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Boeing Updates 737 MAX Engine Configuration Status and Customer Commitments
SEATTLE, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today that the 737 MAX program has selected a 68-inch fan diameter for the optimized engine design… Continue reading
Rolls-Royce awarded $99.9 million contract for US Navy T-45 Trainer engine support
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded a $99.9 million MissionCare™ contract by the US Department of Defense Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River to provide support for the F405 (Adour) engines that power the US Navy’s… Continue reading
Eurocopter innovation puts the focus on safety with the worlds first flight of a hybrid helicopter combining an internal combustion engine and an electric motor
Eurocopter has successfully tested a hybrid helicopter that combines a turboshaft internal combustion engine with an electric motor for a world premiere, marking a new milestone in its innovation roadmap that opens the way for further enhancements in rotary-wing aircraft… Continue reading
First PurePower® PW1200G Engine Concludes Ground Testing
Ground testing of Pratt & Whitney’s first PW1200G family engine – the PW1217G engine for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) – recently concluded. The engine, the first of an eight-engine validation and certification program, completed more than 300 hours and… Continue reading
Pratt & Whitney Donates $1 Million and Twin Wasp Engine to National World War II Museum; Dave Hess Joins Board of Trustees
Pratt & Whitney has donated $1 million to the National World War II Museum to help tell the story of America’s experience in the war that changed the world. In addition to the monetary pledge, the company is donating a… Continue reading
Boeing Launches 737 New Engine Family with Commitments for 496 Airplanes from Five Airlines
 
SEATTLE, Aug. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ —… Continue reading
EMBRAER DEFENSE AND SECURITY CHOOSES V2500-E5 ENGINE FOR THE KC-390 TRANSPORT
Engine is manufactured by multinational consortium IAE, with over 25 years of experience
Embraer Defense and Security made the announcement, today, that it has selected the V2500-E5 engine, manufactured by International Aero Engines AG (IAE), to equip the KC-390 military… Continue reading
CFM International and COMAC Sign Master Contract to Finalize LEAP-powered C919 Agreement
In a special ceremony here on the opening day of the 2011 Paris Air Show, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), its subsidiary, Shanghai Aircraft Manufacture Company, and CFM International signed the Master Contract for the C919 / LEAP… Continue reading
Virgin America Launches LEAP Engine with $1.4 Billion Order
- Fuel efficient engine can save $1.6 million per airplane, per year
- CFM bringing revolutionary technologies to A320neo (www.cfm56.com/leap)Â
Virgin America today launched CFM International’s advanced LEAPâ„¢ engine with an order to power 30 new Airbus A320neo aircraft.… Continue reading
Upper Stage Engine Ready For Testing At NASAs Stennis Space Center
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. — NASA’s new J-2X rocket engine, which could power the upper stage of the nation’s future heavy-lift launch vehicle, is ready for its first round of testing. The fully assembled engine was installed Saturday in the… Continue reading
Boeing Business Jets Offers Engine Pusher Program for VIP 747-8 Intercontinental
Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced the first five customers for 747-8 Intercontinental VIP airplanes will have the option to use loaned GEnx-2B engines that will be replaced with the latest production-configuration GEnx engines upon completion of the airplanes’ interiors.
Called… Continue reading
70th Anniversary of jet engine flight commemorated at RAF Cranwell
Commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of the first flight of Sir Frank Whittle’s jet engine at Royal Air Force (RAF) Cranwell are to be held at the air base over the weekend of 14-15 May.
Exactly 70 years… Continue reading