All Engines articles – Page 40
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NewsSafran keeps close watch on supply chain for signs of coronavirus stress
Safran is monitoring its entire global supply chain for signs of weakness amid the coronavirus pandemic, with the aerospace giant ready to deploy a range of remedies for the most seriously afflicted.
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NewsA220 operators advised to monitor compressor over stall risk
Carriers using Airbus A220s are being advised to monitor the operating performance of low-pressure compressors, to warn of stalls, following measures to address engine failures on the type. A220s are fitted with Pratt & Whitney PW1500G powerplants, which have been the subject of scrutiny following a series of engine failures ...
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NewsGE Aviation’s profits slide in Q1 as engine sales tumble
GE Aviation’s commercial engine sales and orders tumbled in the first quarter of 2030, as did revenue and profit, as the coronavirus took a bite from the Ohio company’s business.
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AnalysisWhy Rolls-Royce is still powering ahead with hybrid-electric development
Despite the cancellation of the E-Fan X demonstrator it was developing with Airbus, Rolls-Royce believes hybrid-electric power can drive cleaner regional aviation in the future.
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NewsSafran expects to build 1,000 CFM Leap engines this year
French aerospace specialist Safran is expecting to manufacture around 1,000 CFM International Leap engines this year, having delivered 40% fewer civil powerplants over the first quarter. It says it handed over 326 engines from the CFM56 and Leap range in the three-month period. These included 272 Leap engines, down 35%. ...
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NewsUSA tightens restrictions on exports to China, Russia and Venezuela
The US Department of Commerce has tightened restrictions on certain technology exports to China, Russia and Venezuela, a move with still-unclear ramifications on US aerospace suppliers. Those countries are declared adversaries of the USA, and the Commerce Department is blocking shipment to those nations of technology it believes could be repurposed for military uses.
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NewsRolls-Royce to continue ground test of E-Fan X systems despite axing of programme
Rolls-Royce is to continue ground-test activities on the power generation system it was developing as its contribution to the Airbus E-Fan X, despite the programme’s cancellation before the hybrid-electric demonstrator ever flew.
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NewsAirbus and Rolls-Royce cancel E-Fan X hybrid-electric RJ100 experiment
Airbus and Rolls-Royce have axed the E-Fan X demonstrator programme, a year before the experimental hybrid-electric engine airliner was supposed to fly. The E-Fan X programme was launched to explore electric aviation and involved equipping a BAE Systems Avro RJ100 with a hybrid engine. But Airbus chief technology officer Grazia ...
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NewsBiocide overdose blunder suspected in A321 dual-engine incident
UK investigators probing a serious dual engine problem on a departing Airbus A321 have discovered its fuel system had previously been overdosed with biocide, after a maintenance engineer misunderstood a measurement term. The engineer was confused by the term ‘ppm’ – meaning ‘parts per million’ – while conducting a biocidal ...
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NewsUS reapproves licence for Leap engine sales to China
The US government has reapproved GE Aviation’s application to supply engines for Comac’s C919 narrowbody programme, months after it mulled blocking engine sales. The enginemaker states the licence to supply CFM International Leap-1C engines will last for a term of four years. It did not indicate when the application ...
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NewsTrent 1000 fix progressing despite coronavirus disruption
Rolls-Royce is aiming to bring the number of Boeing 787s on the ground for Trent engine modification reasons to fewer than 10 by the end of the second quarter. While the manufacturer is taking steps to deal with the impact from the coronavirus crisis, it is maintaining efforts to address ...
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NewsRolls-Royce shores up defences as airlines’ widebody engine activity drops
Rolls-Royce has disclosed that the primary impact of the coronavirus crisis on its civil aerospace business has been a reduction in widebody engine flying hours by 25% over the first quarter, including a 50% fall in March. It expects “further deterioration” during April, and beyond, given the increasing grounding of ...
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NewsA220 uncontained engine failures linked to resonance phenomenon
Airbus A220 operators are being instructed to remove certain full-authority digital engine control software, and install a new version, after a series of engine failures involving fracture of low-pressure compressor rotors. Four such incidents have been registered, says the US FAA in a directive for the type’s Pratt & Whitney ...
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NewsRolls-Royce cools UK civil aerospace activity for a week
Rolls-Royce is to shut down its UK civil aerospace operations for a week, from 27 March, as part of its response to the coronavirus crisis. The manufacturer says it will “significantly reduce” all but essential activity within its civil aerospace facilities. Workers will continue to be paid, it stresses. Defence ...
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NewsSafran reinforces finances as outbreak exacerbates Max misery
French aerospace firm Safran has enhanced, in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, measures it had already been implementing in response to the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max. Safran’s activities include production of the CFM International Leap-1B engines for the Max as well as the Leap-1A powerplants for the ...
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NewsHAECO acquires Dallas-based commercial engine shop
HAECO has announced the acquisition of US-based engine MRO firm Jet Engine Solutions (JES). “JES has a strong reputation within the engine maintenance business for quality and delivery in the United States, which will complement the HAECO Global Engine Support business,” says Christopher Gibbs, HAECO group director for components and ...
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InterviewHanwha Aerospace powers up engine capabilities
As the country’s only producer of gas tubine engines, South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace has become an integral part of Seoul’s ambitions in the sector, with involvement in several key propulsion programmes.
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NewsMTU to suspend production for three weeks
Propulsion specialist MTU Aero Engines is to suspend production at a number of its European facilities in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsGE Aviation plans 10% US workforce cuts, implements broad furloughs
GE Aviation intends to reduce its US workforce by 10% and to furlough 50% of maintenance, repair and overhaul workers for 90 days in response to collapse of air travel demand caused by the coronavirus.
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NewsAn-124 disk inspection ordered after uncontained failure
Ukrainian authorities have ordered Antonov An-124 operators to inspect engines on the type after an uncontained powerplant failure. An-124s are fitted with Ivchenko-Progress D-18T engines, as is the sole example of the An-225. The Ukrainian state aviation administration says an investigation into the “serious incident”, which occurred to an An-124, ...