Aircraft & Propulsion

The overall recovery trend is positive, particularly in the core of the fleet—narrowbody flying that serves both domestic routes and many intra-regional cross-border markets.

Under the agreement, announced on Dec. 2, Wichita-based Yingling will reconfigure and upgrade 32 turboprop airliners for Alpine Air.

The COMAC C919 regional airliner will likely miss its year-end target to certification target, with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) saying that there are still a number of flight and static tests to be completed.

Quietly under test since 2020, upgraded GTF is on track to meet higher thrust, lower fuel-burn performance targets, says Pratt & Whitney.

UK advanced air mobility startup Vertical Aerospace has set Dec. 14 for a vote on its planned going-public merger with blank-check company Broadstone

SNC-Lavalin is to provide business and technical support to develop a zero-emissions 90-seat regional airliner.

Program is likely to total 14 deliveries in 2021 with no sign of when handovers will resume.

Almost six years after the first PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) entered service, Pratt & Whitney has announced a performance improvement package targeted at higher thrust and lower fuel burn without impacting durability.

Gone is the Cessna Skyhawk-like configuration of the original concept, replaced with an unconventional tandem-wing design.

The European Partnership for Clean Aviation came into force Nov. 30 and the first statements by Axel Krein, the executive director of the related Joint Undertaking, show the initiative is strengthening Europe’s drive to hydrogen.

The companies initially worked together on 3D-woven composite blades for CFM International’s Leap airliner engines

Russian government-owned industrial giant Rostec Corporation has reshuffled top management in its aviation subsidiary companies.

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has said that ongoing problems with his Airbus A350 fleet are causing a “large dent” in his carrier’s widebody operations.

UK regional startup Flybe has taken delivery of its first De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400, with a view to operating 32 of the type.

The German aerospace center will modify the aircraft by adding a fuel-cell powertrain being developed with MTU Aero Engines.

Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) took delivery of its first of 25 A321neos in Hamburg Nov. 29.

Startup Heart Aerospace has selected the Spanish aerostructures company to build the fuselage, empennage and wing for its all-electric regional airliner the ES-19.

Timm discusses Collins' strategic investments and its role as a middleman between the Pentagon and Silicon Valley.

In the wake of the COP26 Climate conference Aviation Week editors talk to leaders of FlyZero, a UK government-backed Aerospace Technology Institute project targeting zero-carbon emission commercial aviation by 2030.

Japan’s SoftBank is to issue its first sustainability bond to raise funds for its high-altitude platform system business, which plans to operate solar-powered stratospheric unmanned aircraft as airborne base stations for internet connectivity.

A steady increase in global air transport demand has some big-picture aftermarket metrics approaching pre-pandemic territory, while a projected jump in engine maintenance will help total commercial MRO revenues surpass 2019 levels in 2023, a Naveo analysis shows.

The regional airliner concept uses distributed hybrid-electric propulsion to reduce energy consumption.

Rolls-Royce says it has generated more than a megawatt of power in ground runs of a hybrid-electric engine on a testbed which is designed to pave the way for future development of a hybrid-electric regional propulsion system.

ATR moves to upgraded powerplant as Embraer turboprop talks continue.

Jetliner manufacturing is bedeviled by shortages of skilled labor and microchips as well as reduced parts-manufacturing capacity.