Magellan Aerospace subsidiary Orenda Recip has opened its engine manufacturing plant in Debert, Nova Scotia, where the new 450kW (600hp) OE-600A Vee-8 piston engine will be produced. To date Orenda has received 180 orders for the OE-600A, the first engine is due for delivery by the end of the year.
Source: Flight International
Shortages of cast metallic parts and other components continue hindering Pratt & Whitney’s (P&W) ability to produce new engines and to ramp up maintenance work needed to address its recall of PW1000G geared turbofans.
GE Aerospace’s deliveries of Leap turbofans slowed significantly in the second quarter of 2024 due to lingering supply chain troubles, with the company’s chief executive describing the quarter as “disappointing”.
Taiwanese carrier EVA Air has chosen GE Aerospace GEnx engines to power four incoming Boeing 787-10 widebodies.
