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35 Years of Engineering Excellence
As a school leaver in the late 1980s looking for an engineering apprenticeship scheme, and with an interest in aviation, Dowty Group was a natural choice for Jonathan Chestney. And it’s a decision he’s never looked back on, as he celebrates his 35-year anniversary...
C-130J Propeller Maintenance Facility Opens at Robins Air Force Base
GLOUCESTER, UK – 16 December, 2021 – Dowty Propellers, a leader in electronically controlled, all-composite propeller systems, has opened a propeller maintenance and repair facility at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia, USA for the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super...
Supporting Cranfield’s National Flying Laboratory Centre
Dowty Propellers is proud to support Cranfield University’s National Flying Laboratory Centre (NFLC). Helping to create aerospace leaders of the future, the classroom-in-the-sky offers students and researchers the opportunity to experience the role of a flight test...
Partnering with SpiceJet to offer local, on-site support
The second largest airline in India, SpiceJet, operates a fleet of 32 De Havilland Dash 8-400 regional aircraft which are used on daily flights to many destinations across the country. Since 2016, a purpose-built Dowty Propellers workshop based at the Rajiv Gandhi...
Dowty-quality MRO facility at Ethiopian Airlines
Operators across Africa of the De Havilland Dash 8-400 turboprop can benefit from Dowty-quality MRO services for their propeller systems via the Ethiopian Airlines (EAL) MRO facility in Addis Ababa. Delivering reduced turnaround times and easier shipping arrangements,...
Celebrating 40 years at Dowty Propellers
Ten years ago, Dowty embarked on creating its global network of field service engineers to complement its permanent MRO facilities - at the time in the UK and Sterling, USA. The aim was to make maintenance repair and overhaul services more accessible to both...
Dowty’s Lewis Kempson wins Outstanding Apprentice of the Year 2021
Nominated for the commitment he has demonstrated to his work, academic studies and the wider community, Lewis Kempson was last night voted the winner of the Outstanding Apprentice of the Year (Engineering, Manufacturing, Energy & Electrical) at the Gloucestershire...
President Henry Johnston takes the “SoGlos 10 Questions” challenge
Henry Johnston, Dowty Propellers’ President and General Manager, discusses the future of aviation propulsion and reviews his aerospace industry experience as the latest participant in the “SoGlos 10 Questions” challenge – a video series providing key insights from...
Dowty Propellers lends expertise to the UK government’s FlyZero project
FlyZero is a UK government-backed initiative led by the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) with the vision for “the UK to realise zero-carbon emission commercial flight by the end of the decade.” A team of experts working on the FlyZero project, and recruited from...
Digital Propulsion: Significant UK R&D programme positions Dowty Propellers and its customers for world-beating, sustainable, next generation hybrid platforms
Gloucester, UK – Dowty Propellers, a global leader in composite propeller systems, has today announced the successful completion of its largest ever propeller R&D programme. Dowty led the four-year Digital Propulsion (DigiProp) research and development programme...
Dowty Propellers steps up its customer support with a new technical services portal
In Dowty Propellers’ continuing effort to deliver the best possible customer experience, it has launched a new online portal for operators of aircraft with composite blade propellers – enabling quick and easy access to technical documentation on the propeller systems....
Dowty Propellers’ worldwide customer support network: Focus on Asia-Pacific
Strategically based in the Asia-Pacific region, Dowty Propellers has two main repair and overhaul facilities in Australia, supporting its propeller systems in service with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and three civil airline customers: QantasLink, AirAsia and...