Aircraft & Propulsion

As freighter conversions accelerate, main deck doors, rollers and floors are being designed with features for greater efficiencies.

Power-by-the-hour contracts, line maintenance and component repairs for aircraft feature in this month’s Contracts and Briefs.

German carrier Lufthansa has flagged a potential sea-change in aircraft-data access, triggered by a European regulatory proposal that would make it mandatory for manufacturers to share operating data with aircraft owners.

CFM Leap engine overhauls are on track to rise quickly throughout the rest of the decade.

The chart below shows the average utilization rates of narrowbody aircraft engines by hours from January to July this year. These are comprised of CFM

The new partnership will operate as Beijing Aero Engine Services Company and will focus on both Air China and third-party engines.

A study concluded that passenger and crew members are generally safe during aircraft evacuations, but there’s room for improvement.

We are seeing a trend of decreasing investment from Western companies in the Asia-Pacific region.

Airbus plans to urge operators to swap out a problematic fuel hose part with a redesigned one developed to minimize fuel-leak risks

Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency has approved the carrier for component structural repairs on Boeing aircraft registered in Russia.

Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW100 line is the most dominant engine in any class, powering almost every major turboprop platform in the world. These

Icelandic cargo airline Bluebird Nordic has received its third Boeing 737-800BCF.

The agreement covers the carrier’s Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft fleet.

The OEM’s Line Maintenance Services team has developed an engine fan case repair capability that it says will save operators significant time and money.

SkyUp Airlines has relocated its line maintenance operations to Antalya Airport amid turbulence from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Julie Dickerson, CEO of Shannon Engine Support, discusses how demand for the CFM56 engine is looking in 2022 and how the company is navigating the global supply chain issues.

Bii will oversee consignment and storage on aircraft that have left the Virgin fleet in the past two years.

The Airbus A320neo and the Boeing 737 MAX are expected to lead the narrowbody market in terms of deliveries over the next decade.

The Philippines-based airline says it is pushing ahead to implement digital sign-off for line maintenance by the second quarter of next year.

Kazakhstan’s SCAT is turning into the country’s fastest-growing airline.

Air New Zealand is reactivating some of its parked Boeing 777-300ERs, as it looks to boost its long-haul capacity.

Commercial aircraft retirements remain below expectations as airlines seek maximum fleet flexibility amid several lingering uncertainties.

AeroDynamic Advisory on the outlook for aviation’s supply chain as it struggles with geopolitical issues in Eastern Europe and China.

StandardAero is now approved to provide engine MRO for customers in Argentina and Chile—and it may look to expand further throughout South America.

ST Engineering says it will be the first MRO provider in Asia-Pacific to integrate Calspan ASE's data-acquisition control system.