Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
The Ryanair Boeing 737-800 flight that suffered an in-flight engine failure and damaged cabin window appears similar to two high-profile Southwest Airlines accidents that prompted significant changes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Widebody sales have been rebounding since the pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By William Moore
AirBaltic has consolidated its fleet down to nothing but Airbus A220-300s. Carbon Analysis assesses how this gamble has affected the Latvian airline's efficiency.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Thierry Dubois
Coriolis Composites is upgrading its machine tools and software to support Airbus and Boeing's eventual next-gen narrowbody production with advanced composites.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
JetZero uses AI agents and nTop’s geometry platform to accelerate design changes for its blended wing body aircraft across multiple configurations.
Emerging Technologies

By Alan Dron
A passenger on a Ryanair flight being operated by Malta Air from Greece to Germany was reportedly partially sucked out of a window after the transparency blew out in flight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Boeing has officially opened its new $1 billion 737 MAX “North Line” production site in Everett, providing much needed additional manufacturing capacity for the single aisle family.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Alex Derber
Aircastle plans to return Spirit’s A320neos to service by 2027, addressing engine costs and fuel efficiency amid rising fuel prices and cautious market outlook.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The U.S. DOT approves Allegiant’s acquisition of Sun Country, preserving international route rights and enabling fleet integration for expanded leisure markets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams, Guy Ferneyhough
The COVID crisis precipitated a surge in passenger-to-freighter conversions but various factors have seen the number of jets being reconfigured fall below 2019 levels.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Guy Norris
The first 737 to be assembled in Boeing’s facility in Everett, Washington, has been loaded onto the new “North” production line, marking a major milestone in its campaign to boost single-aisle manufacturing capacity.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The Trump administration has sparked new uncertainty for the commercial aerospace industry after releasing an executive order that threatens to disrupt trade deals for aircraft, engines and components.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Daniel Williams
What activity has the commercial fleet recorded since Farnborough 2024? Get the picture, with data from Aviation Week’s Fleet Discovery
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Daniel Williams
With AirBaltic making headlines recently, Flight Friday examines the airline’s A220 utilization trends since 2023, as operations returned to a post-COVID normal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Azul restructures its Airbus widebody fleet to cut lease costs, reduce liabilities and sustain momentum after exiting Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
The UK's aerospace sector may be booming, but it is also being throttled by geopolitical uncertainty, rising costs and supply-chain pressures, trade association ADS says.
Supply Chain

Aviation Week Staff
Airbus ratcheted up its commercial aircraft output once again in June, delivering 89 airliners in the month—its highest monthly total of the year so far.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Alan Dron
Airbus forecasts urbanization and middle-class growth will drive airliner demand through 2045, with 42,060 new aircraft needed globally.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren, Sean Broderick
K2 Airways 737 freighter crashes in Arabian Sea after navigation issue, with wreckage found and search ongoing for missing crew members.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Frontier Airlines has firmed a previously announced commitment to sell 11 Airbus A321neos to existing lessor Avolon.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Jet2 reports record revenue, strong summer demand and plans for growth with Airbus A321neos while addressing cost challenges and fleet expansion.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
The UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch has issued a recommendation on emergency procedures for the De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 turboprop.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
FTAI and AEI partner to deliver 737-800 freighters with engines tailored for cargo, addressing demand for cost-efficient, lower-utilization solutions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ella Nethersole
The secondary aircraft market has become increasingly vital for regional aviation, particularly in Africa, even as a persistent global supply backlog complicates carriers’ access to aircraft,
Airlines & Lessors