Aircraft & Propulsion

Vietnamese aviation officials are urging them to lease more aircraft to offset the number of narrowbodies grounded due to engine availability issues.

The Middle East has always been a tough market for crossover jets, in a region where size traditionally equated to quality or importance.

Boeing announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Spirit AeroSystems early July 1 which values the supplier at $4.7 billion.

The airframer is building production and hopes for more KC-390 orders in defense as its executive aviation branch thrives. Where will it invest next?

Start-up zero-emissions propulsion developer Universal Hydrogen has been forced into liquidation after failing to raise additional funding.

Boeing plans to pursue formal AS9100 certification, matching a requirement to which it holds suppliers across its businesses.

Carbon recycling company LanzaTech and SAF producer LanzaJet have launched an alternative to using technology to convert waste into liquid fuels.

Form an objective 3rd-party firm outside Boeing to approve design data and oversee production of those approved products, Kilroy Aviation CEO Mike Borfitz says.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) believes Japan should hold off on developing a domestically designed commercial aircraft.

Persistent problems with the Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engines on the Airbus A220 are forcing Cyprus Airways to rethink its strategies.

A pilot plant has produced its first quantities of CO2-neutral SAF but warns a reduction in flying still is needed to cut the carbon footprint.

Airbus is conducting a flight-test campaign to study the water vapor exhaust from a hydrogen fuel cell system to understand if it will create a contrail.

Asia-Pacific-based turboprop operators have been told to review their practices after safety data revealed higher-than-average incident rates in the region.

A new plan focuses on tracking airplane production basics as key to addressing issues and eventually increasing production.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The A321XLR is reviving a niche created decades ago by the Boeing 757, currently the only narrowbody capable of flying true long-haul services.

The 10-year outlook for the Baltics and Eastern European region shows the in-service fleet expanding and MRO demand at $32 billion.

A Boeing executive's June 26 narrative around Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 shared during a media event violated the safety board's regulations.

Boeing is pointing to factory floor changes as keys to tracking metrics that, for now, are more relevant than familiar measuring sticks like production rates.

Breakthrough Energy, a consortium of aviation stakeholders including seven airlines, is seeking EU funding for a large-scale contrail mitigation trial.

The Russian government has canceled the country’s major air show MAKS 2024.

As the airline industry continues to recover, turboprop operators in Asia-Pacific have highlighted safety concerns unique to their operations.

Liquid hydrogen (LH2) may be the promised panacea for aviation’s journey to net-zero, but getting there is going to be tough—particularly for the engine-makers.

China’s CATL says its power-dense condensed battery technology has flown in an aircraft with a takeoff weight of 4 metric tons.

The additions total eight aircraft across the three companies.