Friedrichshafen, Germany, April 20, 2023 — Continental®, a subsidiary of Continental
Aerospace Technologies Holding Limited (HKEX: 232.HK), announced today two significant
milestones for the Jet-A piston engine series. The popular jet-fuel burning piston engine family has
accumulated more than 10 million flight hours, while the CD-170 engine has received a Time
Between Replacement (TBR) extension from 1,200 to 1,800 hours from the European Aviation
Safety Agency (EASA). Both milestones are a testament to the performance, reliability, and
customer satisfaction for these outstanding engines.
When the CD-170 launched in 2020 with a TBR of 1,200 hours, Continental® committed to
increasing the TBR. The CD-170 engine is the highest horsepower engine to join the CD-100 series
and as a result of this commitment, it now has a TBR that rivals its lower horsepower
predecessors. Continental’s team prioritized this development project, knowing it would provide
additional value to its owners and operators as they can now enjoy flying 600 more hours behind
their Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) engine.
The recent TBR increase in the CD-170 engine is one of the advantages driving pilots to join the
Continental® Jet-A powered fleet. “We are proud that more than 10 million trusted flight hours
have been flown behind our Diesel engines,” said Oliver Leber, Vice President of Global Sales &
Applications Engineering. “This growing number of flight hours shows that pilots are enjoying the
ease of operating a single lever power control in the cockpit that reduces pilot workload while also
benefiting from the cost savings of burning the more affordable and accessible Jet-A fuel.”
The Continental® Jet-A piston engines are popular amongst fleet schools and individual operators
seeking advanced piston engine technology. These engines are available in select new certified
aircraft from airframe partners like Tecnam, Diamond, Piper, and Robin. In addition, the CD-100
series is also available in a Standard Type Certificate (STC) retrofit kit for various aircraft, like
existing Cessna 172 and older Piper PA-28s, where it only takes 21 days to upgrade your standard
engine to a new Jet-A engine.
