Engines

News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.

Mar 17, 2022 - 5:59 PM
Unleaded Avgas Effort Kicks Into Gear
The Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions initiative held a meeting March 16-17 to advance the elimination of lead from avgas.
Pipistrel's Velis Electro is a two-seat electric-powered aircraft.
Mar 17, 2022 - 12:18 PM
Textron Buying Pipistrel To Boost Electric Aviation Plans
Textron will make further investments in European electric aircraft maker Pipistrel, which will be the foundation for its new eAviation division.
computer rendering of EcoPulse demonstration aircraft in flight
Mar 10, 2022 - 10:33 AM
Airbus To Test New High-voltage Li-ion Aviation Battery
Airbus is starting up testing on a new high-voltage lithium-ion battery system that will be used to power the EcoPulse demonstrator aircraft.
M250 turboshaft
Mar 10, 2022 - 8:01 AM
Rolls-Royce Appoints New First Network Service Centers
Rolls-Royce (Booth 2817) has announced the appointment of five more new First (fully integrated Rolls-Royce support team) Network
Eagle Copters at HAI Heli-Expo 2022
Mar 10, 2022 - 7:16 AM
Eagle Copters, Ozark Aero Partner on T53 Type Cert Deal
With the acquisition of the T53 type certificate, Eagle Copters and Ozark Aeroworks have plans to extend the viability of the turboshaft engine.
Mar 9, 2022 - 5:42 PM
Safran Helo Engines Emerges a Stronger Firm Post Covid
Safran Helicopter Engines expects a 15 percent increase in year-over-year deliveries.
Safran Helicopter Engines’
Mar 9, 2022 - 9:53 AM
Safran Looks To Decarbonized Future
Safran’s strategy for future powerplants is based on three pillars: more efficient engines, hybrid-electric technologies, and sustainable aviation fuel.
GE Honda HF120 engine
Mar 8, 2022 - 1:02 PM
GE Honda HF120 Hits Milestone
The GE Honda Aero Engines HF120, which powers the HondaJet, has surpassed 200,000 flight hours since its 2015 entry-into-service.
Pratt & Whitney PW206B3
Mar 8, 2022 - 7:01 AM
Spain Selects P&WC Engines for 36-Helicopter Order
Spain's government has selected Pratt & Whitney Canada's PW206B3 engine for its order of Airbus H135 light-twin helicopters.
Computer rendering of the hybrid Leonardo AW09 inflight over the ocean
Feb 23, 2022 - 3:23 PM
Leonardo Aims For Hybrid-powered AW09
In efforts to assess helicopter hybrid propulsion, Leonardo has selected its single engine AW09 on which to build its hybrid prototype.