All Engines articles – Page 19
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NewsDutch study highlights feasibility of all-electric flights by 2026
Dutch researchers have concluded that the operation of small sub-regional electric aircraft on short routes in the Netherlands should be possible by 2026.
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AnalysisP&W sees 2035 service entry potential for revolutionary hydrogen powerplant
Pratt & Whitney is hopeful that a revolutionary hydrogen combustion system that uses water vapour recovered from the exhaust stream to increase engine efficiency could be ready for service entry by 2035.
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AnalysisEU sanctions against Russia will hit lessors hardest, but other aerospace players also impacted
Neither Airbus nor Boeing has significant backlog exposure to the Russian market, but the leasing industry appears harder hit by the sanctions imposed by the European Union against Moscow in the wake of its invasion of the Ukraine.
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AnalysisH2Fly prepares for future with latest round of flight tests
Advanced powertrain integrator H2Fly has launched another round of flight tests with its hydrogen fuel cell-powered HY4 aircraft to assess component improvements to its 130kW system.
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NewsSupply chain weighs on Safran as parts shortages blamed for Leap delivery deficit
Safran has raised concerns about the potential for the aerospace supply chain to cope with further rate rises for narrowbody engines after parts shortages contributed to lower than expected deliveries in 2021.
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NewsRolls-Royce large engine deliveries slip but flying hours lift with easing restrictions
Rolls-Royce delivered 195 large civil engines last year, down by more than 25%, and less than half of the pre-crisis figure of 510. But the manufacturer stresses that large engine flying hours rose by 11% last year – and by 57% in the second half – as signs of gradual ...
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NewsRolls-Royce to seek new chief as East looks to step down
Rolls-Royce chief executive Warren East is to step down from his post at the end of this year, and the engine manufacturer is set to commence a search for his successor. East, who was appointed to the top post in 2015, has led the company through a difficult period, dealing ...
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NewsSafran sees narrowbodies driving recovery in 2022
Safran is hopeful that a recovering civil aviation market in 2022 will see the group deliver an improved financial performance as the industry recovers from its low point in early 2021.
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NewsTesting nears for PD-8 engine’s gearbox components
Russia’s United Engine has manufactured key components for the drive system of the Aviadvigatel PD-8 engine, intended for the latest version of Irkut’s Superjet 100. The standard Superjet – originally produced by Sukhoi’s civil aviation division and since absorbed into the Irkut operation – is fitted with PowerJet SaM146 engines. ...
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NewsAirbus and CFM to test liquid-hydrogen engine mounted on A380 fuselage
Airbus is to use an A380 as the flight-test demonstrator for a future hydrogen-fuelled engine, to be developed under a co-operation with CFM International partners Safran and GE Aviation. The demonstrator will be based on the MSN1 airframe, which was used for A380 certification flights and served as a testbed ...
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NewsAirbus and Safran to secure materials supply with Aubert & Duval takeover
Airbus and propulsion specialist Safran are aiming to take over the metallurgical and materials firm Aubert & Duval, as part of a strategy to secure critical aerospace supplies for future development. The partnership intends to acquire the entirety of the company from its owner, mining company Eramet. Aubert & Duval ...
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NewsP&W to develop novel hydrogen engine in US government-backed project
Pratt & Whitney is to develop a novel hydrogen-burning engine that will cut carbon dioxide emissions to zero, slash nitrous oxide emissions by 80% and reduce fuel consumption for next-generation single-aisles by 35%.
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NewsSIA Engineering unveils Leap engine MRO facility
SIA Engineering (SIAEC) has opened a S$9 million ($6.7 million) engine MRO facility in Singapore, which will service CFM International’s Leap engines.
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NewsRolls-Royce interested in regional return on Embraer’s potential new turboprop
Roll-Royce is “very interested” in potentially providing an engine for Embraer’s proposed new 70-90-seat regional turboprop project.
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NewsRaytheon shuffles executives; Calio to take over COO post
Raytheon Technologies has appointed Christopher Calio as its new chief operating officer, and Shane Eddy to replace Calio as president of Pratt & Whitney.
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NewsFAA proposal targets manufacturing defects in Leap-1B components
The Federal Aviation Administration intends to require airlines to modify maintenance procedures to address potential manufacturing defects in CFM International Leap-1B turbofans.
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NewsATR closing in on decision over future turboprop development
ATR is promising to divulge details of its roadmap for the future of its regional turboprop in the “next two to three months” but has stopped short of committing to any clean-sheet design.
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NewsBoeing to assist GE in developing a hybrid-electric Saab 340B
GE Aviation has enlisted Boeing’s help in developing and flight testing a Saab 340B equipped with hybrid-electric propulsion.
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NewsPassenger vacated Airlink Jetstream seat before broken blade penetrated cabin
South African investigators have revealed that a passenger on an Airlink BAe Jetstream 41 missed being struck by a broken propeller blade that penetrated the cabin, because they had changed seat during the flight. As the turboprop landed at Venetia airfield, its right-hand Honeywell TPE331 engine was hit by a ...
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NewsATR 72-600 carries out flight tests using wholly-sustainable fuel
ATR has carried out a series of ground and flight trials using wholly-sustainable aviation fuel in one engine of a 72-600 test aircraft. The turboprop conducted 7h of flights with the 100% sustainable fuel, supplied by Neste, powering one the aircraft’s Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127 engines. The Neste MY ...