Aircraft & Propulsion

Over the past 20 years ATR has carved a dominant position in the turboprop market, while sales of its competitor, the Q400, dwindled to such an extent that Bombardier sold the aircraft line last year.

Fast-growing LCC Wizz Air had selected Pratt & Whitney’s GTF engine to power 166 Airbus A320neo family aircraft the Hungarian LCC has on order, Pratt said Jan. 27.

CARTAGENA, Columbia--Most airframe MROs start operations focused on aircraft MRO, and then add component backshop capabilities to quicken turnaround

The MRO market in Latin America is projected to reach more than $4.2 billion by the end of 2020. Single aisle aircraft will dominate this market with

Operating leases are moving toward covering half of commercial aircraft. Anything that makes this lease market more flexible and efficient is a clear

The ongoing probe into the October 2019 failure of a GE Aviation GE90-115B on a Thai Airways 777-300ER prompted GE to recommend immediate removal of

One source of relief from capacity pressures in engine aftermarkets will be increased supplies of used materials, which can only come from increased

FEAM AERO, Miami opened $19m, 103,000 sq ft widebody maintenance hangar at Cincinnati to support aircraft for DHL, Prime Air, Atlas Air and others; 8

Boeing 747s may be disappearing from the global passenger fleet but they are still a mainstay of the heavy cargo market.

In recent months several Chinese airlines and partnerships have launched or bolstered their cargo operations, while this week the Chinese government has put another option on the table for their lift requirements.

Brian Schettler, senior managing director of Boeing HorizonX Ventures, chats with Lindsay Bjerregaard at CES about the types of disruptive technologies the company is looking to develop for the future of aerospace.

Canadian ultra-low-fare Swoop, which now services 17 destinations in North and Central America and The Caribbean with seven Boeing 737NGs, is planning initiatives to ensure a lean operation for the near future.

Fractured mid-turbine frame (MTF) piston seals have been linked to about half of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engine failures reported by Indian carriers that damaged low-pressure turbines (LPTs), leading to a Pratt service bulletin recommending inspections, India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.

Bell’s Nexus eVTOL concept has undergone a makeover since last year’s CES. At CES 2020 Aviation Week caught up with Michael Thacker, Bell’s executive

U.S. carrier Southwest Airlines has formally opened its new maintenance facility in Houston nearly two years to the day it announced the planned

When the new narrowbody types started operating it was relatively difficult for engine lessors to acquire their new engines – the CFM LEAP and Pratt &

Will political instability hinder further investments in MRO in Latin America?

These products aim to simplify the transport, cleaning and installation of aircraft engines.

American Airlines will start installing ADS-B In on more than 300 Airbus A321s.

With engine shop capacity remaining tight, MRO providers are making big investments in facilities and training.

Vincenzo Quaranta, head of marketing and sales for engineering and maintenance, discusses Alitalia’s MRO plans.

MRO spending worldwide is healthy, but creating capacity challenges.

Hyundai’s new S-A1 eVTOL concept is looking to disrupt the urban air mobility market, with its first full-scale test flight anticipated in 2024. At

IATA forecasts that air trips per capita in India will grow 10% annually in the years through 2038. That should provide plenty of work for Air Works

Estonian aftermarket provider Magnetic MRO has launched an ambitious leasing joint venture (JV) which is targeting a $500 million asset portfolio in