Rostec completes tests of the first PD-8 turbofan engine prototype, intended to replace imported engine for the SSJ-New and BE-200
The Rostec United Engine Corporation has successfully completed the bench testing program for the first prototype of the PD-8 engine. The tests confirmed that...
Air France-KLM enters into exclusive negotiations with CFM International for the engine configuration of its future Airbus A320neo family fleet
Air France-KLM announces today that after an extensive review of the offers available, the Group’s Board of Directors has chosen to enter into exclusive...
Aircraft lessors to collect their aircraft and to leave Russia together with equipment manufacturers
European aircraft lessors must collect their aircraft from Russia by the end of March. This means hundreds of planes with an estimated value of...
Airbus and CFM International to pioneer hydrogen combustion technology
Airbus has signed a partnership agreement with CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines, to collaborate on a hydrogen...
Embraer, Widerøe and Rolls-Royce announce partnership to research innovative technologies for sustainable regional aircraft
Embraer, Widerøe and Rolls-Royce have today announced plans to study a conceptual zero-emission regional aircraft
The 12-month cooperation study – in the context of pre-competitive...
Rolls-Royce and Luxaviation sign MOU to lead the way in advanced air mobility electric operations
Rolls-Royce and the Luxaviation Group, a leading luxury jet and helicopter service provider are announcing plans today to collaborate on leading the development and...
Qatar Airways signs order for GE9X engines to power Boeing 777-8 freighters
Qatar Airways has today announced a new order for GE9X engines as part of its global launch order of up to 50 Boeing 777-8...
CFM International and Lufthansa Technik sign service agreement on LEAP-1B engine services
Lufthansa Technik now offers technical services for all relevant narrowbody engine typesLufthansa Technik and CFM International (CFM) have concluded a LEAP-1B* CFM Branded...
Indian start-up Akasa Air selects CFM’s advanced and environmentally friendly LEAP-1B engine
Akasa Air today announced the purchase of CFM LEAP-1B engines to power its recently announced Boeing 737 MAX airplanes. The agreement that also includes...
ATR powers its turboprop aircraft into a sustainable future with the new Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127XT engine
ATR to introduce new Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW127XT engine to its ATR 72 and 42 families
PW127XT engine series enables 20% reduction...
Safran begins assembly of Arriel 2E helicopter engine in the U.S.
Safran Helicopter Engines has opened a second assembly line at their facility in Grand Prairie, Texas for the Arriel 2E engine. The first assembled...
Rolls-Royce to provide TotalCare service for Air Belgium A330neo engines
Rolls-Royce and Air Belgium have signed a TotalCare® service agreement for Trent 7000 engines that power the airline’s two new Airbus A330neo aircraft.This, the...
Safran Aircraft Engine Services Brussels to develop its new maintenance activities at Brussels Airport’s Brucargo North area
Safran Aircraft Engine Services Brussels and Brussels Airport signed a long-term partnership agreement for the construction of a new generation building at Brucargo North,...
GE Aviation and Safran launch advanced technology demonstration programme for sustainable engines; extend CFM partnership to 2050
GE Aviation and Safran today launched a bold technology development programme targeting more than 20 percent lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions compared to...
Rolls-Royce reaches new milestone as world’s largest aero-engine build (the UltraFan®) starts
Rolls-Royce has officially started building the world’s largest aero-engine, UltraFan®, which will help redefine sustainable air travel for decades to come.Work on the first...
Aviation leaders (Airbus, DLR, Rolls-Royce, Neste) launch first in-flight 100% sustainable aviation fuel emissions study on commercial passenger jet
A team of aerospace specialists has launched the world’s first in-flight emissions study using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a wide-body commercial passenger...
Rolls-Royce and Tecnam join forces with Widerøe to deliver an all-electric passenger aircraft ready for service in 2026
Engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce and airframer Tecnam are joining forces with Widerøe – the largest regional airline in Scandinavia, to deliver an all-electric passenger aircraft...
Temporary grounding of the Belgian Defence F-16 fleet
On February 11, at Florennes Air Base, an F-16 had engine problems on takeoff and landed immediately, as a precaution. The investigation shows that...
FAA issues emergency Airworthiness Directive on Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine after United Airlines incident in Denver
The FAA issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) (PDF) that requires U.S. operators of airplanes equipped with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines to inspect these...
Boeing and FAA call for grounding of 128 Pratt & Whitney-powered 777s after falling debris
Boeing recommends suspending operations of the 69 in-service and 59 in-storage 777s powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines until the FAA identifies the...