Emirates completes engine ground testing with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Emirates has successfully completed the ground engine testing for one of its GE90 engines on a Boeing 777-300ER using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The objective of the ground testing and analysis is to demonstrate the capability of the GE90 engine to run on the specially blended 100% SAF without affecting its performance, requiring no […]
American Airlines Announces Investment in Hydrogen-Electric Engine Developer ZeroAvia
American Airlines announced its investment in ZeroAvia, a leader in hydrogen-electric, zero-emission aviation. In addition to the investment, a memorandum of understanding provides American the opportunity to order up to 100 engines from ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-electric powertrain development program. The engines are intended to power regional jet aircraft with zero emissions. “Our investment in ZeroAvia’s emerging […]
Rolls-Royce engine fix set to cost manufacturer nearly £1.5bn
Rolls-Royce has budgeted nearly £1.5 billion through 2022 to fix the faulty rotor blades blighting its engines. Jet engineSHARELINESTwitterFacebookRolls-Royce engine fix set to cost manufacturer nearly £1.5bn The manufacturer has long been investigating serious issues with the compressors in its Trent 1000 units. In June, the British firm established the fault was present in two […]
Boeing sends troubleshooter to Rolls-Royce amid 787 woes
BOEING Co has dispatched a prominent executive to help Rolls-Royce Holdings plc work through escalating engine problems that have grounded dozens of 787 Dreamliners. Keith Leverkuhn is serving as Boeing’s eyes and ears at Rolls factories in Singapore and Derby, England, where the Trent 1000 engine is manufactured and being repaired. Mr Leverkuhn, an engineer […]
Airbus and Rolls-Royce sign UltraFan engine integration collaboration agreement
Airbus and Rolls-Royce have signed a collaboration agreement for the integration of Rolls-Royce"™s UltraFan® demonstrator for flight testing. The integration solutions demonstration will be co-funded by Clean Sky 2, the European Union research programme focused on developing technology to reduce emissions. UltraFan is a scalable jet engine design suitable for widebody or single-aisle aircraft and […]
Airline safety: 2017 was safest year in history for passengers around world, research shows
In a year when more people flew to more places than ever, 2017 was the safest on record for airline passengers. The Dutch-based aviation consultancy, To70, has released its Civil Aviation Safety Review for 2017. It reports only two fatal accidents, both involving small turbo-prop aircraft, with a total of 13 lives lost. No jets […]
Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower® Geared Turbofanâ„¢, the Future of Aviation, Visits the Nation’s Capital
Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), is displaying its PurePower® Geared Turbofan on Capitol Hill today, the revolutionary new engine platform that is more fuel and cost efficient. This new engine program has proven to be extraordinarily popular around the world with more than 8,000 engines on order, including options […]
Top five aviation innovations for the future
Some of the most important adaptations in the history of manned flight occurred in the back of an Ohio bicycle shop in 1896. While R&D has become somewhat more complex since the Wright Brother"™ time, the underlying principle remains the same: innovation is the beating heart of the aerospace industry. With many customers now willing […]
Mobil Jetâ„¢ Oil 387 Now Approved for Pratt & Whitney PW4000 Engines
ExxonMobil announced that Mobil JetTM Oil 387, a synthetic High Performance Capability turbine engine oil has been approved by Pratt & Whitney for use in its popular series of PW4000 engines. First introduced in 1984, Pratt & Whitney"™s PW4000 engines are used to power some of the world"™s most widely used aircraft, such as the […]
Boeing Halts 737 MAX Flights For Engine Inspections
Flight tests of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are expected to resume shortly after being suspended for several days. This followed the discovery of cracks in part of a low-pressure (LP) turbine section destined for one of the CFM Leap-1B engines that power the new aircraft. Boeing and CFM are inspecting the second and third LP […]
