Rolls-Royce Builds Next-Gen Advance Demo Engine

by | May 27, 2016

by Guy Norris, originally published in Aviation Week on May 19th 2016 Parts for Rolls-Royce’s next-generation Advance demonstrator are coming together for an initial run later this year, marking the first concrete steps away from the RB.211 architecture that has been...

Pratt & Whitney Ships First Modified A320neo Engines

by | May 27, 2016

by Guy Norris, originally published on May 24th 2016 on Aviation Daily LOS ANGELES—Pratt & Whitney has confirmed that the first engines incorporating hardware modifications to speed up the start time of the PW1100G geared turbofan have shipped to Airbus for...

Canadian Sensors Tackle High-Altitude Ice-Crystal Threat

by | Apr 19, 2016

Originally published by Graham Warwick for Aviation Week & Space Technology on April 18th 2016 Canada’s climate and reliance on aviation has established the country as a center for icing research. Its latest achievement is development of two ice-particle...

The Race for the Ultra-Efficient Jet Engine of the Future

by | Mar 29, 2016

Originally posted by Richard Martin for Technology Review on March 23 2016 Although early flights have not been trouble-free, the new turbofan engines promise more efficiency and lower carbon emissions. The commercial aviation industry emits 705 million metric tons of...

Boom Time for Civil Engine Makers

by | Jan 7, 2016

Civil engine production-rate records are set to tumble; military makers face more uncertainty by Guy Norris for Aviation Week & Space Technology, Jan 5 2016 Propelled by the extraordinary surge in demand for single-aisle aircraft, both CFM International, the...