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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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:...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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