Williams International Announces Milestones For FJ44 Engine

Williams International is pleased to announce that it recently delivered its 5,000th FJ44 engine, and that the FJ44 fleet has accumulated 10,000,000 flight hours.

When Williams introduced the original FJ44-1A engine in 1992, many in the aviation industry doubted that a relatively small, unknown newcomer could break into a turbine engine market dominated by household names Pratt & Whitney, General Electric, and Rolls-Royce - gas turbine companies with long legacies and strong reputations. But that first FJ44 model - simple, rugged, and affordable - established a beachhead from which Williams penetrated the market by expanding the family from one model to five, and by continuously improving the performance of each model. [See them all at NBAA booth C8125.]

Cessna was the first adopter, choosing the FJ44-1A to power its first CJ, and the growth of the popular CJ family paralleled the growth of the FJ44 family. Cessna continues to be the largest buyer of FJ44 engines, but Cirrus and Pilatus will soon join the ranks of Williams customers as the SF50 Vision and the PC-24 are brought to market.

In accumulating 10,000,000 flight hours the FJ44 has earned a reputation for reliability and superior service. The engine has proven rugged enough to enable Williams to expand its maintenance program, called TAP Blue, to become the most comprehensive in the industry, covering even foreign object damage (FOD) and incorporation of all service bulletins.