Aircraft & Propulsion

The Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) Airbus A320 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft has attained EASA supplemental type certificate, around three months after the aircraft conducted its first flight.

Amid sanctions triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine, many short-term and medium-term initiatives are in play to keep industry going.

ATI study concludes green hydrogen is most viable zero-carbon fuel, lays out goals with detailed future airliner concepts.

European OEMs and equipment suppliers are studying various configurations for the use of hydrogen on board, before embarking on hydrogen propulsion and ultra-efficient aircraft programs in the 2027-2029 time frame.

For several weeks, both the air transport industry—including OEMs—and some EU governments have lobbied for more ambitious targets.

Representatives from European and Chinese aviation bodies have identified areas of mutual interest for sustainable aviation, as part of an ongoing

Embraer’s autonomy project; Unmanned cargo handling; Hydrogen pioneers partner; Denmark boosts e-fuels; and Hydrogen valley airport.

A senior U.S. NTSB investigator and technical advisors from three key stakeholders will be among the U.S. representatives supporting the probe into the March 21

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) momentum is growing.

Over the past year Latin American carriers have worked diligently to rebuild their fleets into competitive forces as COVID-19 moves from pandemic to endemic.

Embraer has forged a set of partnerships for a project to develop systems for autonomous aviation.

Lufthansa will base four additional Airbus A350-900s in Munich over the summer season, meaning the airline will be operating a total of 26 long-haul aircraft from the German hub.

Slowly coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, aviation is facing another huge task: dealing with the fallout of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Delta is the first U.S. airline to partner with the European airframer in its Airbus “ZEROe” aircraft development program, which was unveiled two years ago with a potential service entry date by 2035.

Howmet Aerospace sees potential for growth as airframe and engine manufacturers shift their titanium supply chain sourcing away from Russia but will not alter its business strategy to chase market share, its top executive said.

Many suppliers have found alternate sources of the metal, and OEMs have built up buffer inventory.

A public-private initiative launched at EU level says it is relevant to focus CO2-minimizing technologies on short- and medium-haul flights—essentially, narrowbodies—because that segment emits most of the industry’s CO2 globally.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has outlined the details of how it is implementing EU sanctions against Russia and decided, among other things, to suspend certificates of airworthiness and put on hold all pending certification applications.

Collins Aerospace is to develop a specialized cargo loading system for the N3.8T large unmanned cargo aircraft under development by Natilus.

Universal Hydrogen (UH2) and fuel-cell powertrain developer H3 Dynamics have partnered to develop zero-emission propulsion systems for unmanned aircraft, air taxis and new-design regional aircraft.

The order makes EVA Airways the first Asia-based carrier to opt for IAI’s 777-300ERSF conversion, which the Israeli company says offers 25% more freight volume than the production 777F.

Whatever GE Aviation has been doing in recent years, it was not lean, or at least not really lean.

Etihad Airways has implemented a tool for pilots that is generating 1.4% fuel savings.

The Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) has unveiled three zero-carbon airliner concepts developed under the UK government’s FlyZero project which aims to support the accelerated introduction of hydrogen-powered aircraft.