Aircraft & Propulsion

Ampaire has flown the first Cessna Caravan converted to hybrid-electric propulsion.

Airbus and Air Canada have invested in Canada’s Carbon Engineering, a pioneer in direct air capture of atmospheric carbon dioxide for permanent underground storage or use in production of sustainable aviation fuel.

As composite materials gain ground in commercial aircraft construction, recycling specialists face the challenge of salvaging those materials instead of more straightforward metals.

Low-carbon aviation fuels can help industry buy time to develop sustainable aviation fuel that is affordable enough for wide adoption.

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy is the founding father of a leasing sector that today owns more than half of the global commercial aircraft fleet.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

A digital registry underpinning a global book-and-claim system for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is expected to go live in mid-2023.

Start-up hypersonic aircraft developer Hermeus has demonstrated mode transition of the company’s in-house designed Chimera turbine-based combined-cycle engine.

U.S. regional aviation provider Surf Air Mobility has abandoned plans to list publicly through a merger with a blank-check company and has instead filed with th

Germany has launched a project to develop a process to convert sustainably produced methanol into SAF that can be integrated into existing fossil-fuel production plants.

The airline has resumed growth but is constrained by a lack of new aircraft—whether because of market availability or delivery delays—and pilots.

Two catalysts could push commercial engine-makers and airframers to speed up their development cycles.

Boeing now expects airlines in Southeast Asia to order fewer aircraft over the next 20 years than it previously forecast, attributing the change to customers upgauging.

Will Boeing’s decision to focus on steadying production and deliveries, over new products, endanger its long-term market position?

Archer Aviation is doubling down on its confidence in certifying its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle by the end of 2024 and launching air-taxi service in 2025.

As the push for sustainability escalates, safety professionals will be keeping a wary eye out for unintended consequences—and unacceptable risks.

Australia’s Northern Territory Air Services has signed a letter of intent with Eviation for 20 Alice electric aircraft.

The carrier is now considering bringing some of its Airbus A380s back into service.

As countries jockey for a leading position in the projected market for advanced air mobility (AAM), a new study concludes the transportation mode would be economically viable in the UK and provide a significant contribution to the economy while reducing carbon emissions.

As a vast swath of aviation is turning to hydrogen as a central path to a sustainable future, some efforts are beginning to crystallize into concrete advancemen

Speaking at the Bahrain International Airshow, Royal Jordanian's CEO says the 787-9 has always been in the carrier's sights.

Pratt & Whitney is expanding research work with NASA under the agency’s Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core project to demonstrate the compatibility of sustainable aviation fuels with advanced combustors for small core engines.

Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong also updated on design feedback it is providing on the A350F as Airbus looks to refine the design.

The announcement was made at China’s Zhuhai Airshow, which Embraer has brought its E195-E2 “Tech Lion” aircraft to.

Aviation Week editors are skeptical of CEO Dave Calhoun’s new commercial airliner timeline.