Rolls-Royce

By Daniel Williams
This week’s Flight Friday looks at narrowbody engine utilization by Asia-Pacific operators (which in this analysis excludes China and India operators).
MRO

By Tony Osborne, Guy Norris
Seeking unprecedented levels of electrical power generation and thermal management, the GCAP engine team has ditched an adaptive-cycle concept.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Trent 7000/1000TEN Phase 2 durability enhancement package tests are underway as Rolls targets on-condition maintenance in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The medium-thrust UltraFan design launch signals Rolls’ commitment to single-aisle market ventures as its large engine variant moves toward new tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Daniel Williams
With Aero-Engines Asia-Pacific coming up April 23-24, this week's Flight Friday looks at widebody engine utilization by Asia-Pacific operators.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
ITP Aero has sold its helicopter and general aviation-focused subsidiary AeroMaritime Mediterranean to Essential Turbines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce is in the final stages of flight tests of its ALECSys (Advanced Low-Emissions Combustion System) lean-burn combustor system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
By mid-July a foreign partner could be selected to help India develop a new turbofan engine to power a future version of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
Rolls-Royce's Hannah Newton discusses aftermarket capacity plans and how advanced technologies are aiding the challenged supply chain.
Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce aims by mid-year to freeze the design of a smaller UltraFan geared turbofan demonstrator, signaling its intent to target the single-aisle market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois, Guy Norris
Airbus is focusing on a “realpolitik” approach to accelerating innovation into products in the nearer term.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
MD Helicopters is working on 10 upgrade packages for the MD500 family of turbine-engine light helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The details of any new trend in engines also serve to unveil future requirements of a paying customer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Aaron Karp
Airline executives at Routes Americas voiced concerns about the supply chain and high taxes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Robert Wall
Rolls-Royce plans to commence a new round of tests soon to further boost the performance of the Trent 1000 engine as it looks to regain market share on the 787.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Jens Flottau
MTU and Pratt & Whitney want a place on the next narrowbodies developed by Boeing and Airbus. The engine-makers now rule out an open fan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand continues to be severely affected by aircraft groundings due to engine availability issues, which are hurting the airline’s profitability.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh says policies adopted by the current Indian government had “galvanized” the entire defense sector.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Keith Mwanalushi
Airbus is adding new services and improvements to support Middle Eastern A350 operators.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The challenge was launched in November 2023 with round one awards to Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, Exeter Airport Consortium and ZeroAvia in February 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By James Pozzi, Sean Broderick
How OEM investments in aftermarket networks will further shape new-generation engine MRO in 2025.
Services & Support

By Lee Ann Shay
Expect engine tech upgrades, drug and alcohol testing conversations, and more airline initiatives to attractairframe and powerplant technicians.
Services & Support

By Chen Chuanren
SAESL is eyeing “tactical solutions,” such as parts swapping, to overcome supply chain constraints.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi, Lindsay Bjerregaard, Sean Broderick, Lee Ann Shay, Daniel Williams
Editors discuss what could be on the horizon for MRO in 2025, touching on turnaround times, AI and aircraft recycling, plus module swaps, parts approvals and more.
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