Aircraft & Propulsion

The start of powered runs of the X-59’s single GE Aerospace F414 will mark a key milestone on the road to first flight.

Carbon Analysis revisits the topic of alliances with our focus this time directed at SkyTeam carriers Aeromexico, Air France, China Airlines and Virgin Atlantic

Iran’s Simorgh light transport aircraft is now undergoing flight certification.

Royal Jordanian's new Embraer E2 jets are helping to revitalize the flag-carrier's fleet amid Boeing and Airbus delays.

A Voepass Linhas Aéreas ATR 72-500 en route to São Paulo went down northwest of the city center; local reports said all 61 people on the aircraft were killed.

Boeing is steadily increasing 777-9 production from a slow pace when final assembly re-started in late 2023 to the current rate of about one per month

The U.S. Energy Department’s research arm is studying whether it can launch a program to modify a regional jet into a flying testbed for the propulsion systems.

NASA and Boeing are setting up for a round of key wind tunnel tests of the X-66 Sustainable Flight Demonstrator.

Nigerian carrier Arik Air has had a grounding order on several of its aircraft lifted, following the resolution of a court case.

Russia’s Ural Airlines will strip down its Airbus A320 that has been stuck in a wheat field near Novosibirsk, Siberia, since making an emergency landing in 2023

Planned routes to Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius have been pulled by flydubai ahead of their launch.

The NTSB probe of the Alaska Airlines 737-9 blowout suggests safety systems work, but not effectively enough to address problems promptly or assuage workers.

Ortberg faces the challenge of fixing not one company but effectively two: Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Boeing Defense, Space and Security.

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

Frontier Airlines dropped the Airbus A321XLR from its fleet plan because the aircraft’s performance fell short of the carrier’s expectations.

Kelly Ortberg’s first-day steps suggests he intends to prioritize building a stronger link between front-line workers who build and design Boeing’s products.

Phoenix Aviation Capital said it would use $242 million of asset-backed debt to finance a portfolio of seven new Boeing 737-8s across two lessees.

Archer Aviation has released new details about its planned air taxi network in Los Angeles, one of the startup’s key launch cities, which it says can become operational as soon as 2026.

Revenue increased 11% year-on-year in the June quarter to $785 million.

What could the supply chain look like for the next generation of single-aisles?

LATAM Airlines Group believes there is over supply in Colombia’s domestic market after a new competitor launched operations earlier in 2024.

Sales campaigns in nearly all regions of the world are projected to bear fruit for Embraer’s commercial division in the near term, the company says.

Airbus launched the A330neo at the 2014 edition of Farnborough Airshow. A decade on, the program could secure more than the 100 gross orders it received that year.

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is benefiting from strong demand in the first six months of 2024.

Triumph says it is contending with issues across commercial and defense programs as it grapples with supply chain challenges that are denting its cash position.