Aircraft & Propulsion

SAS Scandinavian Airlines has now renegotiated the leases on 43 aircraft in its fleet as it works to cut costs under its restructuring plan.

The first of four Boeing 737-800F leased from BBAM Aircraft Leasing had already been painted in IPP Air Cargo’s livery and delivered.

Engine suppliers say they are just about caught up on delayed deliveries. Can they keep it that way?

Lufthansa Technik has converted a decommissioned Airbus A320 into a hydrogen field laboratory to test maintenance and ground-based processes in preparation for hydrogen-powered flight.

Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, giving the carrier the range to operate beyond Asia and into North America.

The past might yield fuel-savings and emission-reducing solutions for regional transport and larger aircraft.

Boeing Global Services says commercial sales are back to pre-pandemic levels—the latest sign that aftermarket businesses will not necessarily trail global traffic’s recovery pace.

After adding 15 more Airbus A220-300s and 30 A321XLRs to its orderbook, Air Canada has largely completed its narrowbody replacement program and shown little interest in a larger A220 variant.

Skyrocketing prices for gas and electric power in Europe are beginning to affect Safran’s supply chain, as well as the company’s strategic decisions, according to CEO Olivier Andries.

A fully import-substituted version of the Russian-engined MC-21-310 was pursued after sanctions blocked Irkut Corporation from buying in subsystems from the West.

The airframer still intends to deliver “around 700” commercial aircraft in 2022.

India’s Tata Group aims to consolidate its multiple airline holdings and increase market share.

As Pratt & Whitney works to ramp up production of the PW1000G back to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels and beyond, the engine maker hopes to accelerate assembly with new process improvements and increased automation.

Efforts to build up U.S. sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production capacity to at least 3 billion gal. a year by 2030 have taken steps forward, with startups Alder Fuels and LanzaJet announcing progress in establishing their first plants.

International Airlines Group shareholders have approved pending orders for an additional 37 Airbus A320neo and 50 Boeing 737 MAX airliners.

Pratt & Whitney’s $10 billion investment in the geared turbofan (GTF) was meant for the long haul, and the company is taking no chances as it prepares to introduce the first major new derivative of the PW1000 engine program—the GTF Advantage (GTFA).

Boeing has dialed down its growth forecast and aircraft demand for the Chinese market over the next two decade, as China is expected to face “economic headwinds” amid protracted border closures and icy trade relations with the West.

Rule would mandate accessibility on new narrowbodies.

Transportation Department proposes Bill of Rights for Airline Passengers with Disabilities.

More than three years after Beijing grounded the Boeing 737 MAX family, China Southern Airlines appears set to be the country's first airline to return the type to service as early as Oct. 30.

Two years after a prolonged grounding and delivery pause, the 737 MAX program is gaining momentum, but plenty of questions remain.

Airbus has introduced new A350 performance gains combined with various Airspace cabin enhancements that “reinforces the A350 family’s position as the

When Boeing released its third-quarter 2022 financial results Oct. 26 before regular trading began on the U.S. stock markets, financial analysts did not know how investors would take the news.

Supply-chain struggles and continued uncertainty around the Chinese market will hold down Boeing’s ability to ramp up 737 production and monthly delivery totals well into 2023, company executives acknowledged Oct. 26.

Switching to hydrogen, from conventional Jet-A1 kerosene, can arguably be seen as a moonshot for commercial aviation.