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2026
29 July Airbus is integrating scalable motor/generators, electronic controllers and power distribution equipment for the demonstrator.

Airbus and partners advance hybrid-electric aircraft architecture

High-voltage generation and distribution systems will be matured on a full-scale demonstrator ahead of a 2027 ground test.

22 July

ReleaseRTX advances hybrid-electric aviation at The Grid

22 July

ReleaseFlying Fuel Cell: MTU Aero Engines achieves important milestones

8 July Hydrogen is seen as having the potential to substantially reduce aviation's long-term climate impact, comparable to the effect of electric vehicles on the automotive sector.

Airbus and MTU plan hydrogen engine venture

A non-binding agreement building on last year’s Paris Air Show memorandum sets out plans for a dedicated organisation to develop and commercialise hydrogen fuel cell engines.

11 June

ReleaseSafran, MTU and Avio Aero welcome EU support for SHARP project focusing on technologies for next-gen helicopter engines

28 April

ReleasePratt & Whitney recognized as Embraer's Best Supplier of the Year for Outstanding Collaboration

8 April

ReleaseMTU Aero Engines expands its portfolio to include UAV propulsion systems

18 March Megawatt-class motor generators will feed into the next phase of hybrid-electric engine integration.

Collins advances hybrid-electric SWITCH testing milestone

Rockford subsystem testing supports integration of megawatt-class components into Pratt & Whitney GTF hybrid-electric engine demonstrator.

8 January

ReleaseGE Aerospace awarded $1.4 billion contract for additional T408 turboshaft engines

2025
13 November

ReleaseIAE international engine partnership marks key milestones and charts future propulsion path

25 September

ReleaseMTU Aero Engines celebrates 5,000th low-pressure turbine for the Pratt & Whitney GTF PW1100G-JM engine

18 June

ReleaseAvio Aero partners with Safran and MTU Aero Engines to power Europe’s next generation of military helicopters

18 June

ReleaseAirbus and MTU Aero Engines advance on hydrogen fuel cell technology for aviation

16 June

ReleaseThe Flying Fuel Cell from MTU Aero Engines takes shape

16 June

ReleaseA design milestone for the EU technology project HEROPS

16 June

ReleaseGKN Aerospace delivers first high voltage EWIS system for Clean Aviation’s SWITCH project

31 March

ReleaseMajor new project to develop testbeds for next generation airliners

2024
17 December

ReleaseMTU Aero Engines takes over 3D.aero

28 October

ReleaseRTX's Collins Aerospace completes prototype development of high-voltage power distribution components for Clean Aviation SWITCH project

26 September The liquid hydrogen fuel system for MTU's Flying Fuel Cell has been deemed safe and reliable.

MTU ticks the box in liquid hydrogen testing

This latest testing was done with liquid hydrogen, which is the actual operating medium for the FFC. Previous testing of the tank used liquid nitrogen, which is easier to handle.

30 July

ReleaseBarnes Aerospace announces long-term agreement with MTU Aero Engines AG valued at $33 million

23 July

ReleaseDigitalization in Aerospace: Oerlikon and MTU Aero Engines initiate establishment of a smart thermal spray factory

22 July

ReleaseRTX completes preliminary design review of hybrid-electric Pratt & Whitney GTF engine demonstrator for Clean Aviation SWITCH project

17 July Dr. Markus Zeis, Head of Enablement, Dr. Silke Maurer, COO, Lars Wagner, CEO, Stefan Hertling, Head of Production, and Thomas Frank, Head of Corporate Quality.

MTU steps up turbine disk manufacturing in Munich

Three production areas – disk manufacturing, coating, and disk testing – result in significant process improvements, shorter processing times (by up to 50 percent), and savings of up to a third of previous costs.

26 June

Safran and MTU pair up to power nextgen military helicopters

The joint-venture will focus on the development of a new heavy helicopter engine to power the next generation of European military helicopters, scheduled to enter into service by 2040.

7 June

ReleaseILA Berlin: MTU Aero Engines and VINATech announce cooperation to push FFC technology

6 June

ReleaseMTU Aero Engines advances technological development of the Flying Fuel Cell

5 June

ReleaseMTU Aero Engines presents Clean Sky 2 results

15 February The HEROPS industry partners are MT Aerospace, RTX's Collins Aerospace, Lufthansa Technik and Eaton; the research partners are Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) and the Technical University Vienna.

Seven partners kick off development of the Flying Fuel Cell

During the HEROPS project's three-year period, the partners, led by MTU, plan to build a ground demonstrator with 1.2 megawatts of power. Regional aircraft could be using the system by 2035.

2023
21 June

ReleaseClean Sky 2: MTU Aero Engines is working on two technology demonstrators

20 June

ReleaseSafran and MTU Aero Engines team up to pave the way for a European engine anticipating the next-generation military helicopter

20 June

ReleaseOerlikon and MTU Aero Engines sign development cooperation agreement

19 June

ReleaseMTU Aero Engines and MT Aerospace develop fuel system for liquid hydrogen

19 June

ReleaseFlying Fuel Cell: MTU Aero Engines develops aviation fuel cell technology

20 April

ReleaseMTU Aero Engines acquires Starnberg electric motor developer eMoSys GmbH

9 March

ReleaseIAE celebrates 40 Years of innovation with the versatile and proven V2500 engine

2022
1 December

Project combines hybrid-electric and water-enhanced technologies

A new project will combine two innovative technologies - Water-Enhanced Turbofan and hybrid-electric propulsion - with Pratt & Whitney's GTFTM engine architecture.

15 September Ground testing will begin later this year.

GKN delivers greener turbine exhaust to MTU

The module includes a novel lightweight turbine exhaust case design with separated thermal and mechanical functionality. It can withstand higher temperatures than current TEC's, but also saves weight.

29 June The Do228 research project is being headed by the DLR, which is providing the research aircraft and conducting the flight experiments.

MTU takes long-term approach with flying fuel cells

The goal is to replace one of the two conventional gas turbine engines on a test Do228 with a 600 kW electric powertrain with energy supplied by a hydrogen-powered fuel cell by the middle of this decade.

23 June

ReleaseWET engine: MTU Aero Engines develops drive of the future with wet combustion

2021
15 December MTU Aero Engines is working to optimise the high-pressure compressor and high-speed low-pressure turbine of the the GTF Advantage engine.

Latest P&W engine extends performance for A320neo

A new configuration engine has been undergoing ground and flight testing at Pratt & Whitney for a year now. The GTF Advantage is to become the company's new production standard for A320neo family aircraft.

26 November

ReleaseEmission-free flight - DLR takes delivery of its new 'Do 228' research aircraft D-CEFD

2 November

ReleaseFlying fuel cell: MTU Aero Engines and EASA develop approval requirements

4 August CENTRELINE turbo-electrically driven fuselage wake-filling aircraft.

Consortium proves the concept for fuselage wake-filling propulsion

The positive effect of “wake-filling” on propulsive power has long been known in marine applications. Ship propellers are typically located aft and operated within the boundary layer flow close to the ship’s surface.

12 July

ReleaseV2500 engines surpass 250 million flight hours of service

22 June

ReleaseOerlikon Balzers signed a ten-year contract with MTU Aero Engines to coat next generation aero engine components to improve efficiency

6 May How the Next-Generation Fighter (NGF) will look in flight.

Engine experts team up for Europe's future fighter

Within EUMET, Safran will lead the engine's design and integration, MTU will lead the engine service activities and ITP Aero will develop the low-pressure turbine and the nozzle amongst other items.

2020
11 November

ReleaseEUROJET signs contract with NETMA for provision of 56 new EJ200 engines for the German Air Force

5 October

ReleaseMTU Aero Engines: hydrogen puts the future at our fingertips

5 August

ReleaseDLR and MTU Aero Engines are researching aircraft propulsion with fuel cell