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

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Product Support Survey 2018, Part 3: Engines

Readers rate the support the engine makers have provided over the last 12 months.

Engines

October 1, 2018

Regulators Mandate More Inspections for 737NG Fan Blades

New ADs from the FAA and EASA require that CFM56-7B fan-blade repetitive-inspection intervals be cut from 3,000 cycles to 1,600

Accidents

October 1, 2018

Trent 1000 Woes Continue for Rolls-Royce

Latest guidance reduces life expectancy of Package C turbine blades

Engines

September 28, 2018

European Commission Approves Boeing-Safran Tie-up for APUs

EU regulator sees no competition issues

Aircraft

September 28, 2018

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MagniX Reaches Milestone on Path to Electric Propulsion

MagniX has successfully tested a 350 HP all-electric motor with an aircraft propeller on a Cessna Iron Bird.

Engines

September 27, 2018

Safran To Pay Dassault $280M in Silvercrest Settlement

Dassault canceled the Falcon 5X program in December and scrapped its contract with Safran over troubled Silvercrest turbofan that was to power the jet.

Aircraft

September 10, 2018

P&WC Reveals Latin American Bizav Market Expectation

The engine-maker expects to see annual aircraft deliveries double in the region by 2027.

Engines

August 14, 2018

Brazilian Business is Bouncing Back, Says Dallas Airmotive

Dallas Airmotive's Brazil-based offers high-quality engine MRO services. In 208 it has seen business recovering from the 2015 low

Engines

August 14, 2018

Pratt & Whitney Selects Helipark as Designated Maintenance Facility

Helipark is P&WC's newest designated maintenance facility

Engines

August 14, 2018

Safran Sees Latin American Helicopter Market Recovering

VIP and parapublic sectors are showing signs of life, while oil-and-gas segment is slow to return.

Engines

August 9, 2018

IndiGo, GoAir Ground More A320neos

Pratt & Whitney PW11000G combustors again the culprit

Airlines

July 27, 2018

Phillips 66 Teams With Afton on Unleaded Avgas

UL100 avgas contains no lead and so far is proving effective for anti-detonation properties in high-compression piston aero engines.

Engines

July 25, 2018

Nordam's U.S. Divisions File for Ch. 11 Reorganization

Nordam says move is result of contractual dispute with Pratt & Whitney Canada; P&WC says it offered Nordam assistance to prevent bankruptcy filing.

Engines

July 24, 2018

SyberJet To Fly SJ30i with New Avionics in Coming Weeks

The SJ30i, which will also have new interior designs, is expected to enter service in mid- to late-2019, SyberJet said.

Aircraft

July 19, 2018

Safran's Poland Factory Ramps Up Blade Production

The Poland plant is expected to turn out 180,000 Leap blades this year.

Engines

July 18, 2018

Meggitt Invests To Meet Growing Aerospace Demand

To keep pace with OEMs' planned production increases, Meggitt is expanding production and design facilities around the world.

Aircraft

July 18, 2018

Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Mars Otherwise Good Year

With more Trent 1000 engine troubles and deeper cost-cutting the engine maker is having a rough year

Engines

July 18, 2018

Derwent Dual-drive Booster Could Halve NOx Emissions

A group of former Rolls-Royce engineers has a new engine architecture that will save fuel and cut NOx.

Aircraft

July 18, 2018

Rolls-Royce Submits UltraFan Engine for Boeing's NMA

Rolls-Royce has proposed its UltraFan engine, which is still in development.

Aircraft

July 18, 2018

P&WC Expands Oshkosh Education Sessions

The engine maker for the first time will hold aircraft model-specific information sessions at AirVenture

Engines

July 18, 2018