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NewsGE to begin modelling open-fan engine integration in 2025
GE Aerospace in 2025 plans to use two of the world’s fastest computers, both at US-government-funded research facilities, to study how its open-fan engine concept will integrate with an aircraft’s wings and other structures.
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NewsP&WC aims to demonstrate hydrogen-burning turboprop
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has embarked on a government-supported project to evaluate using hydrogen as fuel for a PW127XT turboprop.
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NewsEl Al stays with Trent 1000 for additional 787s: Rolls-Royce
Israeli flag-carrier El Al appears to be sticking with Rolls-Royce engines for its latest Boeing 787s, as the manufacturer progresses with work on blade improvements. El Al already has 16 Trent 1000-equipped 787s, and is due to take delivery of another Trent-powered 787-9 originally intended for another customer. Rolls-Royce states, ...
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NewsWizz Air foresees return to growth as uncertainty lifts on engine-related aircraft grounding
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air expects to return to growth next year, given its Airbus delivery schedule and better visibility on Pratt & Whitney engine issues. Wizz expects the average number of grounded aircraft over the next 18 month to be around 40-45, an improvement on the previous assumption ...
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NewsReaction Engines to close as cutting-edge SABRE fails to advance
UK advanced propulsion developer Reaction Engines is to close down after it collapsed into administration having failed to secure additional funding.
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NewsBoeing continues accepting Leap-1B deliveries despite machinists’ strike
CFM International has continued delivering Leap-1B engines to Boeing during the ongoing machinists’ strike, leading to the airframer accumulating an excess inventory of the powerplants.
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NewsGE closes on certification for latest Leap durability upgrade
GE Aerospace is confident that it will shortly secure approval for a new high-pressure turbine (HPT) blade with better durability for the Leap-1A powerplant it produces as part of the CFM International joint venture.
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NewsEtihad Airways acquires batch of widebody engines from engineering partner
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is acquiring 16 engines, almost entirely for widebody aircraft, from the Sanad engineering division of Abu Dhabi sovereign investor Mubadala.
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AnalysisAviation batteries power ahead towards bigger aircraft
Almost half a century after the first de Havilland Canada DHC-7 – or Dash 7 – commuter aircraft took flight, a 45-year-old derivative is being transformed to help develop the platforms of the future.
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In depthCFM, P&W address durability issues as number of grounded GTF-powered jets inches higher
The issues facing turbofan producers CFM International and Pratt & Whitney (P&W) would surely have stolen headlines in 2024 had the year not been so incredibly troubled for the broader aerospace industry.
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NewsRolls-Royce wraps up Pearl 10X test flights
Rolls-Royce has completed flight testing of the Pearl 10X engine it is developing for the Dassault Aviation Falcon 10X business jet after a six-month campaign.
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NewsIndustry group lays out self-oversight plan to address problem of unapproved engine parts
A GE Aerospace-led research group has released recommendations aimed at preventing unapproved engine components from entering the supply chain.
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NewsRolls-Royce switches off electrical business after sale fails to progress
Rolls-Royce is to close its electrical business having failed to find a buyer for the fledgling unit.
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NewsDLR performs emissions-measurement first with UpLift aircraft
Germany’s DLR aerospace research centre has for the first time measured the emissions from a turboprop aircraft with both engines running on 100% synthetic fuel while on the ground.
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NewsPentagon pressing ahead with F-35 engine upgrade
The US Department of Defense is affirming its commitment to delivering an engine upgrade for the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter, with a recent $1.3 billion contract to propulsion supplier Pratt & Whitney to fund continued development of the initiative.
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NewsMTU modifies Flying Fuel Cell validation plan and drops Do 228 test flights
An MTU Aero Engines project to develop a fuel cell powertrain has quietly abandoned plans to flight-test the system aboard a modified Dornier 228 twin-turboprop.
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NewsMTU completes hydrogen test milestone for Flying Fuel Cell system
Germany’s MTU Aero Engines has completed a round of testing to validate the performance of a liquid hydrogen fuel system developed for a new powertrain it calls the Flying Fuel Cell (FFC).
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AnalysisCould OXCCU’s perfect chemistry help to fuel aviation sector’s transformation?
Former Oxford University academics claim to have come up with a simple way of creating sustainable aviation fuel from hydrogen and carbon dioxide, and are beginning to industrialise their technology.
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NewsKratos, AFRL test low-cost turbofan for use by attritable systems
Kratos Turbine Technologies and the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have conducted ground tests of a low-cost turbofan engine architecture which the company claims will advance “affordable propulsion technologies for the warfighter”.
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NewsZeroAvia looks to Scotland for manufacturing site as investment bank joins funding round
Scottish National Investment Bank has joined an investment round for advanced propulsion specialist ZeroAvia, with a £20 million ($26 million) commitment to take the overall figure to $150 million. ZeroAvia says the Series C investment “accelerates progress” towards certification of its hydrogen-electric powertrains. The company has been flight-testing its ZA600 ...