Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

More seats, greater payload and series-hybrid propulsion define the production ES-36.

Clean Aviation research programs will support Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce ducted engine ground tests as CFM wraps up its latest RISE dust ingestion trials for Open Fan.

Game Aerospace completes the first flight of its GB2, a purpose-built U.S. firefighting aircraft designed for cost-effective aerial firefighting missions.

ATR names Vittorio Lorenzo Della Bella as CEO and Patrick Bergues as CFO, signaling leadership changes as the turboprop maker plans growth and recovery.

The first aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney’s production-standard PW1100G geared turbofan Advantage engine, an Airbus A321XLR, has been delivered to United Airlines.

Tensions come to the fore as Boeing and engine supplier GE Aerospace send mixed messages amid uncertainty over the start of the 777-9 ETOPS campaign.

Heart Aerospace has unveiled a substantial redesign of its planned electric regional aircraft and a deposit-backed purchase agreement from JSX for an initial 50 aircraft, with purchase rights for another 50.