Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s sweeping changes to certification-related safety assessments address four long-standing NTSB recommendations that emerged from three accident probes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Korean Air has begun fueling a scheduled flight with a 1% SAF blend from its base at Seoul Incheon International Airport.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Parts-supply specialist Heico is seeing some customers cut back on purchasing, but broader aftermarket demand remains strong amid continued new-equipment delivery struggles.
Supply Chain

By Daniel Williams
Flight Friday looks at cycles (flights) of some select engines that power narrowbody passenger aircraft in Europe.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand’s Boeing 787 delivery timetable has been hit by more delays, prompting it to consider keeping its 777-300ERs longer than planned.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
Standards to protect aircraft radar altimeters from interference by 5G transmitters will not be completed by 2028, Aerospace Industries Association execs say.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Greater government clarity and urgency is required if aviation is to reach 2050 “net-zero” carbon-emissions status, says a company engineering the transition.
Emerging Technologies

By Alan Dron
Boeing has signed an MOU with Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development to strengthen the industry in the West African nation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas Group expects to receive 20 aircraft by the end of its current fiscal year, including its first Airbus A321XLRs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Peach is launching its longest service yet with flights between Osaka, Japan, and Singapore.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-electric propulsion is going to start in the subregional sector. Can it grow into mainstream aviation?
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
Boeing is working to identify why a common structural load-carrying component was found damaged on all 777-9 test aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Scheduled airline capacity, as measured in available seat kilometers, through to December 2024
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
Boeing found cracks in at least one thrust link assembly on its fourth 777-9 test aircraft, which has been inactive for nearly three years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Comac delivered Air China’s and China Southern Airlines’ first C919s in a combined ceremony, marking the airliner's expansion to all three state-owned carriers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa has revealed plans for a major revamp of its fleet that will see the mainline Lufthansa Airlines operate a lot fewer narrowbodies by 2028.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Norse says it will operate only Boeing 787-9s as it presents quarterly results showing higher activity and lower costs but a dip in revenue per passenger.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Honeywell reports that its avionics segment is resolving supply chain-related issues more quickly than its aerospace and mechanical divisions.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
If there is one aerospace company that has benefited from the current commercial aftermarket super cycle, it is Heico.
Supply Chain

By William Moore
For the first time since COVID lockdowns halted many passenger operations worldwide, monthly emissions have exceeded their pre-pandemic counterpart.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Keith Mwanalushi
GE Aerospace subsidiary Dowty on advances in aircraft propeller blade designs and their impacts on maintenance processes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
JAL will be keeping an eye on the type’s entry-into-service with Iberia this November to see if it is suitable for the Japanese market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Dufour Aerospace has conducted the first hover flight of the production-ready prototype for its Aero2 tiltwing hybrid eVTOL UAS.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
After talks with Comac, Honeywell is prepared to scale up its long-term production to support the manufacture of more than 300 C919s in the next four years.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Eanan Al Samma's Rikaz is a multicopter electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle with four three-blade propellers mounted on arms.
Advanced Air Mobility