Russia’s Aeroflot does not expect to receive its first MC-21 passenger airliners until 2026, a company official says.

The announcement coincided with the airline’s first direct flight from Paris to New Caledonia’s capital Noumea, via Bangkok.

Many think Comac is the next challenger to the Airbus-Boeing duopoly, but Embraer is the company to watch in the near term.

While demand for new aircraft remains strong, the industry must make big steps to increase production in 2025 and come closer to satisfying customers.

Electric aircraft developer Beta Technologies and Bristow Group’s Norwegian subsidiary have signed a letter of intent to conduct trial cargo flights in 2025.

Material flow from suppliers continues to be GE Aerospace’s output-pacing item for both original equipment and maintenance services heading into 2025.

France’s Aarok uncrewed air system has moved a step closer to flight now that developer Turgis Gaillard has received a French Defense Ministry study contract.

A look inside Aspire MRO’s Fort Worth, Texas facility, which is performing freighter conversion and maintenance work for Mammoth Freighters.