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C-130J Propeller maintenance facility completes first prop repair at Robins Air Force Base
Dowty, a world leader in electronically controlled, all-composite propeller systems, recently joined the US Air Force at Robins Air Force Base to celebrate the first C130-J propeller repair at the depot. The first propeller to be repaired at the facility, based in...
PrISM Test Campaign Completion
Over the last few weeks, members of Dowty’s Engineering and Development Test teams - Keith Mason, Marcus Knight, Rob Simpson, Alex Jeliazkov & Nick Bown – travelled to Rail Tec Arsenal (RTA) in Vienna, Austria, to conduct the first propeller ice shedding test for...
Dowty at the 2024 AIAA SciTech Forum
We were thrilled to have Nick Bown, Senior Engineer responsible for new business and aero-acoustic technologies at Dowty, recently present a paper at the 2024 AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (AIAA SciTech Forum) on behalf of the IRON (Innovative...
Dowty appoints Norrønafly as authorized Saab 340 MRO Centre
GLOUCESTER, UK – October 23, 2023 – Dowty, a GE Aerospace company and Norrønafly Propeller & NDT have today signed an authorised MRO agreement. The agreement promotes Norrønafly as an authorised maintainer of Dowty R354, R375, R389 and R390 propeller types as...
Adaptix launches Auto3DX NDE4.0 project in conjunction with Dowty
OXFORD, UK, 16 August 2023 - 3D imaging technology company Adaptix Limited (Adaptix) has launched the Auto3DX NDE 4.0 project in conjunction with Dowty, a GE Aerospace company. This 18-month project, which received a NATEP grant, will focus on Adaptix’s development in...
International Women’s Day 2023
To recognise International Women's Day 2023, we spoke with Marinela Stefanova, Dowty's HR Leader, two years on from joining Dowty. How have you been finding the role since joining the senior leadership team back in 2021?Marinela: To start, it wasn’t all smooth sailing...
National Apprenticeship Week 2023
Dowty Propellers is committed to propelling the next generation of talent. We offer multiple school leavers the opportunity to gain valuable experience in the workplace alongside further education. You can read more about our apprenticeship offerings here:...
Dowty Propellers at the Royal Aeronautical Society
Dowty Propellers recently had the pleasure of speaking at the Royal Aeronautical Society (Gloucester and Cheltenham Branch) on ‘Keeping Propellers at the Cutting Edge of Aviation’. Jordan White, lead manufacturing specialist at Dowty, gave the audience a brief...
Dowty Awarded Tier 2 AMRC Membership
Dowty Propellers is honoured to have achieved tier 2 membership of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC). Following our previous collaboration on the Digital Propulsion (DigiProp) research and development programme, we are excited to explore new...
The IRON project: The Future of Regional Aviation
Researching innovative, low-noise propeller designs. The IRON project falls under Europe’s Clean Sky 2, sitting within the larger regional aircraft package. One aspect of the project looks at carrying out design studies of innovative propeller concepts with the aim...
New Asia-Pacific MRO Facility Now Open
September 6, 2022 BRISBANE, Australia - GE Aviation today opened a new state-of-the-art facility in Australia to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services for customers across the Asia-Pacific region. The new $8 million Asia-Pacific Service Centre at Brisbane...
Brisbane MRO Facility Visited by Queensland Premier
On 23rd August 2022, Dowty’s MRO facility in Brisbane was proud to host a visit from the Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, ahead of the opening of a new workshop in September. The $8 million Asia Pacific Service Centre has been praised by the Premier for the...