Engines

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

Engines

Safran Will Provide Electrical Power for Boeing's X-66 Flight Demonstrator

NASA-backed program is exploring technology for next-generation single-aisle airliners
Boeing's X-66 technology demonstrator for NASA
Aircraft

Asian Sales Group Plans to Buy VoltAero Cassio Hybrid-Electric Aircraft

Global Sky signed a memorandum of understanding for 15 of the five- to 12-seat aircraft
VoltAero at Farnborough 2024
Engines

F135 Engine Core Upgrade Clears Design Review

F135 engine upgrade restores service life and meets future power demands
F-35
Environment

GKN Aerospace Launches H2FlyGHT

£44 million project plans 2-megawatt cryogenic hydrogen-electric propulsion
GKN H2FlyGHT
Engines

Airbus, Pratt & Whitney’s GTF Engine Secure New Orders

Several A320neo customers chose RTX’s Pratt & Whitney GTF engines
Pratt Whitney GTF
Engines

GE Aerospace and ORNL Expand Supercomputing Partnership

Oak Ridge National Lab helps GE with engine simulations
Engines

Preliminary Design Complete for SWITCH Hybrid-Electric Powertrain

RTX companies Pratt & Whitney and Collins are working with multiple partners on EU-funded work
SWITCH technology demonstrator
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Notes 60 Years as PT6 Service Provider

The ubiquitous turboprop engine family has racked up half a billion flying hours
StandardAero's turboprop center of excellence for turboprop engine MRO in Summerside, PEI, Canada
Engines

Triumph Wins F404 Auxiliary Gearbox Contract from GE Aerospace

Work will be performed at Triumph’s U.S. facility in Michigan
Engines

Rolls-Royce Reports Progress with Pearl 10X Engine

Manufacturer says early operations with the Pearl 700 turbofans on the Gulfstream G700 are "flawless"
Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X engine
Engines

Hanwha Showcases Indigenous Fighter Engine

The new engine is being developed for later rpoduction KF-21 fighters and potential UCAV projetcs
Hanwha fighter engine
Engines

ZeroAvia's Hydrogen Powertrain Attracts New Applications

Hydrogen fuel cell systems, power electronics, and electric motors are on display at Farnborough show
ZeroAvia's hydrogen propulsion technology for aircraft
Aircraft

Eve Adds Funding and Partners to eVTOL Aircraft Program

The Embraer spin-off now has cash runway to support work through 2027
Eve Air Mobility uncrewed eVTOL prototype
Engines

GE and Kratos Pursue Affordable Small Turbofans

The partners look to capture a share of the burgeoning market for “affordable mass” engines
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions president and CEO Eric DeMarco and GE Aerospace Defense and Systems president and CEO Amy Gowder
Maintenance and Modifications

Bain Forecasts MRO Pain

Increased productivity, capacity and M&A seen as solutions
MRO demand outpaces capacity increase
Engines

Jekta and ZeroAvia Team to Develop Hydrogen-Powered Seaplane

Hydrogen-electric PHA-ZE 100 features quadruple the range of the battery-powered model
Jekta's PHA-ZE 100 amphibious aircraft
Engines

Company Debuts Industry-first 'Smart' GPU at Oshkosh

The compact units offer Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity for remote monitoring
White Lightning SmartGPU attached to airplane
Aircraft

Race to Market Heats Up For eVTOL Aircraft Pioneers

Some competitors are running low on cash, and some big dark horses await their moment
Supernal S-A2 eVTOL aircraft
Aircraft

Air Show Lineup Channels Global Tensions

1,500 exhibitors and 80,000 trade visitors converge in Farnborough
Airbus A321XLR at Farnborough
Engines

RTX Pools Power Expertise to Accelerate Propulsion Breakthroughs

Collins and Pratt & Whitney push for progress with multiple hybrid-electric applications
Pratt & Whitney engineer tests propulsors for the STEP-Tech program
Engines

GE Aerospace Boosts Global MRO Capacity

Investments support growing demand for CFM Leap engines
CFM Leap engine
Engines

New U.S. Air Force Ops Platform Will Get Upgraded Engines

GE Aerospace Defense & Systems is pursuing new opportunities for its engines in military applications
The U.S. Air Force's Survivable Airborne Operations Center Boeing 747-8 aircraft
Engines

Trent Engine Upgrades Cover Fuel Efficiency and Reliability

The A350-900's new Trent XWB-84 turbofans will burn 1% less fuel
Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine
Environment

Engine Makers and Aircraft Operators Grapple With Non-CO2 Emissions

Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce among other seek to address issues like contrail formation
Pratt & Whitney annual combustor rig
Engines

SR Technics Inducts First Pratt & Whitney GTF Engine

P&W expands MRO capacity for Geared Turbofan engines
Pratt & Whitney and SR Technics Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine MRO
Engines

CFM Ramps Up Rise Open-fan Engine Testing

Noise and wind-tunnel tests on the new generation engine yield promising results
A one-fifth-scale demonstrator for the CFM RISE open-fan engine is pictured in a wind tunnel
Engines

GE Aerospace Expands Scope of Artificial Intelligence Support

AI enhances engine inspection processes and predictive maintenance
GE Aerospace robot inspection
Aircraft

Vertical Reveals Second eVTOL Prototype Ahead of Flight Testing

The new VX4 model has a 20% greater power-to-weight ratio than the first prototype
Vertical Aerospace's second VX4 eVTOL aircraft prototype
Aircraft

Green Regional Airliners Could Break the Market Mold

Several new hybrid-electric and hydrogen-powered aircraft are in development
Heart Aerospace ES-30 hybrid-electric regional airliner
Maintenance and Modifications

Honeywell Expands TFE Engine Support with Gama Aviation

Gama's Bournemouth facility in the UK will support aircraft operators across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
Gama Aviation Engineering facility in Bournemouth, UK