Aircraft & Propulsion

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.

Airbus has revealed new production standards for both versions of its A350 widebody that include changed interior layouts, substantial weight savings, performance enhancements and higher maximum takeoff weight (MTOW).

Airbus has made the A350 Airspace cabin 4-in. wider and 35-in. longer, allowing for new seating configurations and more passengers.

Targeted at certification in 2027, the nine-passenger aircraft will incorporate a distributed electric propulsion system.

Lufthansa is in the market for a new fleet of smaller narrowbodies as it seeks to adapt its fleet structure to new market realities.

SAF is seen as the most realistic near-term option to cut aviation emissions, but securing more supply is an obstacle for the industry.

Hawaiian Airlines and Amazon are teaming up to operate Airbus A330 freighters in a wide-ranging deal that includes a possible ownership stake in the airline for the e-commerce titan.

Electric propulsion pioneer MagniX is expanding into the development of hydrogen fuel cells for 50-90-passenger airliners.

Barry Biffle says the Airbus aircraft, the first of which Frontier is scheduled to receive in 2026, opens up long-haul possibilities.

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

Letters of intent to purchase aircraft are not orders, despite the propensity of advanced air mobility startups to describe them as such. But they do provide an indication of who is interested in these new types of aircraft.

Alaska Airlines is on track to shed all of its Airbus A320-family aircraft by 2024.

The UK government is offering £10 million ($11.2 million) in funding for net-zero propulsion projects under a competition aimed at all transportation sectors including aviation.

The TUI Group has leased three Embraer E195-E2s from AerCap to support its TUIfly Belgium subsidiary.

After being announced as the new chairman and CEO of Egyptair Holdings on Oct. 12, Yehia Zakaria has laid out the main challenges facing the 90-year-old flag carrier.

The two groups are challenging the government on the basis that Jet Zero breaches the UK Climate Change Act, because it fails to ensure that the UK’s carbon budgets will be met.

Biomass-based SAF offers scalability advantages.

Work with hybrid-electric developer Ampaire also announced.

The A321XLR, which completed its first flight in June and is slated to enter service in 2024, will be the longest-range single-aisle aircraft currently in production.

The first Airbus program was on the verge of collapse several times, but then it became the catalyst Airbus needed to thrive.

The Air Line Pilots Association has told lawmakers that certifying the 737-7 and 737-10 without new flight crew altering systems is preferable to forcing Boeing to upgrade the last two 737 MAX family variants.

UK-based SATAVIA is seeking carbon-credit accreditation and preparing for its first auction, after using its contrail-prevention methodology to adjust 49 Etihad Airways and KLM commercial flights.

The Dubai-based carrier is flying to more than 30 points and plans to add more destinations as its roster of A380-trained pilots increases.

The Leeds-Bradford Airport-based UK leisure carrier says it now has a total of 98 aircraft on firm order.