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 ...

GE Aerospace and Rolls-Royce (RR) currently dominate the large widebody engine market, although RR also wants to challenge GE once again in the massive narrowbody engine market. These are two of the ...

GE Aerospace (GE) on Tuesday said it completed ground testing of a megawatt-class hybrid-electric propulsion system developed under a NASA-funded program, marking a key milestone as the company ...

Through an initial phase of ground testing completed late last year, GE Aerospace demonstrated key capabilities of the turbine-based hybrid-electric propulsion system it is developing for possible ...

RTX (RTX) used the Farnborough International Airshow to highlight progress in hybrid-electric aircraft technology and growing demand for Pratt & Whitney's geared turbofan, or GTF, engine family.

Issues with Trent 1000-powered aircraft have severely hampered many Boeing 787 operators, with British Airways having blamed many of these issues on shortages caused by Rolls-Royce. This is the latest ...

NASA and GE Aerospace successfully completed ground testing of a hybrid-electric engine demonstrator designed for commercial aviation. This engine aims to burn 10 percent less fuel than best-in-class ...