Airbus has achieved a green aviation first as an H225 made the first-ever helicopter flight with both of its Safran Makila 2 engines running on 100 percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), which ...

A popular search-and-rescue helicopter, the Airbus H225 was powered by two Makila 2 engines using SAF. [Courtesy: Airbus] Airbus completed the world’s first helicopter flight using 100 percent ...

Last year in November, the company's H225 successfully flew with one SAF-powered Makila 2 engine. Now, the recent milestone saw the helicopter fly with both of its engines fueled by the unblended ...

this time focused on the heavy-twin’s Safran Helicopter Engines Makila 2 powerplants. Operators of the Airbus Helicopters H225 are facing a fresh safety issue, this time focused on the heavy ...

Safran's engines powered helicopters for five first flights last year, although deliveries were flat and support revenues dropped. Safran’s 2,100-shp Makila 2A1 could soon be unseated as the ...

Airframer drops improved Turbomeca Makila 2B engine, thus limiting weight increase. Airbus Helicopters is no longer integrating the improved Turbomeca Makila 2B engine into the H225; instead it is ...

10 (UPI) -- A Brazilian subsidiary of France's Safran Group has expanded its helicopter engine facility. The expanded plant features a new assembly line and testing lines for Makila 2 engines and ...

As all our helicopter engines ... Last year, it conducted a ground test campaign on a 100 percent SAF-powered Makila 2 engine and even completed several flight tests. Bell is no stranger to ...

Safran Helicopter Engines will develop SAMI Saudi talents in the maintenance and repair of the Makila 1 and Arriel 2 helicopter engines installed in the Saudi Super Puma, Panther, and other helicopter ...

The aircraft was due for certification ... axial and a single centrifugal stage. The engine company adds: "This caused a six-month delay." The Makila 2A is uprated to 1,565kW (2,100shp), from ...

SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES signed support-by-the-hour contracts with China's GDAT to support 140 Arrano 1A and Makila 2A1 engines. Did you know? Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in ...

An Airbus H225 has performed the first ever helicopter flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powering both Safran’s Makila 2 engines. This flight, which follows the flight of an H225 ...