Aircraft & Propulsion

By Daniel Williams, Guy Ferneyhough
After rising in the first six months of recent years, the number of passenger-to-freighter aircraft conversions has fallen so far in 2024.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Lee Ann Shay
The European agency is proposing new inspection requirements for engine blades close to their first planned refurbishment visits.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing delivered 44 aircraft in June, easily its best month of the year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Ricardo has been selected by the EASA to lead a consortium in creating the EU’s first SAF clearing house to support industry in scaling up supply.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
The European Geosciences Union report says 1,000 landings and subsequent departures from a dusty airport represents around 10 kg of cumulative dust ingestion.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Airbus is eyeing the technology to see if it fulfills its promise to outperform classical computing and enable more optimized aircraft designs and operations.
Emerging Technologies

Boeing’s last month of order and delivery activity before it reports quarterly earnings offered a mix of improvements and familiar struggles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Airbus has added more partners and a new region to its hydrogen infrastructure studies.
Emerging Technologies

In June, Airbus delivered 53 A320neo family aircraft, a significant output of the in-demand narrowbodies.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By William Moore
This week, the Carbon Analysis focuses on engine manufacturers, namely CFM International, International Aero Engines, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Sean Broderick
The plea deal offers little to anyone looking for regulatory or court-ordered consequences forcing fundamental changes at Boeing.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
China’s AVIC AG600 Kunlong seaplane has entered initial production, ahead of its type certification planned for the end of 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Vertical Aerospace has dropped plans to perform flight demonstrations at the Farnborough Airshow, citing a need to prioritize its flight test program.
Emerging Technologies

Aviation Week Network Staff
Recent personnel developments in the commercial aviation industry include changes at a trio of U.S. LCCs, an Icelandic LCC, and a major turboprop manufacturer.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Canadian airlines continue to forge agreements for former Lynx Air Boeing 737 MAX jets after the carrier ceased operation in February.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
The same forces that led to the demise of Universal will also threaten ZeroAvia, as well as the other lesser-capitalized startups in the hydrogen space.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
Deutsche Aircraft is delaying entry into service of its planned 40-seat turboprop D328eco by one year, to the fourth quarter of 2027.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Swiss International Air Lines now says inspections and repairs to its Pratt & Whitney GTF-powered Airbus narrowbodies will affect its fleet into 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
Air cargo business within the United States reveals that during the first quarter of 2024, dedicated cargo was 2% under the performance from Q1 2023.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Daniel Williams
This week’s Flight Friday revisits a similar analysis from earlier in 2024, the utilization of CFM Leap and Pratt & Whitney PW1000G (GTF)-powered aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
My Freighter Cargo Airlines has expanded its fleet by leasing two more Boeing 767-300 converted freighters from ATSG.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton, Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau, Lori Ranson, Adrian Schofield
As demand remains healthy, airlines are managing capacity challenges amid supply chain woes, engine issues and significant aircraft delivery delays.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lee Ann Shay
The Airbus A321neo was painted as part of its entry-into-service activity.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Antoine Fafard
Air freight movement within the U.S. is forecast to considerably expand by both weight and value in the next 25 years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
The second half of 2024 could be an important period for Asia-Pacific aircraft orders.
Airlines & Lessors