PARIS, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Turboprop aircraft maker ATR said on Wednesday it would scrap development of a new model designed to take off and land on short runways and concentrate instead on its ...

Designing a brand new turboprop to handle higher passenger numbers is appearing more attractive to European airframer ATR than a stretch of its current ATR 72 to tackle the 90-seat sector. “I would ...

Aero Engine Corp of China, the nation's leading aircraft engine manufacturer, plans to obtain a type certificate for its new ...

When you're at an airport and see propeller aircraft, you likely think it is powered by a piston engine. This is usually true among smaller planes, like the Cessa 172 Skyhawk and the Piper Archer, or ...

As the first day of the Paris Air Show concludes, one of the most interesting pieces of news comes from ATR and RTX, the parent company ofPratt & Whitney. The two companies have announced that they ...

Less glamourous than the part of the aviation industry that deals in jets, regional transport by means of turboprop aircraft continues to be the lifeline of our world. And in this segment, there is no ...

Today's passenger aircraft house some of the most cutting-edge innovations in engine technology, and that list most certainly includes turboprop engines. In layman's terms, a turboprop is a jet engine ...

China has pushed a new piece of aviation hardware through one of the harshest trials in the business, proving that its first homegrown 1,200 kilowatt turboprop can roar to life in deep subzero ...

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) appears to be working on a successor to the best-selling PT6 turboprop engine it refers to as the PT9A-11 according to regulatory filings with the US Federal Aviation ...

New twin turbine certifications include the Cessna 425, King Air 90 series,as well as Piper Cheyenne I and II aircraft “This significant update to TXi EIS allows twin turboprop owners and operators to ...

Passengers paused for a few more selfies than normal while climbing off a Horizon flight that arrived at Spokane International Airport from Seattle on Thursday afternoon. They lined up the perfect ...