If you ask anyone working in the aviation industry what they think the most important component of modern-day planes is, chances are the vast majority may tell you that it is the jet engine. Also ...

Turkish aero-engine developer Tusas Engine Industries (TEI) has successfully spooled up the country’s first indigenous turbofan engine. The company’s TF6000 engine is a 6,000-lb., thrust-class, ...

A turbofan engine, on the other hand, is designed to move huge amounts of air to propel an aircraft forward. At lower subsonic speeds, it does this quite well. Faster than that, aerodynamic drag ...

From the outside, when mounted on a commercial jetliner and covered in a cowling, it can be hard to tell the differences between any of the modern turbofan engines that they use. Two of the largest ...

GE Aerospace is making gains with its GEnx high-bypass turbofan engine technology, winning new business and building up its presence with existing customers. In recent days the engine builder has ...

Producers of military jet engines are rolling out new lines of small turbofans, eyeing an expected boom in demand for uncrewed fighter aircraft. US propulsion suppliers Pratt & Whitney (P&W), GE ...

GE wants to expand beyond its portfolio of small turbofans beyond the GEK800 (above), which is being tested. Credit: GE Aerospace GE Aerospace is developing a small turbofan engine for midsized ...

If you know a lot about aviation, then you'll be familiar with the names Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce. These two renowned engine makers are not only among the most popular commercial turbofan ...