Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Ferneyhough
Airbus delivered 72 aircraft to 38 customers in November, meaning the company must hand over 133 aircraft in December to meet its new 2025 target of 790 units.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Alan Dron
EASA has granted a Supplemental Type Certificate to Sweden's Taby Air Maintenance for the company’s Saab 2000 Cargo Conversion.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Keith Mwanalushi
BeauTech Engine Leasing says a looming CF34 engine capacity crunch as regional jet fleets approach a major maintenance cycle will strain the MRO ecosystem.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Workers at Seville-based supplier Sofitec Aero had alerted Airbus about manufacturing problems on fuselage panels, labor union UGT FICA said.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Kurt Hofmann
The head of Swiss wet-lease specialist Helvetic Airways expects consolidation to occur among ACMI operators, noting some “unrest” in the market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Pilling
West African carrier ASKY is planning its first service to Europe within a year with a flight to Paris, intending to add widebodies to undertake the expansion.
Airlines & Lessors

By Joe Anselmo, Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau
Airbus will again miss its delivery target due to supplier quality problems as Boeing’s turnaround takes another step forward. Listen in as our editors break it all down.
Check 6

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air is revealing plans to install Starlink high-speed Wi-Fi across its own fleet and those of its subsidiaries.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Reaching its 2025 delivery goal was always going to be challenging for Airbus. Now it turns out it is unachievable.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Daniel Williams
On the 40th anniversary of the first ATR 42 delivery, Flight Friday looks at how the ATR 42 and the larger ATR 72 have been utilized over the last six years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Alaska Air Group is weighing the fate of Hawaiian Airlines’ A321neos in the merged entity’s fleet, concluding the current number in the operation is too small.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
An issue identified by New Zealand’s accident bureau as being linked to an Air New Zealand A320neo uncommanded engine shutdown could have wider implications.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alex Derber
Teardowns of relatively young Airbus A320neo aircraft are continuing, with Eirtrade Aviation becoming the latest company to buy aircraft for part-out.
Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol is endeavoring to make aviation players aware of the existence of the Location of an Aircraft in Distress Repository and is urging them to use it.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Tigerair Taiwan will introduce the Airbus A321neo to its fleet under a combined lease and purchase plan covering 15 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Philippine Airlines has reached a sale/leaseback deal with BOC Aviation covering the first two of the carrier’s Airbus A350-1000s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Japan Airlines has expanded its aircraft-based atmospheric observation program known as "Contrail" to its Boeing 787-9 fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris, Jens Flottau
The Middle East, as the crucible for challenging durability and performance conditions, is the focus for ongoing dust ingestion engine tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Fokker Next Gen has closed its legal entity in Latvia to focus its main activities in the Netherlands, according to LIAA.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Hopscotch Air is using a "mini-IPO" to raise funds to expand its fleet of Cirrus aircraft, and to develop partnerships for developing electric regional aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing envisions FAA certification of its 737-10 “later” in 2026.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
EasyJet plans to acquire Slovenia-based Adria Tehnika, which operates five lines of maintenance at its Ljubljana Airport base.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ella Nethersole
Emirates has deployed its first ultra-long-range variant of the Airbus A350-900 on its service connecting Dubai and Adelaide, Australia.
Airports & Networks

By Ella Nethersole
Egypt has moved closer to establishing its first commercial-scale SAF plant after Shell signed a long-term agreement to purchase SAF from Green Sky Capital.
Emerging Technologies