Aircraft & Propulsion

Recent personnel developments in the commercial aviation industry include changes at a trio of U.S. LCCs, an Icelandic LCC, and a major turboprop manufacturer.

Canadian airlines continue to forge agreements for former Lynx Air Boeing 737 MAX jets after the carrier ceased operation in February.

The same forces that led to the demise of Universal will also threaten ZeroAvia, as well as the other lesser-capitalized startups in the hydrogen space.

Deutsche Aircraft is delaying entry into service of its planned 40-seat turboprop D328eco by one year, to the fourth quarter of 2027.

Swiss International Air Lines now says inspections and repairs to its Pratt & Whitney GTF-powered Airbus narrowbodies will affect its fleet into 2026.

Air cargo business within the United States reveals that during the first quarter of 2024, dedicated cargo was 2% under the performance from Q1 2023.

This week’s Flight Friday revisits a similar analysis from earlier in 2024, the utilization of CFM Leap and Pratt & Whitney PW1000G (GTF)-powered aircraft.

My Freighter Cargo Airlines has expanded its fleet by leasing two more Boeing 767-300 converted freighters from ATSG.

As demand remains healthy, airlines are managing capacity challenges amid supply chain woes, engine issues and significant aircraft delivery delays.

The Airbus A321neo was painted as part of its entry-into-service activity.

Air freight movement within the U.S. is forecast to considerably expand by both weight and value in the next 25 years.

The second half of 2024 could be an important period for Asia-Pacific aircraft orders.

The biofuels facility in Rotterdam is designed to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel from waste.

São Paulo-based Azul was launched 15 years ago by John Rodgerson and other executives who had previously worked at US independent carrier JetBlue.

Cyprus Airways will reduce the number of Airbus A220s acquired over the course of the decade, but still sees the aircraft as a valuable component of its fleet.

The GEnx-1B has extended its lead over the Trent 1000 among Boeing 787 customers in recent years despite Rolls-Royce's best efforts to improve its engine.

As pressure to cut aviation’s environmental impact intensifies, non-CO2 emissions are in the spotlight.

Boom says initial combustor rig testing forms the first phase of a two-phase pressure drop test.

The order will take the total number of the type it operates to 12 and increasing its cargo lift by 408 metric tons.

American Airlines has signed a conditional purchase agreement with ZeroAvia for 100 hydrogen-electric engines to power regional jets.

Cebu Pacific announced an agreement to order 102 Airbus A321neo aircraft to be equipped with Pratt & Whitney GTF engines.

In the 12 months between this year’s IATA AGM in Dubai and the previous one in Istanbul, Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ already awful situation has worsened.

Editors unpack a week that started with a unique media briefing at Boeing's Renton facility and ended with the purchase of Spirit AeroSystems.

Embraer spinoff Eve Air Mobility has secured a further $94 million in equity financing from multiple investors.

But much like the Spirit deal’s closing, Boeing’s transition, assuming it comes at all, will not happen overnight.