The global economic context is unfavorable for everything in aviation except maybe for one thing: the delivery of a new freighter.

Startup ZeroAvia has raised $37.7 million in funding to develop a zero-emission hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion system to power 19-seat regional airliners. 

An Irkut MC-21-300 narrowbody powered by Russian PD-14 turbofan engines made its first flight from Irkutsk, Russia, on the morning of Dec. 15.

The British government’s decision not to charge tariffs imposed by the European Union (EU) on commercial airliners purchased from the U.S. has been given the cold shoulder by trade representatives in Washington. 

As many airlines, manufacturers and suppliers around the world fight for survival after the impact of the pandemic, could they be breathing a sigh of relief at

China-based general aviation services company Avion Pacific has signed a strategic collaboration deal with aircraft developer Aerion to support its sales and marketing efforts in the Asia-Pacific region as well as operate several of the U.S. company’s AS2 supersonic business jets.

U.S. start-up Ampaire is flying its hybrid-electric testbed on a regional airline route in Hawaii to demonstrate the propulsion technology’s potential to reduce fuel burn and CO2 emissions by 40-50%.

Boeing’s new long-range 777-9 twinjet is demonstrating high reliability and trouble-free handling to-date in initial flight tests, according to 777/777X chief test pilot Van Chaney.