CENTURION is the leading brand for certified kerosene (diesel) piston aircraft engines for general aviation. With the in April 2009 established “Centurion Aircraft Engines AG & Co. KG”  insolvency administrator Bruno M. Kübler transferred the company’s operative new business to a company that is unaffected by the insolvency proceedings. Centurion will be responsible for global sales of Centurion diesel engines and spare parts. As far back as 2001, the manufacturer of Centurion engines, the insolvent Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH, became the first company in the world to receive type certification for its kerosene piston aircraft engines. Centurion pilots have a global network of more than 300 authorized service centers at their disposal. Altogether, the some 2,600 plus Centurion engines operated in General Aviation have to date successfully completed more than 2 million flight hours. 

Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH located in Germany was founded in 1999 for R&D as well as for the manufacture of efficient and reliable kerosene piston aircraft engines for General Aviation. Thielert is a high-tech company and the first in decades to achieve certification for kerosene piston aircraft engines and to achieve production approvals.

Kerosene piston engines reduce direct operating costs for GA airplanes dramatically in comparison with conventional avgas engines. In addition to manufacturing aircraft engines with electronic engine management to jet propulsion standards, Thielert also manufactures prototyping parts for the aircraft and automotive industries.

Thielert is a JAA and EASA certified design, maintenance and production organization. The plants in Lichtenstein/Saxony, Altenburg/Thuringia, and Hamburg currently have a workforce of around 280 dedicated and highly skilled employees.