Engines

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

Ardiden 3TP
Sep 28, 2021 - 11:05 AM
Safran Taps Piaggio for Ardiden 3 Critical Engine Parts
Piaggio Aerospace and Safran Helicopter Engines have signed a letter of intent to cooperate on the production of the Ardiden 3 engine family.
Sep 27, 2021 - 10:52 AM
ATR Will ‘Piggyback’ on Airbus for Hydrogen-fuel Technology
Franco-Italian airframer ATR will assess hydrogen to power its turboprops, but it cautions the fuel might not be a feasible solution for most customers.
B-52 re-engining
Sep 25, 2021 - 4:55 AM
Rolls-Royce Selected for B-52 Re-engining Program
The long-running saga of re-engining the venerable B-52 bomber has now become reality with the award of a major new engine contract to Rolls-Royce.
Ilyushin Il-96
Sep 23, 2021 - 4:25 AM
Russian Government Breathes New Life Into Il-96 Airliner
Under a new government funding plan, the Il-96 airliner would be fitted with new PD-35 turbofans to provide an improved alternative to Western aircraft.
Airbus H130 Flightlab
Sep 21, 2021 - 10:27 AM
Airbus Testing Hybrid Propulsion on Flightlab Helo
Airbus Helicopters says experimental electric engine backup system could eventually lead to serial production hybrid engine models.
Sep 15, 2021 - 12:10 PM
Aerospace Industry is Largely Positive About Future Prospects
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics surveyed 1,000 professionals from 38 countries about the current and future state of the industry.
Sep 10, 2021 - 11:19 AM
GE Extends FAA Sustainable Aviation Partnership
GE Aviation and the FAA are partnering on the development of noise- and emission-reducing technologies for aircraft engines.
Sep 8, 2021 - 12:21 PM
Safran Runs Makila 2 Helicopter Engine on 100% SAF
Safran has successfully test run one of its Makila 2 helicopter engines on 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel .
Ampaire EEL testbed
Aug 24, 2021 - 11:54 AM
Ampaire Begins Hybrid-electric Aircraft Trials in UK
Ampaire has begun demo flights of its hybrid-electric EEL in the UK as part of government-backed trials to advance sustainable aviation technologies.
Russian SST
Aug 23, 2021 - 10:52 AM
Russia Embarks On New R&D Path to a Supersonic Transport
With Russian government funding, the country's aerospace sector wants to take supersonic technologies to new levels to make a new generation SST viable.