Engines
News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.
The order backlog for airliners as of the end of May stood at 13,779, with relatively few cancellations recorded to date.
ZeroAviation is flight testing a hydrogen-powered six-seat aircraft, but says that by 2040 the technology could carry 200 people more than 3,000 nm.
GE Aviation remains on track to meet the timeline for Aerion's AS2 supersonic jet, while also ensuring that its Affinity engine can run on biofuel.
GE Aviation still expects to deliver clean-sheet Catalyst turboprop engine for the Textron Aviation Cessna Denali this year.
Leonardo has received EASA certification for the super-medium twin AW189K, a variant developed with a pair of Safran Aneto 1K engines.
GE Aviation’s retiring CEO David Joyce will relinquish his duties to former Embraer Commercial Aviation chief executive John Slattery on September 1
Rolls-Royce has delivered the 8,000th engine manufactured at its Dahlewitz, Germany facility. Gulfstream took the milestone engine, a BR725 powerplant.
EASA this week completed what it says is the world's first type certification for a fully electric aircraft, indicating it will pave the way for others.
Magnix is partnering with AeroTec to re-engine the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan single turboprop with an electric propulsion system.
The backing for the startup from a leading technology entrepreneur has provided a boost for the eVTOL sector at a time of concern over investment rates.
