Engines
EXCLUSIVE: The 'engine' behind Rolls-Royce's production line
We speak to Rolls-Royce’s Gunnar Droescher about the work that goes on behind the scenes at one of the world's biggest aero engine manufacturers
Engine core partnership for GE Aviation and NASA
Jet engine maker GE Aviation is partnering with NASA to research advanced engine cores for single-aisle aircraft
Skyport loads 4.3-ton engine onto Prague flight
Central European ground handler Skyport has loaded a CFM56-5B6/P engine onto a Ural Airlines flight from Prague to Yekaterinburg
BOC Aviation orders up to 25 PW GTF shipsets
BOC Aviation has placed orders for ten firm and 15 option shipsets of Pratt & Whitney GTF engines to power new Airbus A320neo family aircraft
NASA electric engine contracts awarded
NASA has selected two US companies to support its Electric Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD)
Rolls-Royce wins $2.6bn B-52H re-engining contract
Rolls-Royce has emerged as the winner of the competition to re-engine the USAF's 76-strong fleet of Boeing B-52H Stratofortress long-range strategic heavy bombers, beating off competition from GE Aviation and Pratt & Whitney
The story of how airliner jet engines evolved
The turbine powerplants for the commercial airliners of today are worlds apart from those of the 1950s. But what has changed since the start of the Jet Age? Key.Aero recounts the main milestones of jetliner propulsion to explain how we got to where we are
Safran provides FCAS engine details
French-based engine manufacturer, Safran, has released details about the powerplant that will be employed by the Système de Combat Aérien du Futur (SCAF/Future Combat Air System, FCAS).
Boosting engine performance
Keeping aircraft engines fit for action is key to the global airline industry...