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

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Aerospace Breaks Through Barriers to 3-D Printing Benefits

As larger parts can be made at lower cost through additive manufacturing, 3-D printing is making more sense for aerospace.

Aircraft

June 15, 2015

Turkish Aerospace picks LHTEC engine for light utility helicopter

Officials signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday at the Paris Air Show.

Engines

June 15, 2015

Honeywell’s Boeing 757 Flight Test Aircraft Touches Down at the Paris Air Show

Honeywell’s Boeing 757 Flight Test Aircraft Touches Down at the Paris Air Show

Aircraft

June 14, 2015

Ground Testing on Pratt-powered A320neo To Resume This Week

A retainer ring issue that delayed the P&W engine’s progress towards flying on the neo has required a fix.

Engines

June 14, 2015

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EDAC Technologies Inks Long-term Agreements with Snecma

Agreements support the development and production of outer guide vanes and bleed valve ducts for the CFM Leap 1-A and 1-B turbofans.

Engines

June 14, 2015

CFM Rate Hikes Limited by Timing, Not Numbers

Talks with Airbus and Boeing over production increases continue

Engines

June 14, 2015

Leap Success Means Busy Times for Safran

All of the Leap engine’s parts are doubled-source to avoid a break in the supply chain.

Engines

June 14, 2015

Leap Engines Take Big Strides to Service Entry This Year

CFM International is busily flight-testing its Leap 1A, 1B and 1C turbofans.

Engines

June 12, 2015

Rolls-Royce and Airbus Join To Boost Efficiency

Rolls-Royce is now targeting new evolution to increase efficiency and reach the ACARE goals.

Engines

June 12, 2015

Rolls Preps A350-1000’s Big Trent XWB-97 for Tests on A380 FTB

The XWB -84 has entered service so focus is shifting to -97 for the even bigger Airbus A350-1000.

Engines

June 12, 2015

Airbus Projecting 2017 for First E-Fan Delivery

The improved demonstrator in the light aircraft program is part of the flying display here.

Engines

June 11, 2015

GE9X Speeds Toward Latest ‘Toll Gate’

The new GE90 for the Boeing 777X will be 10 percent more efficient than current models, thanks to new materials currently under test.

Engines

June 11, 2015

Pratt Sharpens Focus on Supply Chain for GTF Ramp-Up

P&W improves processes and gets smart on manufacturing engines, getting the best out of suppliers.

Engines

June 11, 2015

Criticism Spurs Pratt to Drive Down F135 Costs

U.S. government investigations highlight cost and reliability issues with the F-35 powerplant.

Engines

June 10, 2015

Testing the GE9X Composite Fan Blades in Seattle, Washington and Rugby, England

Testing the GE9X Composite Fan Blades in Seattle, Washington and Rugby, England

Engines

June 8, 2015

Flaris LAR 1 VLJ To Be Powered by Williams FJ33-5A

Very light jet was originally fitted with a 1,460-pound-thrust Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F.

Aircraft

June 4, 2015

Nexcelle’s nacelle shipsets prepping for first deliveries

Shipset for Comac C919 includes an inlet, fan cowl, O-Duct, inner fixed structure, electrical thrust reverser actuation system, exhaust and engine mounts.

Aircraft

June 4, 2015

Turbomeca, Snecma CEOs Shift In Safran Shakeup

Safran appoints more than a dozen leaders to new posts, including those at the helm of Snecma, Turbomeca, Aircelle and Sagem.

Engines

June 2, 2015

New Bizav Engines: 2015

Manufacturers are improving the engines of today and planning for the engines of tomorrow.

Engines

June 1, 2015

Pratt touts PT6 service program

Some PT6SMART services do not charge for non-genuine parts, FOD

Engines

May 21, 2015