Why Didn't Airbus Build The A380 With An Exclusive Engine Type?

Airbus A380 customers had two options to select from, but both Airbus and Boeing seem to now favor exclusivity for their ...

Here's why the McDonnell Douglas MD-11’s tail engine is different than other trijets

The aircraft offers some impressive capabilities.
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Hybrid engine could reduce aviation emissions by up to 30%

In the future, regional flights such as Trondheim-Oslo could become much more environmentally friendly with the help of a hybrid aircraft engine. This type of engine combines an electric motor and a ...
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Why can’t the Boeing 747-8 be powered by any other engine type?

Breaking from the variants that came before it, theBoeing 747-8 is exclusively powered by the General Electric GEnx-2B turbofan, a close relative of the GE engine powering the popular Boeing 787 ...
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U.S. Air Force Rounds Out CCA Increment 2 Engine Awards

AURORA, Colorado—The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that four engine-makers have been granted initial conceptual design awards for the second increment of collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) and other ...
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Despite Few New Aircraft Types, Business Aviation Propulsion Booms

Almost identical to the Pratt & Whitney PW814GA version powering Gulfstream’s G500/600, the PW812D variant is also due to enter service later this year on Dassault’s new Falcon 6X. Credit: Pratt & ...