The airplane must receive crucial ETOPS certification.

GE Aerospace successfully completed the first ground test of its "megawatt-class" hybrid-electric powertrain, developed under NASA's Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) program. This ...

The ground testing took place at Peebles Test Operation in Ohio, where the electric powertrain was able to generate power for the battery and propeller successfully.

Many aerospace companies utilize newer engines to power their aircraft, but one has stood the test of time so well that ...

Non-sustainable energy sources are primary a source of price frustrations, but a hydrogen-powered plane might hold the ...

A hybrid-electric jet engine may seem as absurd as a horse-drawn Zeppelin, but GE Aerospace is ground testing a new megawatt-class hybrid turbofan engine and its full powertrain that is powerful ...

Rolls-Royce and the U.S. Air Force validated the F130’s ability to meet performance requirements for the B-52 missions, getting closer to flight testing. Engine maker Rolls-Royce announced on Feb. 24, ...

Safran Aircraft Engines is ramping up system-level testing for a future open-fan engine as it builds towards full-scale ground tests next year of the front module – including the 4m (13ft)-diameter ...

An all-electric aircraft is now beginning demonstration flights in Hawaii, powered by batteries and producing almost no noise ...

NASA and GE Aerospace successfully completed initial ground testing of a hybrid-electric engine demonstrator designed to burn 10% less fuel for single-aisle aircraft. This milestone, part of NASA's ...

To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside of a Cincinnati facility in December might have looked like standard hardware. But NASA and GE Aerospace researchers watching the unit fire up ...