamond batteries will be far more efficient than current technologies and will not require any supporting infrastructure.

Engines

August 25, 2020

Honeywell Gains FAA Nod for 3D-printed Flight-critical Part

Honeywell said the approval marks a step forward in the fast-growing 3D printing field.

Engines

August 20, 2020

Rolls-Royce To Shutter Virginia Engine Components Plant

Rolls-Royce citied the economic downfall from Covid-19 for its decision to shutter operations at its commercial aircraft components plant in Virginia.

Engines

August 17, 2020

MTU Teams with DLR To Advance Hydrogen Fuel Cells

MTU Aero Engines and Germany's DLR aerospace research center intend to flight test a hydrogen-powered version of a Dornier Do228 aircraft.

Aircraft

August 13, 2020

Rolls-Royce Finds New Wear Problems with Trent XWB-84

Premature wear on Rolls-Royce XWB-84 engines powering Airbus A350s appears unrelated to the long-standing problems associated with the Trent 1000.

Engines

August 11, 2020

QTA Delivers 200th Composite Jet Engine Inner Barrel

Quiet Technology Aerospace has delivered its 200th inlet cowl upgrade that features a carbon-fiber replacement inner barrel.

Engines

August 11, 2020

MagniX Sees Regional Operators as Electric Aviation Pioneers

Electric propulsion specialist MagniX is stepping up flight testing of electric versions of the Cessna Caravan and DHC-2 Beaver.

Aircraft

August 10, 2020

StandardAero Launches Bizjet Engine Trading Division

The company has formed a business unit to support operators with comprehensive engine trading solutions to help extend lifecycles for legacy bizjets.

Aircraft

August 5, 2020

Boom, Rolls-Royce Ink Overture Collaboration Pact

Teams working on the proposed Boom supersonic airliner have begun studying whether they can apply an existing engine architecture from Rolls-Royce.

Aircraft

July 30, 2020

Rethink of Aviation's Future Boosts the Case for Electric Aircraft

The race to bring new eVTOL aircraft to market for air taxi services is only part of a wider push to advance plans for hybrid and all-electric aircraft.

Aircraft

July 22, 2020

Safran, ZF Aviation Team on Ardiden 3-based Turboprop

Safran Helicopter Engines and ZF Aviation Technology have signed an MoA to offer a turboprop engine based on the Safran Ardiden 3 turboshaft.

Engines

July 22, 2020

Roland Berger Calls for Incremental Green Steps to Net Zero

Roland Berger this week published a roadmap to get the aviation industry to achieve its net zero environmental goals by 2050.

Aircraft

July 21, 2020

Pratt & Whitney Finds Silver Lining in Pandemic

Geared turbofan fixes accelerate as Pratt & Whitney gains more ready access to fleets.

Engines

July 20, 2020

BAE Reduces Sizes of Energy Systems For Electric Aircraft

BAE is adapting energy management, engine controls, and power conversion systems for use with the electric propulsion systems of new eVTOL aircraft.

Avionics

July 19, 2020

Rolls Reaches Single-digit AOG Goal with Trent 1000

Rolls-Royce has mounted a series of solutions to improve durability of its Trent 1000 series engines.

Engines

July 19, 2020

Faradair Establishes Duxford HQ for Hybrid Electric STOL

UK startup Faradair is developing the BEHA aircraft with hybrid-electric propulsion, transitioning to all-electric once technology and regulations permit.

Aircraft

July 16, 2020