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General Aviation News November 20, 2020

Airbus, Boeing expected to turn to hybrid engine technology for new planes-lessor

(Reuters) – Airbus SE AIR.PA and Boeing Co BA.N are expected to turn to hybrid electric technology when they develop the next generation of airplanes…

Civilian aviation news July 16, 2020

MC-21-300 aircraft engine water protection tests have been started

Irkut Corporation (as part of UAC of Rostec State Corporation) started tests of MC-21-300 to confirm the possibility of operating the aircraft in the presence…

Alternative Propulsion, Civilian aviation news January 30, 2020

EasyJet partner starts developing engine for electric plane

LONDON (Reuters) – British airline easyJet has moved a step closer to commercial electric flying on short-haul routes after its partner said it would begin…

Civilian aviation news April 25, 2019

SpaceX escape engines were test fired before mishap

ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – A NASA safety panel said on Thursday that Saturday’s accident on a SpaceX astronaut capsule happened after eight engines were test…

Space News July 10, 2018

Largest ever solid rocket engine ready for first hot firing

This week, the largest solid rocket motor ever built in one piece will be test fired at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana for the first…

Civilian aviation news April 25, 2018

Airbus and Rolls-Royce sign UltraFan engine integration collaboration agreement

Airbus’ powerplant integration expertise to play an important role in optimising the fuel efficiency gains of Rolls-Royce’s UltraFan engine demonstrator Airbus and Rolls-Royce have signed…

Military Aviation News November 15, 2017

New Engine for Lockheed Martin’s Fury Unmanned Air Vehicle

DUBAI, Nov. 15, 2017 – Fury, the expeditionary, runway-independent unmanned air vehicle (UAV) now has engine updates that will further increase its flight endurance, Lockheed Martin…

Civilian aviation news October 2, 2017

Air France passengers describe mid-air terror as engine disintegrates over Atlantic

An Air France flight from Paris to Los Angeles was forced to make an emergency landing in Canada on Saturday after an engine apparently disintegrated…

Civilian aviation news August 4, 2017

Airbus deliveries remain hampered by engine delays

(Reuters) – Airbus delivered 47 aircraft in July to reach the half-way point in its target for the year, but its narrowbody A320neo family continues…

Civilian aviation news May 11, 2017

Boeing suspending 737 MAX test flights due to LEAP-1A engine issue

Boeing said on Wednesday that it was suspending 737 MAX test flights while CFM International, an engine venture co-owned by Safran and General Electric, conducted…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News February 14, 2017

Engine core cleared in Airbus A400M investigation

An oil leak that grounded an Airbus A400M military plane with a German government minister on board does not point to a fundamental new problem…

General Aviation News, Space News August 2, 2016

ESA commits to next stage of UK revolutionary rocket engine

The Synergistic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine, SABRE, is a unique engine designed to use atmospheric air in the early part of its flight to orbit before…

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