Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay
Wheels Up increases corporate travel customers and revamps fleet as it focuses on profitability in 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield, Chen Chuanren
Vietnam Airlines is planning to make a decision on a firm order for 50 narrowbody aircraft next year and is open to considering all manufacturers, the CEO says.
Airlines & Lessors

By James Pozzi
Qantas Engineering is looking at ways to address maintenance work being offshored overseas while finding workforce strategies to deal with labor shortages.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Aaron Karp
The FAA has prohibited U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti following confirmed incidents of gunfire hitting two Airbus A320 aircraft over Port-au-Prince.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing expects to need several weeks to restart production on affected programs with deliveries likely to ramp up in a similarly slow fashion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
American Airlines is examining options for its older Boeing 777-200ERs including potential refurbishment and possible aircraft replacements.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The now-resolved machinists strike affected the 737, 767, and 777 lines; of the 14 deliveries, 10 were cleared by the FAA before the Sept. 13 walkout began.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Ben Goldstein
Vertical Aerospace unveiled its Flightpath 2030 strategic plan, spelling out an ambitious set of goals related to production, finances and tech development.
Advanced Air Mobility

By David Casey
Virgin Atlantic and BA are making changes to their networks because of issues with the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines that power their Boeing 787 fleets.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines is considering orders for regional jets next year, as the flag carrier continues its fleet modernization program with more jet deliveries.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Air China will be the launch customer for the Comac C929 widebody aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Southwest is making some significant changes in effort to cut costs, restrain growth and offer products in line with those of other U.S. majors.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Avia Solutions Group has ordered 40 737-8s and taken options on 40 more, the first direct purchase of Boeing aircraft for the full-service lease specialist.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Mike Stengel
New aircraft deliveries will not enable fleet age to decline meaningfully, so OEMs, airlines and the aftermarket must prepare accordingly.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Elizabeth Lund is the company’s first head of commercial airplanes quality and spearheaded the creation of its long-term production quality improvement plan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
A growing assortment of startups are exploring smaller-scale hydrogen projects with hopes to scale up over time to eventually meet the needs of the mass market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Routes editor in chief sat down with Adel Abdullah Ali to discuss the current state of aviation and Air Arabia's future.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
Aviation Week’s Commercial Fleet & MRO Forecast shows Boeing aircraft will account for 49% of MRO demand during the 2025-34 period, valued at $680 billion.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By David Casey
Air Arabia is moving forward with its network and capacity expansion plans, reporting record financial and operational results for the third quarter of 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Embraer’s decision to reduce its guidance for commercial aircraft output is a setback for its efforts to move annual deliveries well past 100 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Airlines has slashed its aircraft delivery outlook for the remaining six months of its fiscal 2024-25, with five removed from the list due to delays.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
The remarkable success of Boeing 767 passenger-to-freighter conversion programs to date is now being challenged by a range of factors.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Karen Walker
Following the recent U.S. presidential election, a new administration will have an opportunity to help the aviation sector.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The airframer’s latest narrowbody enters long-haul service with the Spanish flag carrier Nov. 14 on a Madrid-Boston route.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Hot-section turbine blade availability continues to pace CFM Leap new-engine production rates, but supplier Howmet insists its output is keeping up with demand.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain