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Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW812GA engine has received its type certification from Transport Canada, the company announced on Wednesday. Pratt & Whitney reported that the PW812GA underwent more than 3,400 hours of engine testing including 260 hours of flight testing. A member of the company’s PW800 family, the engine was selected last year to power […]

It used to be that used Cessna 150s and 152s were budget buys, but like most piston singles in the current market, values for these durable two-placers—especially nicely upgraded models—have risen sharply. But once the big check has cleared, the right 150 or 152 shouldn’t break the operating budget thanks to its miserly fuel burn […]

Hail-damaged aircraft are what salvage deals are made of. If you’ve dealt with hail damage as I did with my Grumman after an isolated thunderstorm peppered it on a transient ramp in Wisconsin, you know it can be ugly. Shredded fabric, trashed windshields and gaping holes in the skin are an expensive reality.  But minor […]

Rolls-Royce officially broke ground for its new production support center near Bordeaux, France, on Friday. The 2,000-square-meter (21,500-square-foot) facility will include space for offices, a workshop and a warehouse. According to the company, it will primarily be used to provide production support for the new Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X engine, which will power Dassault’s upcoming Falcon […]

In a first for the aviation industry, the FAA has approved supplemental type certificates (STCs) for the use of General Aviation Modifications Inc.’s G100UL 100-octane unleaded avgas in all general aviation piston aircraft. GAMI co-founder George Braly stated that the fuel will initially be produced in small batches while the manufacturing and distribution infrastructure is […]

Pratt & Whitney Canada announced on Friday that its PW127XT-M turboprop engine has received its type certification from Transport Canada. According to the company, the engine will be used to power new ATR regional turboprop builds. Pratt & Whitney reports that the PW127XT-M offers 40 percent extended time on wing, 20 percent lower maintenance costs […]

Rolls-Royce announced on Monday that its Trent XWB-84 turbofan engine has now logged more than 10 million flight hours. The engine, which entered service in 2015, powers the Airbus A350-900. According to Rolls-Royce, the XWB-84 is currently used on aircraft operated by over 30 airlines on routes “from short-range segments to ultra-long-range flights of more […]

When it comes to piston singles, it’s not often that the words classic and speedster are used in the same sentence, but it’s true of the Meyers 200 series. A design dating back to 1953, the Meyers won speed records as bragging rights. There are plenty of reasons why owners love their Meyers 200s—speed being […]

Tucked deep in the millions of words that make up the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 are incentives for the production of sustainable aviation fuel. The much-vaunted economic and climate action bill was passed by the Senate on Sunday and the $1.25-$1.75 in credits (depending on how green they are in terms of inputs and […]

There is a fundamental reason we perform preflight run-ups and engine checks before takeoff: It is a whole lot better to find problems at 1G, 0 feet AGL and 0 knots airspeed than it is while airborne. Making sure a powerplant will work as we intend before taking off is just good airmanship. A good […]