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Civilian aviation news February 16, 2012

Gearing Up for Certification: PurePower® Geared Turbofan™ Engine Test Program Progressing Rapidly

Continuing its engine certification program, Pratt & Whitney has initiated certification icing testing for its PurePower PW1524G engine that will power the Bombardier* Cseries* aircraft…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News February 14, 2012

Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Engine Exceeds 20,000 Hours Powering the F-35

Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine – exclusively powering Lockheed Martin’s fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II – exceeded 20,000 total engine hours while powering the fleet of…

Civilian aviation news February 6, 2012

FIRST ENGINE RUN FOR THE LEGACY 500

Embraer’s advanced midsize jet completes successful power test. São José dos Campos, Brazil, February 6, 2012 – Embraer performed the Legacy 500 first engine run…

Space News February 2, 2012

SPACEX TEST FIRES ADVANCED NEW ENGINE

New Video Shows SuperDraco Engine in Action Hawthorne, CA – Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has successfully test fired SuperDraco, a powerful new engine that will…

Military Aviation News October 11, 2011

Rolls-Royce awarded $99.9 million contract for US Navy T-45 Trainer engine support

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded a $99.9 million MissionCare™ contract by the US Department of Defense Naval Air Systems Command at…

Civilian aviation news, EXTRA NEWS October 4, 2011

Eurocopter innovation puts the focus on safety with the worlds first flight of a hybrid helicopter combining an internal combustion engine and an electric motor

Eurocopter has successfully tested a hybrid helicopter that combines a turboshaft internal combustion engine with an electric motor for a world premiere, marking a new…

General Aviation News October 3, 2011

First PurePower® PW1200G Engine Concludes Ground Testing

Ground testing of Pratt & Whitney’s first PW1200G family engine – the PW1217G engine for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) – recently concluded. The engine,…

General Aviation News September 13, 2011

Pratt & Whitney Donates $1 Million and Twin Wasp Engine to National World War II Museum; Dave Hess Joins Board of Trustees

Pratt & Whitney has donated $1 million to the National World War II Museum to help tell the story of Americaâ€™s experience in the war…

Civilian aviation news August 30, 2011

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Gearing Up for Certification: PurePower® Geared Turbofan™ Engine Test Program Progressing Rapidly

Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Engine Exceeds 20,000 Hours Powering the F-35

FIRST ENGINE RUN FOR THE LEGACY 500

SPACEX TEST FIRES ADVANCED NEW ENGINE

Rolls-Royce awarded $99.9 million contract for US Navy T-45 Trainer engine support

Eurocopter innovation puts the focus on safety with the worlds first flight of a hybrid helicopter combining an internal combustion engine and an electric motor

First PurePower® PW1200G Engine Concludes Ground Testing

Pratt & Whitney Donates $1 Million and Twin Wasp Engine to National World War II Museum; Dave Hess Joins Board of Trustees

Boeing Launches 737 New Engine Family with Commitments for 496 Airplanes from Five Airlines

EMBRAER DEFENSE AND SECURITY CHOOSES V2500-E5 ENGINE FOR THE KC-390 TRANSPORT

CFM International and COMAC Sign Master Contract to Finalize LEAP-powered C919 Agreement

Virgin America Launches LEAP Engine with $1.4 Billion Order