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Nov 2023
A conversation with Air-Tec's CEO about how operators flying in areas of the planet with extreme environmental conditions rely on the performance of H-Series engines.
The winners of the Clean Aviation’s High 5 Awards, with their high-profile careers and individual vocations, today, are providing expertise, insights and examples for the aviation transformation.
Oct 2023
The first European aircraft engine designed and built in the Czech Republic took flight a hundred years ago, precisely in Prague where nowadays the future of turboprop engines comes to life.
Digital technology and artificial intelligence experts from Avio Aero talk about their professional experience with the innovation that is redefining technical solutions of the future.
Sep 2023
The solid strategic partnership between the UK, Italy and Japan meets at DSEI in London to show progress on GCAP, the next-generation system to protect the skies in the coming decades.
Aug 2023
Exactly a decade ago, Avio Aero became part of GE Aerospace which has contributed to the more than 110-year history of a company that today is committed to innovating European aviation.
Jul 2023
L 410 NG is the latest twin-engine turboprop by Aircraft Industries showcased in a tour across Central and East Asia powered with its H-85 turboprop engines on the most challenging runways.
May 2023
During the last airshow in Switzerland, the Catalyst engine drew the attention of a large part of the public once again, while the testing campaign is progressing with remarkable performance.
This skilled operator from the Borgaretto plant, a specialist in constructing large aircraft engine parts, has developed his outstanding artistic talent by reusing waste materials.
Mar 2023
The two-day Clean Aviation Annual Forum joined the global chorus demanding an acceleration toward climate neutrality, focusing on what has been done and what yet needs to be done for aviation.
Career paths open to shop floor professionals expanding opportunities for skill enhancement and access to key roles that interconnect engineering and manufacturing.
In Turin, kickoff events for the AMBER and HYDEA projects with Clean Aviation saw partners come together to start development work for the European aviation of tomorrow.
Feb 2023
While products and technologies are developed for flight decarbonization, Avio Aero is following in the steps of GE Aerospace to take on the carbon neutrality at its operating sites.
Intensively crucial tests have been successfully completed on the drive system that operates the lateral rotors of Airbus Helicopters' technologically advanced, futuristic aircraft.
Jan 2023
A year of activities, projects and initiatives by the Avio Aero's Women’s Network, reviewed with some of the protagonists, carrying a shared message about goals and vision.
Dec 2022
The journey through the memory of the Pomigliano site, thanks to the experience of its people, forms a bridge made of aeroengine expertise that unites yesterday’s avant-garde with today’s excellence.
The story of a special day of knowledge and integration between the world of education and the corporate world through the voices of professionals and students.
Oct 2022
The launch of the ambitious Clean Aviation program marks a new course and sees Avio Aero coordinating two projects and contribute to others with a focus on electrification, hydrogen and ultra-efficiency.
Jul 2022
Aeronautics research of today could bring within the next decade hybrid-electric solutions based on turboprop engines architecture, the most promising for lowering emissions.
Jun 2022
The Annual Review dedicated to Clean Sky 2 research and demonstration of sustainable propulsion technologies for air transport was hosted by Avio Aero in its hometown.
May 2022
The inlet gearboxes of CFM International's LEAP engine also join the aero engine components capacity at the Pomigliano Service Center, as the first non-design component being serviced.
The new program launched to develop a system of systems that will operate in a multi-domain scenario, paving the way for a new generation of military jets that will take off as of 2035.
Apr 2022
The next-generation hybrid helicopter is approaching the flight campaign, with its advanced transmission systems developed and produced in a special collaboration with Airbus Helicopters.
Mar 2022
Demonstration tests underway in Prague using Sustainable Aviation Fuel have provided initial insights to the joint teams of CVUT, GE and Avio Aero, who are now aiming to run with 100% SAF.
Feb 2022
In partnership with Politecnico, the META project that began in the Bari laboratory, has opened up a series of advances for repair techniques and mechanical transmissions.
The Catalyst engine’s flight test campaigns in two different continents are progressing, and the first insights from the new Beechcraft Denali prototype are yet remarkable.
Jan 2022
One of the technological keys to decarbonisation of air transport is based on the first element of the periodic table, and its ongoing development work promises zero carbon emissions.
Dec 2021
An innovative hybrid propulsion system, especially designed for the new VRT500 single-engine light helicopter, was on display at the latest Dubai Air Show.
Caselle is home to a unique operations center for Eurofighter Typhoons and their EJ200 supersonic engines, dedicated to the Italian Air Force as well as to a new export customer.
Oct 2021
The TP400 engine’s power gearbox for A400M military aircraft seen through the optimization and design upgrade that enhanced performance, weight, and reliability.
The new Catalyst turboprop first flight seen from the eyes of the European team leading the flight testing and part of the design, that started out 6 years ago from a clean sheet.
Aug 2021
The new technology demonstrator program by CFM International, with its ambitious emissions reduction goals for propulsion, finds its roots in European research, as Luca Bedon's experience and perspective reveals.
Jul 2021
The VRT500 is the stylish, disruptive newcomer onto the lightweight helicopter scene featuring pioneering technologies and Italian excellence, even in its main rotor drive system.
May 2021
Increasingly effective collaborations with experts in the Italian region is one of the main objectives of the new Campania Engineering Center of Avio Aero, focusing on sustainable innovation.
The digital technologies that improve the processes for the LEAP engine combustors at Pomigliano are the result of a global collaboration fostered by the Lean culture.
Apr 2021
The Secretary General of ASD and the CEO of Avio Aero discuss the Destination 2050 report and outline the decarbonization targets for the European aeronautical sector.
The Pratica di Mare base houses the nowadays famous national vaccine HUB, but it is also Italy’s largest air base where the Air Force's technological innovation comes to life.
Mar 2021
The Catalyst engine passed the icing test campaign too amidst glacial temperatures, thanks to a team of experienced engineers and their meteorological and even racing skills.
Avio Aero has rethought not only helicopter products, but the entire process and everything that revolves around them, offering safe and innovative solutions for futuristic helicopters.
Feb 2021
The new project Italian partnered by Italian Air Force and Avio Aero enhances the digital capabilities of test rooms with new software and huge amounts of data, starting from the base in Cameri.
Jan 2021
In a very complex year for the world of education, this project by Avio Aero HR together with the main Italian universities keeps universities and enterprises’ world connected to one another.
Evolution of the industry and the company, European networking, future technologies: this and much more in the in-depth interview with Avio Aero’s Engineering Leader, Giorgio Abrate.
The first European-born GE engine has achieved another crucial step, once again during that time of the year, ahead of its upcoming first take-off for flight testing.
Fuels made with renewable sources are already a reality and maybe the biggest part of the solution to achieve sustainable targets that the entire aviation sector has set itself for 2050.
Dec 2020
The new aerobatic H Series engine with electronic engine and propeller controls, debuts at first flight test on board the Diamond Aircraft DART-550, the new single propeller aircraft which it was selected for.
Nov 2020
The last Global Sustainable Aviation Forum was attended by experts from the industry, governments and environmental groups, and was hosted by ATAG and its Executive Director, Michael Gill.
An inside look at GE Aviation Turboprop headquarters, guided by the local leaders through its heritage, tech capabilities, bright outlook and European integration with Avio Aero.
Oct 2020
How the GE Aviation Advanced Technology in Munich is enabling the next generation of quieter turboprops, teaming up with outstanding research and development partners.
Certification of the GE9X, the record-breaking engine that took the contribution of every single Avio Aero site and hundreds of professionals to make, is a milestone marking the dawn of a new technological era.
Sep 2020
How the global emergency has affected business transformation and human resource processes, as directly experienced by the HR Director of Avio Aero, Marilea Athanasopoulou.
High performance and guaranteed functionality thanks to the Avio Aero Service, even for the engines of the Italian Air Force HH101 helicopters facing the most extreme missions.
Aug 2020
The European research project for small air transport has contributed new technologies that will soon fly with the GE’s Catalyst, whilst looking ahead at driving an even more sustainable future.
Jun 2020
The collaboration’s network connecting enterprises, R&D centers and universities expands and welcomes other top European institutions as it prepares for Clean Aviation's vital mission.
Oct 2019
Avio Aero technology for a number of engine components in the PW800 family by Pratt & Whitney Canada offers even greater innovation on board the latest generation jets.
May 2020
The first Avio Aero web-talk hosts the dean of the Politecnico di Torino and offers a privileged insight into the technological and social context of today and tomorrow
Apr 2020
Staying at home or present on field, this year's Easter holidays have been definitively out of the ordinary for many workers, and this story is inspired by many of them.
Feb 2020
The commitment to environmental impact reduction, which yet lasts since a decade, bolstered by the European Green Deal and exemplified in the latest project for cleaner and quieter flights.
Smart Working is not really a brand-new practice at Avio Aero, also thanks to the efficient and seamless speed with which it was recently embedded into corporate culture.
Mar 2020
An innovative assembly line for helicopter transmissions at the Rivalta factory offers ergonomic benefits for the operator and even more value for the final customer.
Inside one of Avio Aero's engine test cells, a special testing campaign helps improve the way airliners’ engines cope with the most extreme natural conditions.
While passenger air transport is suffering worldwide, a sector made up of worthy people is analyzing the phenomenon and working to ensure aid, rescue, transport and security.
Jan 2020
At the Wet Rig in Brindisi, the preliminary integration tests for the GE Catalyst with the propeller made by MT Propeller and dedicated to military applications have been kicked off.
2020 opens with a new record and a reflection on the purpose and responsibility of Avio Aero sustainable growth path, by a leader who is quite familiar with the company and the industry.
Dec 2019
Transferring professionalism and technical skills from generation to generation means value for the future and business continuity, like the story of Salvatore and Elvis can tell.
These 17 to 19-year-olds shone during their very first approach to the working world that allowed them to direct their motivation, commitment and aspirations.
Nov 2019
At the Avio Aero plants, the digital transformation goes on and involves also the teams that guarantee the efficiency and performances of both production and machinery.
The best European propeller manufacturer is the most accredited to equip GE’s Catalyst for military applications, thanks to a collaboration agreement and a unique product.
At the Museo Storico dell’Aeronautica, the ceremony for the restoration of the rarest and most innovative historic engines ever built, part of the Italian Air Force history and of our heritage.
Sep 2019
Avio Aero Brindisi is going to become the fifth global hub dedicated to the service of the commercial engine that has so far accumulated a total of in-flight hours equal to 950 years.
Jul 2019
Additive production for the Catalyst engine has started in Brindisi, this is the culmination of worldwide collaboration that is revolutionizing how the factory works.
The newly elected dean of the Polytechnic of Bari discusses his vision of the academic world, collaboration with the industry and of how the partnership with Avio Aero marked his path.
One of the most important decarbonization projects destined to change the future of the aeronautics industry is advancing through a new configuration featuring hybrid propulsion.
The evolution of drones knows no boundaries and is drawing more and more curious people, even from outside the aviation sector, while at the last airshow the new Falco Xplorer has been revealed.
Jun 2019
The air show in Le Bourget ended with electrifying outcomes for both Avio Aero and GE: from military and commercial engines, helicopters, up to the European commitments for the future.
Avio Aero Polska holds extraordinary stories of women able to break down any stereotype, right on the shop floor as well as in the more traditional manufacturing roles.
May 2019
It is not just a coincidence that the professional DNA of some aircraft engines’ service specialists is enhanced with operational expertise in the field of motorcycling.
After the Clean Sky 2 conference, attention lands on one of the most advanced and ambitious projects that shortly will take some results to flight and that promises new developments.
Apr 2019
The brand-new turboprop engine is making its debut in business and general aviation, but a military version of this revolutionary engine technology is much more than just an idea.
The Clean Sky2 conference looks at the upcoming challenges, at aeronautical innovations which enable sustainable development and a future with lower environmental impact.
Mar 2019
The next generation of additive machines are already installed at the factory of the future in Cameri, to 3D print turbine blades for the new GE9X engine and to continue expansion.
A team of European brains is accompanying GE's new turboprop engine towards its first flight, through a myriad of testing sensors and cables, advanced test rooms and a digital twin.
Millennials, and not only, take lessons from professors on the web, sharpened by corporate leaders' contributions, to obtain real degrees from the most prestigious universities.
Feb 2019
Travelling from one city to another or crossing megalopolis thanks to artificial intelligence, electric propulsion and hybridization is not just Sci-Fi for aviation professionals.
A group of Mexican GE engineers, national institutions, university professors and researchers touring Europe to see first-hand technological wonders and enjoy the network effect.
Jan 2019
Boeing pairs the world’s largest twin-engine commercial airplane with the world’s largest jet engine including its likewise record-breaker turbine.
Two engineers, both eager pilots, inside the test facility that allows the most realistic flight simulation for the Catalyst engine, applying real components and weather conditions.
Dec 2018
110 years of Avio Aero as seen from inside the Air Force aeronautical Museum going through a special journey of extraordinary stories, twisted with the aviation industry and much more.
The first transmission kit produced in Italy for the next generation of civil helicopters, including sophisticated technology to ensure reliability and unique performance.
Nov 2018
The Eurofighter Typhoon, also known as the European defense backbone, reaches the historical milestone of 500,000 flight hours, or one million for its supersonic engines.
Oct 2018
Not just a helicopter, not even an airplane, the RACER is the fastest in its category, capable of vertical take-off and landing, thanks to the latest technology and tremendous partnerships.
A new form of Engineering-Manufacturing collaboration takes an attractive shape thanks to the design for additive, right where the second Avio Aero additive facility is going to open soon.
Sep 2018
R&D projects for both the future aircraft and the engines seen up-close by who’s leading them, as well as by who’s working on design and cutting-edge technologies.
Meet the generation of aviation design engineers who are thinking differently thanks to a disruptive technology and an amazing attitude.
A story of industrial transformation, legendary vehicles and brilliant engineers, handed down to present times by the designers and producers of pure ‘Made in Italy’ airplanes, even unmanned ones.
Jul 2018
What World Cup? What Wimbledon? Aviation’s Own Grand Slam Event Is Starting On Monday In Farnborough, England.
Just two years after the start of operation, one thousand engines have already been assembled for the program that is breaking all records and testing the mettle of the production teams in Italy and Poland.
Jun 2018
Investigations carried out by specialized engineers and technicians, who seek for the reasons of failures and damages happened to aircraft engines, are almost as infallible as a black-box.
Apr 2018
Exactly five years after the tragic event that struck the heart of its buildings, the City of Science is more alive than ever through its exhibitions, training experiences and labs, one of those is dedicated to Avio Aero.
Oct 2017
The GLBTA forum in Milan has been an opportunity to tackle the subject of diversity in the world of work, with a valuable contribution from Avio Aero.
Jul 2017
Thanks to the Women’s Network, we discovered an inspiring professional-human story combined with a stunning hi-tech invention.
Maintenance and repair techniques based on additive technologies are ready for the airlines inside Avio Aero repair stations, after the development and certifications phases inside Avio Aero labs.
Mar 2018
A shining model of intercontinental cooperation based on advanced engineering is taking shape on one of the most anticipated engines.
The digital transformation in complex industrial contexts is beneficial to the process, to work areas, and can even increase professionalism, or inspire new ones.
May 2018
Angelo is the Dj and producer of the band BoomDaBash, his songs are about diversity and inclusion, but he is also an aviation professional with a truly unique story.
Feb 2018
The EJ200 program achieves a distinguished milestone with a special delivery for the Italian Air Force.
Jan 2018
In the places where the most imposing military vessels are built, including the first PPA, equipped with the most powerful of gas turbines.
Nov 2017
Have a look inside the Leonardo Elicotteri plant, discovering one of the most long-running and high-tech collaborations for Avio Aero.
Among the 3D printed components that make this engine unique, one of them, or actually three, integrate high tech and thermal capabilities into a very small space.
One of the most exhausting challenge, completed by a colleague from our Brindisi site, who after a total 270 km race says… he’s not tired.
Sep 2017
Three core components of the brand-new CFM engine will be revised and repaired at Avio Aero's service shops.
A week after the end of the aviation industry's most important event, impressive figures to which GE contributed with its orders and commitments.
Jun 2017
First day of the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget with impressive results for GE Aviation on the wing of enthusiasm.
Our engineers and technicians have developed a service process with major operational benefits for airlines, all thanks to the thermal spray.
May 2017
Seven thousand tons sailing at up to 27 knots, thanks to the turbines Avio Aero installs on the FREMM vessels.
Apr 2017
Celebrated, at Torino Caselle airport, the five hundredth Typhoon and the thousandth EJ200 delivered to the Italian Air Force.
The Italian Navy has received the first MH-90 helicopter in tactical transport version for its 5th Helicopter Group.
The modules for the second engine to test in the GE9X program have been delivered, and work is pressing ahead on the next modules for dispatch to the USA.
Mar 2017
Our Brindisi Service team supports the helicopter engines of several Italian armed forces, including the Police Force in Abruzzo.
Feb 2017
Our customer EPI has congratulated us on the improvements made to our gearboxes and asked us to keep up the good work.
Jan 2017
An unprecedented commitment for the company’s facilities in Europe for the launch of their latest programme to support CFM engines for medium-range aircrafts.
A new technology is facilitating digital transformation in businesses and, despite sophisticated terms, it is much closer to our everyday lives than it seems.
Researchers at the Additive Repair Development Center in Bari are developing a second additive repair technique for aircraft engine turbines.
A new dedicated additive manufacturing facility in the south of Italy, it will build parts for the newly christened GE CatalystTM engine.
This isn’t another social network for industry, but rather a new tool on Avio Aero’s path towards digitalization.
Dec 2017
Unique test environments where the main ATP engine modules, including their 3D printed parts, are tested in flight before the whole engine test.
In Polonia Aero's enormous testing laboratory, testing began on the turbine for the world’s largest commercial jet engine.
Welcome to Bielsko-Biala, the Polish facility which is going through a game-changing technological evolution.
The joint efforts of IT and production professionals have proven that it takes time to become an industry 4.0, with much experimentation, development and learning along the way.
The advance of digitalization continues within Avio Aero’s factories, thanks to IT teams working in tandem with manufacturing specialists.
Take a look inside this factory 3D printing jet engine parts.
The first repair using groundbreaking additive techniques through a special gun has already been performed, inside a University Campus.
Aug 2017
Smart glasses, experimentally developed inside the Avio Aero Services area, are opening a new chapter in the industrial digitalization.
Less complexity, costs, wasted material and noise, additive manufacturing in aviation and other industries is optimistically looking ahead to the future, counting on a present that already makes history.
Clean, efficient and robotized, the new lines for the LEAP program in Pomigliano and Bielsko-Biała are astonishing and they’re ready to face the challenge of a striking market demand.
The first additive repair techniques under development in Italy’s Apulia Region are already being adopted in the factory – such as in Brindisi, where one special machine does the job of three.
La test cell partenopea è pronta per accogliere diverse configurazioni motori grazie a un brillante restyling operativo e funzionale.
Sep 2016
The Avio Aero ‘Project Integrators’ pilot project is now fully operative also in Brindisi and Pomigliano.
Nov 2016
Avio Aero opened the first laboratory dedicated to the development of repair procedures for aviation engine components using additive technologies
This innovative partnership helps new ideas and talented engineers take flight.
An European research project that is heavily inspired by ecology and advanced manufacturing technologies.
Four days at the Polytechnic of Milan, among top experts and major players in the global helicopter sector, to talk about innovation and testing.
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