Qantas selects Pratt & Whitney GTF engines to power A220, A320neo family jets
Qantas Airways confirmed the selection of Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF) engines to power its Airbus A220…
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Safran reaches deal with Airbus on A320 engine production rates for 2024
French engine manufacturer Safran had agreed a deal with Airbus on quantities for 2024. Speaking to Reuters on April…
MHI to expand MHIAEL Nagasaki Plant, predicts rising engine component demand
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), a core company of the Mitsubishi Group, has announced plans to expand its Mitsubishi…
Russia to exclusively use domestic engines for its Irkut MC-21 jet
Russia aims to use only domestically made engines for its Irkut MC-21 aircraft due to the international sanctions…
Russian-French company PowerJet stops Sukhoi Superjet 100 engine service
PowerJet, the only manufacturer of engines for the Russian regional airliner Sukhoi Superjet 100, terminated its engine maintenance…
Russia stops supply of rocket engines to the US
Russian space agency Roscosmos has halted the supply of rocket engines to the United State in response to…
GE Aviation and Boeing partner to test hybrid electric systems
GE Aviation and Boeing have partnered to test hybrid electric propulsion systems through ground and flight demonstrations using…
UK and Japan join forces on sixth-generation fighter jet engine
The United Kingdom and Japan have joined forces to develop a jet engine demonstrator for the next generation of fighter…
A look into the largest jet engine ever made: who will beat the giant?
All commercial aircraft designed during the last 40 years are powered by gas turbine engines. These are either…
Tech company 3D-prints key component for Rolls-Royce UltraFan engine
Spanish supplier ITP Aero has used 3D printing to manufacture a Tail Bearing Housing (TBH) component for the…
GE Aviation marks the end of CF6-80E1 engine production
GE Aviation delivered its last CF6-80E1 production engine to China Airlines, bound to power the airline’s Airbus A330…
GE Aviation completes first in-flight test of new Catalyst turboprop engine
The new Catalyst turboprop engine has completed its first flight. On September 30, 2021, the subsidiary of General…
Airbus Helicopters tests new engine backup system
In collaboration with the French aviation authority, Airbus Helicopters tested a new engine backup system onboard its Flightlab…
Pratt & Whitney receives $25M FAA backing for ultra-quiet engine fan
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investing $25 million into the development of a new Pratt & Whitney…
Bamboo Airways to sign GE jet engine deal worth $2B
Vietnamese leisure airline, Bamboo Airways, will reportedly sign a deal with General Electric (GE) worth $2 billion to…
Will narrow-body long haul travel change the MROs?
When the airline industry was deregulated in 1978, airlines in the USA adopted a new route management model…
HAL inks deal with GE Aviation ordering 99 engines for its LCA Tejas
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has ordered 99 F404 engines from GE Aviation to propel the LCA Tejas on…
Cost-cutting in engine maintenance: the effect of COVID-19
As the aviation industry has experienced one of the biggest crises in recent history, companies have had to…