This week’s Flight Friday looks at narrowbody engine utilization by Asia-Pacific operators (which in this analysis excludes China and India operators).

Business jet and turboprop manufacturers delivered 214 aircraft during the first quarter of 2025, including 150 business jets and 64 turboprops, up from 181 during the same period a year ago, according to Aviation Week Intelligence Network’s Fleet Discovery data. The market analysis includes deliveries by category and month and by leading original equipment manufacturers. It also includes utilization data for business jets and turboprops.

United Airlines has become the latest U.S. carrier to publicly announce an investment in JetZero’s blended wing body (BWB) concept.

Boeing is pausing development of the X-66 transonic truss-braced wing aircraft with NASA and reallocating resources to get the 737-7, 737-10 and 777X certified.

Boeing managers believe they can limit sudden cost increases from Trump administration tariffs and trade wars to below $500 million this year.

The tariffs beginning to disrupt the aerospace and defense industry were the least of Hexcel’s problems in a tepid first quarter performance.

An indefinite pause in deliveries to Chinese customers will not derail Boeing’s planned production rate ramp-ups.

CFM International's transatlantic nature may wreak havoc for the joint venture partners GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines if the trade war materializes.