Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
The recovery rate of super-short-haul flights lags in Southeast Asia and the number of turboprop aircraft in the region has dropped significantly, a study says.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein, Garrett Reim
Supernal has good reason to be confident.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
A number of GIFAS members, not only small suppliers, face a combination of financial problems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo
Aviation Week will continue to set a high bar for balanced, accurate and revealing coverage of this great industry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Sean Broderick, Daniel Williams, Michael Bruno, Guy Norris
As bad as it is for Boeing, it could have been a lot worse. Listen in as our editors discuss the Alaska Airlines midair blowout.
Check 6

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno, Guy Norris
Problematic Spirit AeroSystems-supplied 737-9 panels evaded Boeing quality checks and may have caused a Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines accident.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
“This incident should have never happened, and it cannot happen again,” the FAA said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Never before has any commercial aircraft manufacturer received more orders than Airbus in 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Daniel Williams
With 2023 wrapping up generally on a high in the aviation industry, it is time to look back and see how 2023 faired when compared to 2019.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Two of Lufthansa Cargo’s A321Fs have been grounded due to a fine crack found on the rear fuselage structure.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Cebu Pacific says in a stock market filing that it is in talks with both Airbus and Boeing and expects to place an order within the first half of this year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Christine Boynton
“We’re not going to point fingers,” the Boeing CEO said. “Because, yes, it escaped their factory; but then it escaped ours too. So, we’re all in this together.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
The proposed merger would bring the AirAsia Group more in line with other major Asia-Pacific LCCs that operate widebodies and narrowbodies in a single airline
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Subsidiary of Fokker owner Panta claims 90-seat aircraft is feasible on near-term battery technology.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
GKN Aerospace has announced a £50 million ($64 million) investment to create additive manufacturing capability at its Trollhattan, Sweden, production facility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Hyundai-backed Supernal unveiled the latest update to its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft concept at CES 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
The grounding of the Boeing 737-9 is expected to have a limited impact on Fitch-rated aircraft lessors and airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Boeing delivered 528 aircraft from its Commercial Airplanes programs in 2023, including 396 737s and 73 787s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Forthcoming airliner production forecasts for the year—yet to be offered by Airbus, Boeing and other airframers—already have taken a severe hit.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus is establishing a ZEROe development center in Stade, Germany, focusing on composite materials for hydrogen systems such as liquid hydrogen tanks.
Sustainability

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airline lessor Avolon said market conditions were strengthening as it gave an update on 2023 activities.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
In 2023 Russia’s airlines expanded their fleets suitable for restricted international operations, which became the main driver for passenger traffic growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
The raw materials and labor pain points of recent years have eased, but supply chain issues have metastasized.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick, Lori Ranson
FAA said there are 171 Boeing 737-9s worldwide with the panel-like plug configuration under scrutiny.
Safety, Ops & Regulation