Aircraft & Propulsion

BermudAir will take 10 Airbus A220-300s aircraft that “will come fully connected,” the airline's founder and CEO Adam Scott said at the Farnborough Airshow.

Rolls-Royce has secured its first Trent 1000 XE sale of this year’s Farnborough Airshow after being selected by Somon Air to power the Tajik airline’s future Boeing 787s.

Zero Emissions Aerospace (ZeAero%) plans to retrofit a Cessna Caravan with liquid hydrogen fuel cells, targeting zero-emission propulsion and a 400 nm range.

Electrical subsystems required to hybridize Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan have completed initial integration testing in the U.S. and been shipped to Airbus in Germany for aircraft-level integration testing.

Airbus targets doubling commercial operating profit by 2029 through production growth, services expansion and efficiency improvements.

Airbus anticipates more Gulf or Middle East airlines opting for long-range versions of its A321 as the variants become established in the region.

Uganda Airlines placed its first direct order with Boeing, committing to four 737 MAX-8s and four 787-9s, while Luxair has firmed two additional 737 MAX-10s.

Embraer has announced firm orders for 30 passenger E-Jets and an MOU for 20 E-freighter conversions.

Milan Malpensa Airport-based MSC Air Cargo has ordered five Boeing 777-8 Freighters.

Lufthansa Technik signed an agreement with GE Aerospace subsidiary Unison to become the authorized European repair provider for ignition system components on the Leap engine family.

Lessor AerCap has placed an additional order for 15 Boeing 787-9s, on top of the 125 787s it had originally committed to, nine of which remain to be delivered.

Kazakhstan’s SCAT Airlines has contracted Boeing to convert a 767-300ER passenger aircraft into a freighter.

Philippine Airlines has followed up its indicative order for Boeing 787-10s with an expanded commitment for the Airbus A350-1000.

Experience the cutting edge of commercial aviation at Farnborough Airshow 2026. This exclusive flying display features Vertical Aerospace in the show's first-ever eVTOL flight demonstration.

Airbus plans to flight test an experimental high-aspect-ratio wing extension on an A321neo by 2029 as part of its Wing of Tomorrow research program.

JetZero has signed a letter of intent with Gulf Air and announced support from Japan Airlines (JAL), building its number of airline commitments as its blended wing body (BWB) demonstrator progresses.

Brazilian airframer Embraer has “completely shelved” its former ambitions of developing a new turboprop, which were first mooted around 2019.

Specialist lessor Azorra is entering the Embraer 190F market with a commitment for 20 conversion slots with the aircraft manufacturer.

Embraer has added Abra Group as its latest customer with the parent company of Gol and Avianca placing a firm order for Embraer 195-E2s.

ATW speaks with Firefly Green Fuels co-founder and CEO James Hygate, who is working on a project to transform human sewage into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Emirates is rejecting delivery of the first 10 Boeing 777-9s produced for the airline given the extensive rework the aircraft would need to bring them up to current standards.

UK regional carrier Loganair has signed an agreement with US-based BETA Technologies to become Europe’s first airline to operate an electric aircraft fleet.

United Airlines has taken delivery of its first of 50 Airbus A321XLRs on order.

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary says debris may have caused a CFM56 engine failure on a recent flight over Greece.

In line with the Farnborough International Airshow taking place this week, the Carbon Analysis studies some major European Airline groups.