The U.S. Defense Department has requested high-level configuration proposals for a Blended Wing Body (BWB) that can be 30% more efficient than the aerodynamics of the Boeing 767 and Airbus A330 and combine with a new generation of propulsion technology to reduce fuel burn more than 60% by 2030 compared to the current technology. 

Boeing is ramping up 737 MAX deliveries and says it has hit its target of producing 31 737s per month, though the rate must still be stabilized.

Anticipating swift growth in India and hoping for a follow-on Rafale contract, Safran invests in production and MRO facilities.

Universal Hydrogen has inaugurated its European engineering design center and headquarters at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport and displayed the ATR 72-500 regional tur

Airbus expects global air travel to grow by a 3.6% compound annual growth rate over the next 20 years, according to the latest edition of its global market forecast.

The new freighter is expected to be optimized for commercial service to replace the aging Russian fleet of Antonov An-124 transport aircraft.

For months, critics have been saying Boeing urgently needs to move forward with a new aircraft program to claw back the gobs of market share lost to Airbus at the upper end of the narrowbody market. 

It also amended the types of fuel that fall within the ambit of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and proposed a new fund to accelerate their introduction.