Engine Makers Archives

Safran Helicopter Engines ranked first in Vertical survey

Bordes. 01 July 2020. For the first time, Vertical readers have ranked Safran Helicopter Engines top engine manufacturer in its 2020 “Helicopter and Engine Manufacturers” survey. Since 2014,…Read more ›

Tagged with: COVID-19, Engine Makers, Olivier Le Merrer, Safran Helicopter Engines

GKN Aerospace continues to support the Gripen’s RM12 engine

Farnborough. 01 July 2020. USD440M, four-and-a-half-year follow-on contract ensures comprehensive and cost effective RM12 engine support and availability. GKN Aerospace has signed a follow-on Performance Based Logistics (PBL)…Read more ›

Tagged with: Engine Makers, GKN Aerospace, Joakim Andersson, Performance Based Logistics, RM12 engine, Swedish Air Force, USD440M

Safran to support Dutch Cougar helicopter engines

Hamburg. 29 June 2020. Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a multi-year contract with the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) to support its Makila-powered AS532U2 Cougar Mk.II helicopter fleet.…Read more ›

Tagged with: Air-Commodore A.R. Laurijssen, Engine Makers, Olivier Le Merrer, RNLAF Logistics Centre, Royal Netherlands Air Force, Safran Helicopter Engines

Safran to support German and Norwegian NH90 engines

Bordes. 25 June 2020. Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a support contract with the NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA), to support 276 NH90 engines owned by BAAINBw (Federal…Read more ›

Tagged with: BAAINBw, Engine Makers, EngineLife® Services, German Army, Giorgio Gomma, Global Support Package, NAHEMA, NH90 helicopters, Olivier Le Merrer, Royal Norwegian Air Force, Safran Helicopter Engines

Russia is introducing artificial intelligence to its aircraft engine production

Moscow. 23 June 2020. The United Engine Corporation (UEC) of Russia’s State Corporation for Assistance to Development Rostec and Zyfra, Finnish-Russian industrial digitalization leader, have begun testing the…Read more ›

Tagged with: Artificial Intelligence, Engine Makers, Oleg Yevtushenko, United Engine Corporation, ZIIoT, Zyfra group

Rolls-Royce expands Berlin start-up Qinous into Microgrid Competence Center

Berlin. 21 June 2020. Rolls-Royce has expanded the business formerly run as Qinous GmbH into a Microgrid Competence Center. In January, it had announced that it had acquired a…Read more ›

Tagged with: Andreas Görtz, Andreas Schell, Cordelia Thielitz, Engine Makers, Microgrid Competence Center, Rolls-Royce, Steffen Heinrich

Rolls-Royce innovates to reach net zero carbon by 2050

Joins UN COP26 Race to Zero Campaign Derby, UK. 05 June 2020. Rolls-Royce joined the UN COP26 Race to Zero campaign with a bold ambition to play a leading role…Read more ›

Tagged with: Nigel Topping, Rolls-Royce, UN Business Ambition, Warren East, Zero campaign

Red Aircraft creating STC partnerships for its aviation piston engines

Adenau, Germany. 06 June 2020. RED Aircraft GmbH is now focusing on creating more STC partnership opportunities for the users of its cutting edge aviation piston engine RED A03. The…Read more ›

Tagged with: aviation kerosene, aviation piston engines, Red Aircraft

Rolls-Royce proposes major reorganisation to address medium-term impact of Covid-19

Derby. 24 May 2020. The impact of COVID-19 on Rolls-Royce and the whole of the aviation industry is unprecedented. We have already taken action to strengthen the financial…Read more ›

Tagged with: Battle Ground, Civil Aerospace, COVID 19, Engine Makers, Rolls-Royce, Warren East

Rolls-Royce launches first immersive virtual reality training for business aviation customers

Derby. 16 May 2020. Rolls-Royce has launched an immersive Virtual Reality technology for customer training. The addition to the remote training programme is an instructor-led distance learning course, providing a…Read more ›