Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The FAA is slowly addressing gaps in its air carrier maintenance oversight process, but many shortcomings flagged by auditors are linked to staffing.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
Trump Administration tariffs will remain both real and unreal for the aerospace and defense sector.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Daniel Williams
As North American airlines replace legacy A330, 767, and 777 fleets, Flight Friday looks at total flight cycles for the region's largest widebody operators.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
One of Europe’s largest MRO providers has said that it is close to returning to pre-pandemic profit margins as demand for engine work continues to surge.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Although ATR has shelved the ATR 42-600 STOL variant, the OEM says it is in contact with operators using short runways to offer possible solutions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Embraer has signed an MOU with India’s Hindalco Industries that could result in the Brazilian OEM sourcing aerospace-grade aluminum from the South Asian nation.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Adrian Schofield
Air Niugini has appointed its next leader to oversee the carrier’s development and fleet renewal, although it has also canceled its Boeing 787 orders.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Jens Flottau, Robert Wall
With demand booming in commercial and defense aviation, why are Airbus programs in turmoil?
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Michael Bruno, Richard Aboulafia
Editors are joined by Richard Aboulafia to discuss airliner production after Airbus shared its delivery targets for this year and Boeing updated its suppliers.
Check 6

By Lori Ranson
Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has forged an agreement with lessor aircraft Avolon to acquire 24 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
SAF producer LanzaJet has secured $47 million in the first close of an equity investment round targeted at raising a total of $135 million.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Southwest Airlines remains “optimistic” that its first Boeing 737-7s will arrive late this year and enter service in early 2027, a top executive said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ella Nethersole
Avmax Group is experiencing significant growth in Africa, driven by a surge in leasing, sales, and aftermarket support for turboprop and regional aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
According to its latest guidance, Airbus is finally revising downward its targets for the A320neo family, but not by much.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Adrian Schofield
Vietnam Airlines is adding Boeing aircraft to its narrowbody fleet, disclosing a firm order it has placed for 50 737-8s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The higher maintenance and repair costs of new-generation engines are making them more expensive to run. What can be done to address this conundrum?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Thierry Dubois
An unexpectedly low life limit on a key Leap-1B engine part could leave some operators scrambling if CFM’s replacement part plan does not stay on track.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Vietnam's Sun PhuQuoc Airways has announced a large order for 787-9s, signaling a move into twin-aisle operations not long after commencing commercial services
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
In 2025, JetBlue averaged about nine aircraft on the ground (AOG) due to Pratt GTF challenges; this year, JetBlue expects a decline to the mid-single digits.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
The turboprops market has clearly shrunk, yet ATR plans to make production of its aircraft more efficient and increase its output substantially.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Boeing has supplemented the dedicated 777-9 test fleet with the temporary addition of a production configured aircraft for limited specific tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By William Moore
Air Canada has ordered eight A350-1000s, which sounds like a fool-proof plan to improve efficiency; the Carbon Analysis investigates what effect this may have.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By James Pozzi
Pegasus Airlines has increased its in-house narrowbody maintenance capacity by completing the first phase of building new maintenance facilities in Istanbul.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Daher has signed a new five-year agreement with Airbus Atlantic for the logistics management of the manufacturer’s west hub at its Montoir-de-Bretagne site.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain