Aircraft & Propulsion

Archer has announced that construction of its high-rate manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia, has been completed.

A look at which trends are gaining popularity and which are losing steam in commercial aviation.

Boeing and CFM are working to address flight deck smoke risks posed by activation of a safety system triggered during a serious Leap 1B engine failure.

Results of the tests are expected to lead to FAA certification of a new high-pressure turbine design of the Trent 1000 in early 2025.

Turkish LCC Pegasus Airlines has placed an order for up to 200 Boeing 737-10s in a significant win for Boeing and the yet-to-be-certified aircraft in Europe.

The question has been raised whether a supply chain that can’t really handle the work for two manufacturers could handle three big ones in the future.

British Airways’ flights between London Heathrow and Abu Dhabi will be paused during the summer 2025 season.

Taiwan’s China Airlines has bought 20 widebody passenger airliners, ordering 10 Airbus A350-1000s and 10 Boeing 777-9s, plus four 777-8Fs.

Germany’s Concrete Chemicals has won EC approval for €350 million ($364 million) of German funding to support the production of synthetic aviation fuels.

Forecasts, snapshots and commercial aviation aircraft to watch.

Clean Aviation is studying different approaches to hybridizing regional aircraft to reduce fuel burn and emissions.

Speaking on a Q4 earnings call, Heico Flight Support Group President Eric Mendelson said his company continues to see “tremendous” supply chain challenges.

Japan has set an ambitious target of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. Would hybrid-electric or hydrogen-powered regional airliners make a dent in its domestic aviation carbon emissions?

Korean Air has exercised options to acquire six more Airbus A321neos.

Johannes Bussmann will become CEO of MTU Aero Engines in 2025 succeeding Lars Wagner.

Demand for air travel remains strong, but airlines’ battles with suppliers over delivery delays and engine limitations are about to escalate further.

Air Canada plans to transfer its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to its low-cost leisure subsidiary Rouge.

GKN Aerospace is transitioning to a new, purpose-built engine parts repair facility in San Diego to meet increasing demand and expand its capabilities.

Luxembourg-based carrier Luxair has converted two Embraer E195-E2 options into firm orders, bringing its total of the type on order to six.

Aerostructures supplier Latecoere has appointed Yves Yemsi as its new group chief operating officer and president of the EMEA region.

Carriers in the Scandinavian region have a good track record when it comes to emissions; this week, we investigate whether this has continued into 2024.

Against the backdrop of efforts to reduce aviation CO2 emissions, the impact of contrails and other non-CO2 effects is increasingly in focus.

Airbus Ventures invests in Singapore-based Eureka Robotics.

For September-November 2024, narrowbody deliveries were down 5% year-over-year, widebody deliveries fell 50%, and regional aircraft deliveries were up 16%.

For September-November 2024, narrowbody orders fell 23% year-over-year, while widebody orders fell 57%.