Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Alternative fuels approved for use in aircraft are currently limited to a maximum of 50% blends to avoid compatibility issues.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
AAR identified PMA development as a new business opportunity about a year ago.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Austrian Airlines will wet-lease Embraer E195 capacity from sister airline Air Dolomiti following severe damage of an Airbus A320neo at Vienna Airport in April.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
The business aviation market is dominated by the North American market, with North American operators accounting for over 70% of all flight in 2023.
EBACE

By Guy Norris, Thierry Dubois, Graham Warwick
Eliminating contrails would cut aviation's climate impact by half, but can it be done? NASA climate scientist Richard Moore joins to share the latest research.
Check 6

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau
Launch customer Lufthansa Airlines has added uncertainty to Boeing’s public claims that the 777-9, already five years late, will be certified in 2025.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
The Wichita company pledged to conduct the layoffs “in as compassionate a manner as possible.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The FAA plans to mandate inspections of certain structural fittings on some Boeing 787s after learning from Boeing the parts are made from the wrong material.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Copa Airlines believes it can manage additional delays of Boeing aircraft in 2024 and still maintain its planned capacity growth of 10%.
Airlines & Lessors

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Embraer delivers milestone aircraft to Royal Jordanian.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Thierry Dubois
Promoters of the return of airships have been touting the concept for a quarter century, though the contrast between ambitions and achievements is stark.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Nodding to past acquisitions, Southwest Airlines says “never say never” to considering another, though the company has no immediate plans to do so.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Airlines is optimistic that its first Boeing 777-9 will be delivered in 2025, despite airline peers recently estimating a revised timeline of 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Boeing’s dedicated ecoDemonstrator is poised to enter a new test phase with a focus on improved operational efficiency and sustainability in cabin interiors.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
The 787 faces new quality assurance woes, but the need to add a freighter to the family has eased.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
Boeing’s planned acquisition of supplier Spirit AeroSystems has raised some concerns on Capitol Hill and among major defense companies.
Supply Chain

By Victoria Moores
Arcadia eFuels has three e-fuel facilities under development in Denmark, the UK and the U.S.
Emerging Technologies

By Kevin Michaels
A mandate would provide stability and a more even playing field, enabling the aviation industry to cut emissions more quickly.
Sustainability

By Michael Bruno, Sean Broderick
Prosecutors said Boeing breached obligations under the agreement, failing to design and enforce compliance to ward off future violations of U.S. fraud laws.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
AirBaltic has signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate with Dutch company Fokker Next Gen on design of a hydrogen-powered 120-150-seat airliner.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Michael Bruno
Another week, another new probe reported at Boeing—and another name supposedly struck from the list of those who could be a future CEO.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Azorra is working closely with Pratt & Whitney to support the engine-maker's customers affected by accelerated PW1000G geared turbofan inspections.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
EVA Air has placed an order for four Boeing 787-10 widebodies, raising the Taiwanese carrier's 787 backlog to 19 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Comac is reportedly working on preliminary designs of a new twin-aisle airliner dubbed the C939.
Aircraft & Propulsion