Engines

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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)

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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

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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

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de Havilland 100: Goblin engine

For de Havilland to set up its own aero engine company...

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...