Pratt & Whitney Canada has cut the cost of overhauling PT6A-41/42 turboprops by $50,000-60,000 for customers that agree to upgrade their engines with new power turbine disks and blades. The move comes as re-engining options emerge for the popular PT6A-powered Beech King Air turboprop.
Source: Flight International
US regulator the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will take no immediate action to address a smoke-related issue involving the CFM International Leap-1B engines that power the Boeing 737 Max.
The engine-maker says the successful demonstration involved a GE Aerospace CT7 turboshaft engine combined with internally-produced electric machine and power electronics.
GE Aerospace in 2025 plans to use two of the world’s fastest computers, both at US-government-funded research facilities, to study how its open-fan engine concept will integrate with an aircraft’s wings and other structures.
