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The turbofan engine market is dominated by General Electric, Rolls-Royce plc and
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, in order of market share. General Electric and
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of France have a joint venture, CFM International. Pratt & Whitney also have a joint venture, International Aero Engines with Japanese Aero Engine Corporation and MTU Aero Engines of Germany, specializing in engines for the Airbus A320 family. Pratt & Whitney and General Electric have a joint venture, Engine Alliance selling a range of engines for aircraft such as the Airbus A380. For
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s and cargo aircraft, the in-service fleet in 2016 is 60,000 engines and should grow to 103,000 in 2035 with 86,500 deliveries according to
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. A majority will be medium-thrust engines for narrow-body aircraft with 54,000 deliveries, for a fleet growing from 28,500 to 61,000. High-thrust engines for wide-body aircraft, worth 40–45% of the market by value, will grow from 12,700 engines to over 21,000 with 18,500 deliveries. The regional jet engines below 20,000 lb (89 kN) fleet will grow from 7,500 to 9,000 and the fleet of turboprops for airliners will increase from 9,400 to 10,200. The manufacturers
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should be led by CFM with 44% followed by Pratt & Whitney with 29% and then Rolls-Royce and General Electric with 10% each.


General Electric

GE Aviation, part of the General Electric conglomerate, currently has the largest share of the turbofan engine market. Some of their engine models include the CF6 (available on the
Boeing 767 The Boeing 767 is an American wide-body aircraft developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The aircraft was launched as the 7X7 program on July 14, 1978, the prototype first flew on September 26, 1981, and it was certified on ...
,
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, Airbus A330 and more), GE90 (only the Boeing 777) and GEnx (developed for the Boeing 747-8 & Boeing 787 Dreamliner and proposed for the Airbus A350) engines. On the military side, GE engines power many U.S. military aircraft, including the F110, powering 80% of the US Air Force's
F-16 Fighting Falcon The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful ...
s, and the
F404 The General Electric F404 and F412 are a family of afterburning turbofan engines in the class (static thrust). The series is produced by GE Aviation. Partners include Volvo Aero, which builds the RM12 variant. The F404 was developed into the la ...
and F414 engines, which power the Navy's
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and
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. Rolls-Royce and General Electric were jointly developing the F136 engine to power the Joint Strike Fighter, however, due to government budget cuts, the program has been eliminated.


Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce is the second largest manufacturer of turbofans and is most noted for their RB211 and Trent series, as well as their joint venture engines for the Airbus A320 and McDonnell Douglas MD-90 families ( IAE V2500 with Pratt & Whitney and others), the Panavia Tornado ( Turbo-Union RB199) and the Boeing 717 (
BR700 The Rolls-Royce BR700 family of turbofan engines for regional jets and corporate jets. It was developed by BMW and Rolls-Royce plc through the joint venture BMW Rolls-Royce AeroEngines GmbH, established in 1990. The BR710 first ran in 1995. It i ...
). The Rolls-Royce AE 3007, developed by Allison Engine Company before its acquisition by Rolls-Royce, powers several
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regional jets. Rolls-Royce Trent 970s were the first engines to power the new Airbus A380. The famous thrust vectoring
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– actually a Bristol Siddeley design taken on by Rolls-Royce when they took over that company – is the primary powerplant of the
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"Jump Jet" and its derivatives.


Pratt & Whitney

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is third behind GE and Rolls-Royce in market share. The JT9D has the distinction of being chosen by Boeing to power the original
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"Jumbo jet". The PW4000 series is the successor to the JT9D, and powers some Airbus A310, Airbus A300, Boeing 747, Boeing 767, Boeing 777, Airbus A330 and MD-11 aircraft. The PW4000 is certified for 180-minute ETOPS when used in twinjets. The first family has a fan diameter and is designed to power the Boeing 767, Boeing 747, MD-11, and the Airbus A300. The second family is the 100 inch (2.5 m) fan engine developed specifically for the Airbus A330 twinjet, and the third family has a diameter of designed to power Boeing 777. The Pratt & Whitney
F119 The Pratt & Whitney F119, company designation PW5000, is an afterburning turbofan engine developed by Pratt & Whitney for the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program, which resulted in the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. The engine delivers thrust ...
and its derivative, the F135, power the United States Air Force's F-22 Raptor and the international F-35 Lightning II, respectively. Rolls-Royce are responsible for the lift fan which provides the F-35B variants with a STOVL capability. The F100 engine was first used on the
F-15 Eagle The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing). Following reviews of proposals, the United States Air Force selected McDonnell Douglas's ...
and
F-16 Fighting Falcon The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful ...
. Newer Eagles and Falcons also come with GE F110 as an option, and the two are in competition.


CFM International

CFM International is a joint venture between GE Aircraft Engines and SNECMA of France. They have created the very successful CFM56 series, used on Boeing 737, Airbus A340, and Airbus A320 family aircraft.


Engine Alliance

Engine Alliance is a 50/50 joint venture between General Electric and
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formed in August 1996 to develop, manufacture, sell, and support a family of modern technology
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s for new high-capacity, long-range aircraft. The main application for such an engine, the GP7200, was originally the
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-500/600X projects, before these were cancelled owing to lack of demand from airlines. Instead, the GP7000 has been re-optimised for use on the Airbus A380 superjumbo. In that market it is competing with the Rolls-Royce Trent 900, the launch engine for the aircraft. The two variants are the GP7270 and the GP7277.


GE Honda Aero Engines

GE Honda Aero Engines is a 50/50 joint venture between General Electric and Honda Aero, Inc. (HAI) formed in 2004, for the small size business jet market. They currently have one engine, the GE Honda HF120, used on the Honda Aircraft Company's HA-420 HondaJet


International Aero Engines

International Aero Engines is a Zürich-registered joint venture between
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, MTU Aero Engines and Japanese Aero Engine Corporation. The collaboration produced the V2500, the second most successful commercial jet engine program in production today in terms of volume, and the third most successful commercial jet engine program in aviation history.


Williams International

Williams International is a manufacturer of small gas turbine engines based in Walled Lake, Michigan, United States. It produces jet engines for cruise missiles and small jet-powered aircraft. They have been producing engines since the 1970s and the range produces between 1000 and 3600 pounds of thrust. The engines are used as original equipment on the Cessna CitationJet CJ1 through CJ4 and Cessna Mustang, Beechcraft 400XPR and Premier 1a and there are several development programs with other manufacturers. The range is also very popular with the re-engine market being used by Sierra Jet and Nextant to breathe new life into aging platforms.


Honeywell Aerospace

Honeywell Aerospace is one of the largest manufacturer of
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s and avionics, as well as a producer of auxiliary power units (APUs) and other aviation products. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, it is a division of the Honeywell International conglomerate. Honeywell/ITEC F124 series is used in military jets, such as the Aero L-159 Alca and the
Alenia Aermacchi M-346 The Aermacchi M-346 Master is a family of military twin-engine transonic advanced jet trainers and light combat aircraft. Originally co-developed with Yakovlev as the Yak/AEM-130, the partnership was dissolved in 2000 and then Alenia Aermacchi ...
. The Honeywell HTF7000 series is used in the Bombardier Challenger 300 and the Gulfstream G280. The ALF502 and LF507 turbofans are produced by a partnership between Honeywell and China's state-owned Industrial Development Corporation. The partnership is called the International Turbine Engine Co.By Ernst-Heinrich Hirschel, Horst Prem and Gero Madelung. Published by Springer.
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Aviadvigatel

Aviadvigatel is a Russian manufacturer of
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s that succeeded the Soviet Soloviev Design Bureau. The company currently offers several versions of the
Aviadvigatel PS-90 The Aviadvigatel PS-90 is a Russian high-bypass commercial turbofan rated at 16000 kgf (157 kN, 35,300 lbf) thrust. It powers Russian airliners such as the Ilyushin Il-96 and the Tupolev Tu-204/Tu-214 series and transport aircraft such as th ...
engine that powers
Ilyushin Il-96 The Ilyushin Il-96 (russian: Илью́шин Ил-96) is a Russian quadjet long-haul wide-body airliner designed by Ilyushin in the former Soviet Union and manufactured by the Voronezh Aircraft Production Association in Russia. It is powered by ...
-300/400/400T, Tupolev Tu-204, Tu-214 series and the
Ilyushin Il-76 The Ilyushin Il-76 (russian: Илью́шин Ил-76; NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau. It was first planned as a comm ...
-MD-90. The company is also developing the new Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine for the new Russian
MS-21 The Irkut MC-21 (russian: Иркут МС-21) is a single-aisle airliner, developed in Russia by the Yakovlev Design Bureau and produced by its parent Irkut, a branch of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), itself a 92%-owned subsidiary of ...
airliner.


Ivchenko-Progress

Ivchenko-Progress is the Ukrainian aircraft engine company that succeeded the Soviet Ivchenko Design Bureau. Some of their engine models include Progress D-436 available on the Antonov An-72/74, Yakovlev Yak-42,
Beriev Be-200 The Beriev Be-200 ''Altair'' (russian: Бериев Бе-200) is a utility amphibious aircraft designed and built by the Beriev Aircraft Company. Marketed as being designed for fire fighting, search and rescue, maritime patrol, cargo, and pass ...
,
Antonov An-148 The Antonov An-148 ( ua, Антонов Ан-148) is a regional jet designed and built by Antonov of Ukraine. Development of the aircraft was started in the 1990s, and its maiden flight took place on 17 December 2004. The aircraft completed its ...
and Tupolev Tu-334 and Progress D-18T that powers two of the world's largest airplanes, Antonov An-124 and Antonov An-225.


Motor Sich

Motor-Sich The Motor Sich Joint Stock Company ( uk, АТ «Мотор Січ») is a Ukrainian aircraft engine manufacturer headquartered in Zaporizhzhia. The company manufactures engines for airplanes and helicopters, and also industrial marine gas turb ...
currently produces the
Ivchenko Progress D-18 The Progress D-18T (or Lotarev D-18T) is a high-bypass turbofan that powers the Antonov An-124 Ruslan and An-225 large freighters. Design and development The engine was developed in the second half of the 1970s by the then Soviet Ivchenko-Prog ...
turbofan which powers variants of the Antonov An-124 and An-225 freighters, although the Ivchenko Progress D-36/Ivchenko Progress D-436 series remain the highest production-rate engines in the CIS. Motor Sich inherited some of the former Soviet Union's aero engine manufacturing capabilities. It produces turbofan, turboprop and rotary-wing turboshaft engines that power aircraft in Russian service, such as Mi- and Ka-series military helicopters.


NPO Saturn

NPO Saturn is a Russian aircraft engine manufacturer, formed from the mergers of Rybinsk and Lyul'ka-Saturn. Saturn's engines include Lyulka AL-31, Lyulka AL-41, NPO Saturn AL-55 and power many former
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aircraft, such as the Tupolev Tu-154. Saturn holds a 50% stake in the
PowerJet PowerJet is a Franco-Russian 50-50 joint venture created in 2004 by aeronautical engine manufacturers Snecma (Safran) and NPO Saturn. The company is in charge of the SaM146 program – the sole powerplant for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliner ...
joint venture with Snecma.


PowerJet

PowerJet PowerJet is a Franco-Russian 50-50 joint venture created in 2004 by aeronautical engine manufacturers Snecma (Safran) and NPO Saturn. The company is in charge of the SaM146 program – the sole powerplant for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliner ...
is a 50–50 joint venture between Snecma (
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) and NPO Saturn, created in July 2004. The company manufactures SaM146, the sole powerplant for the Sukhoi Superjet 100.


Klimov

Klimov was formed in the early 1930s to produce and improve upon the liquid-cooled Hispano-Suiza 12Y V-12 piston engine for which the USSR had acquired a license. Currently, Klimov is the manufacturer of the Klimov RD-33 turbofan engines.


EuroJet

EuroJet Turbo GmbH EuroJet Turbo GmbH is a multi-national engine manufacturing consortium. It is headquartered in Hallbergmoos, Germany. The consortium was created in 1986 to manage the development, production, support, maintenance, support and sales of the EJ200, ...
is a multi-national consortium, the partner companies of which are Rolls-Royce of the United Kingdom, Avio of Italy,
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of Spain and MTU Aero Engines of Germany. Eurojet GmbH was formed in 1986 to manage the development, production, support, maintenance, support and sales of the
EJ200 The Eurojet EJ200 is a military low-bypass turbofan used as the powerplant of the Eurofighter Typhoon. The engine is largely based on the Rolls-Royce XG-40 technology demonstrator, which was developed in the 1980s. The EJ200 is built by the E ...
turbofan engine for the Eurofighter Typhoon.


Chinese turbofans

Three Chinese corporations build turbofan engines. Some of these are licensed or reverse engineered versions of European and Russian turbofans, and the other are indigenous models. Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (manufacturer of Shenyang WS-10), Xi'an Aero-Engine Corporation (manufacturer of Xian WS-15) and Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation (manufacturer of Guizhou WS-13) manufacture turbofans.


Japanese turbofans

Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries is the Japan aircraft engine company. The company manufactures Ishikawajima-Harima F3, F3 for Kawasaki T-4, IHI Corporation XF5, XF5-1 for Mitsubishi ATD-X, ATD-X, IHI Corporation F7, F7 for Kawasaki P-1.


North Korean turbofans

Kh-35, Kumsong-3 is North Korean domestic variant/clone of Kh-35 that was utilized R95TP-300/MS-400 turbofan engine while improved model has comparable range to Kh-35, Kh-35U that is utilizing TRDD-50 turbofan engine. North Korea tested land attack cruise missile that demonstrated 1500 kilometer range and touted development of new turbofan engine.


Iranian turbofans

Iranian made Jahesh-700 light turbofan engine is similar to Williams FJ33 or Williams FJ44.


Indian Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE)

Gas Turbine Research Establishment is owned by Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO of Government of India. It produced the GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri turbofan intended to power HAL Tejas and Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft, HAL Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft being built by the Aeronautical Development Agency.


Turkish turbofans

Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI) developed and manufactured Turkey, Türkiye's first indigenous turbofan TEI-TF6000, with 6,000 lbf dry thrust. An afterburner version, TEI-TF10000, TF-10000, is under development to provide 10,000 lbf thrust intended to be used on the Baykar Bayraktar Kızılelma, Kizilelma UCAV.


Gallery

File:Solowjow D-30 III.jpg, Soloviev D-30 which powers the Mikoyan MiG-31,
Ilyushin Il-76 The Ilyushin Il-76 (russian: Илью́шин Ил-76; NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau. It was first planned as a comm ...
, Ilyushin Il-62M, Xian H-6K, Xian Y-20 and Tupolev Tu-154 File:AL-31FN.jpg, Saturn AL-31 which powers the Sukhoi Su-30, Sukhoi Su-27, Chengdu J-10, Shenyang J-11 File:Ge cf6 turbofan.jpg, General Electric CF6 which powers the Airbus A300,
Boeing 747 The Boeing 747 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2022. After introducing the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet times its size, t ...
, Douglas DC-10 and other aircraft File:Rolls-Royce Trent 900 AEDC-d0404084 USAF.jpg, Rolls-Royce Trent 900 undergoing climatic testing File:N7771@GVA;09.09.1995-engine (6083468531).jpg, Pratt & Whitney PW4000 which powered the first Boeing 777 File:CFM56 P1220759.jpg, The CFM56 which powers the Boeing 737, the Airbus A320 and other aircraft File:EA GP7200.jpg, Engine Alliance GP7000 turbofan for the Airbus A380 File:PS-90A.jpg,
Aviadvigatel PS-90 The Aviadvigatel PS-90 is a Russian high-bypass commercial turbofan rated at 16000 kgf (157 kN, 35,300 lbf) thrust. It powers Russian airliners such as the Ilyushin Il-96 and the Tupolev Tu-204/Tu-214 series and transport aircraft such as th ...
which powers the
Ilyushin Il-96 The Ilyushin Il-96 (russian: Илью́шин Ил-96) is a Russian quadjet long-haul wide-body airliner designed by Ilyushin in the former Soviet Union and manufactured by the Voronezh Aircraft Production Association in Russia. It is powered by ...
, Tupolev Tu-204,
Ilyushin Il-76 The Ilyushin Il-76 (russian: Илью́шин Ил-76; NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau. It was first planned as a comm ...
File:Williams Research F107.jpg, Williams F107 which powers the Raytheon Tomahawk (missile), BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile File:ALF502.JPG, Honeywell Aerospace Lycoming ALF 502 which powers the British Aerospace 146 File:MAKS Airshow 2013 (Ramenskoye Airport, Russia) (524-34).jpg, Aviadvigatel PD-14 which will be used on the Irkut MC-21 File:D-436-148 MAKS-2009.jpg, Ivchenko-Progress Progress D-436, D-436 sharing the three shaft principle with Rolls-Royce Trent File:AL-55 at the MAKS-2011 (01).jpg, NPO Saturn AL-55 which powers certain HAL HJT-36 Sitara File:Eurojet EJ200 for Eurofighter Typhoon PAS 2013 01 free.jpg, Eurojet EJ200 which powers the Eurofighter Typhoon File:XF3 KASM001.jpg, Ishikawajima-Harima F3 which powers the Kawasaki T-4 File:GTX-35VS_Kaveri.jpg, GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri developed by Gas Turbine Research Establishment, GTRE for HAL Tejas


Commercial turbofans in production


References

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