Aircraft & Propulsion

By Antoine Fafard
Financial results for the leading aerospace companies for 2024 reveals RTX led the way for operating revenue with a reported turnover of $80.7 billion.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Alan Dron
Embraer is “very optimistic for commercial sales in 2025,” but is taking a conservative view and only modestly increasing its guidance on airliner deliveries.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
A key theme emerging from industry events and the latest earnings reports in the first two months of 2025 was how the supply chain is—finally—on the mend.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
Heico’s sales and profit rose by double digits in its fiscal 2025 first quarter (Q1) due to strong demand for its commercial aerospace products.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
The huge loss of lives in the mid-air collision of a commercial airliner and a military helicopter so close to a busy, important airport was a shocking tragedy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russian authorities have outlined the conditions needed to complete the certification of the “import-free” Superjet 100 passenger jet variant.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
The fuselage for the first TVRS-44 Ladoga passenger turboprop has been assembled at the Aviakor facility in Samara, Russia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The Airbus A350F freighter is beginning to take shape, as Premium Aerotec delivered the first side shells to Airbus earlier in February.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Rolls-Royce plans to commence a new round of tests soon to further boost the performance of the Trent 1000 engine as it looks to regain market share on the 787.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas will undertake a cabin refit of most of its Boeing 737-800s, which will update this fleet until a narrowbody replacement program can be completed.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Pratt & Whitney has received FAA certification for the upgraded Advantage version of its PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) that powers the A320neo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Jens Flottau
MTU and Pratt & Whitney want a place on the next narrowbodies developed by Boeing and Airbus. The engine-makers now rule out an open fan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Arcadia eFuels and LanzaJet have flagged several EU policy discrepancies which are making it harder to get their projects off the ground.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
Despite a year-over-year doubling of the commercial aviation fatal accident rate, rolling averages show global airlines are continuing to reduce safety risks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European aviation sector said the Clean Industrial Deal for decarbonizing the industrial sector is “a positive first step” but urged further action.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
The series of challenges aviation has been through lately in its sustainability endeavor is discouraging.
Emerging Technologies

By Adrian Schofield
IndiGo has confirmed additional Boeing 787 damp leases from Norse Atlantic, as it reveals new details of how and when the widebodies will be deployed.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Embraer is keeping the E175-E2 on hold for another four years, the company confirmed Feb. 25.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing has removed the COO title from Stephanie Pope, seemingly freeing the executive up to focus on running the Boeing Commercial Airplanes division.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Under a new agreement, HAECO will carry out end-of-lease checks for Tigerair Taiwan's Airbus A320 fleet in Hong Kong.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Safran's small engine tests will lay the groundwork for the hybrid-electric architecture for CFM’s RISE engine demonstrator.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
ANA Holdings has revealed major orders with Airbus, Boeing and Embraer as the Japanese airline aims to boost its fleet size to 320 aircraft by 2030.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The aircraft-maker’s much-anticipated production rate increases on its key programs remain tied to quality improvement targets that appear to be in sight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Mexican ULCC Volaris is seeing a “certain hesitancy” for travel in the cross-border market since the U.S. election, a trend it expects will likely stabilize.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s current CEO is both preaching and practicing patience, even at the risk of further agitating an already angry customer base.
Aircraft & Propulsion