Aircraft & Propulsion

With industry leaders working to certify their aircraft, it was up to alternative propulsion developers to take limelight at the Farnborough Airshow.

This week’s Carbon Analysis goes transatlantic as we look at Air Canada, British Airways, Delta Air Lines and Norse Atlantic Airways.

UK LCC easyJet has extended leases on 10 Airbus A319s, a type which it is working to phase out by 2034.

Rolls-Royce’s rapid development of its Orpheus demonstrator engine is beginning to pay dividends and even influencing how the UK OEM thinks about its large commercial engine developments.

Japan’s aviation sustainability initiatives are both broad and deep.

CAeS says it is close to securing funding to support flight-testing of a hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system on a modified Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander.

VoltAero and Kawasaki Motors have revealed new details about plans to power later versions of the Cassio hybrid-electric aircraft with a hydrogen-fueled version of its newly developed supercharged aero piston engine family.

Operators of CFM Leap 1A engines will soon have access to reverse bleed system (RBS) retrofit kits, the engine manufacturer announced.

Embraer subsidiary OGMA has opened a new Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engine shop that it expects to triple revenues.

UK regional airline startup Ecojet has signed an agreement to purchase 22 ZeroAvia ZA2000 hydrogen-electric powertrains.

China Southern Airlines said it is expecting to take delivery of its first Comac C919 airline at the end of August and has been training its staff in preparation.

As Farnborough Airshow 2024 comes to a close, we look at widebody passenger flight hours of operators that confirmed twin-aisle aircraft orders at the show.

The company is confident it is on pace to meet demand for new aircraft and improve turnaround times on engines undergoing mandatory service.

Work on a follow-on program to further mature the technologies in Airbus’ Wing of Tomorrow research project is gathering momentum.

Deutsche Aircraft has begun production of the first D328eco prototype by cutting one of the existing legacy Dornier 328 fuselages into three pieces.

Airbus and Flynas announced an MOU during Farnborough Airshow for 75 Airbus A320neo family aircraft and 15 A330-900s.

Delays in receiving aircraft and engines feed US airline problems.

The trend for OEM service agreements being attached to new aircraft and engine orders continued at Farnborough Airshow.

Boeing and the DOJ have finalized a proposed plea deal that would see the OEM admitting that it defrauded the government during the 737 MAX certification.

At Farnborough Airshow 2024, an absence of new aircraft orders spoke volumes. Listen in as Aviation Week's team analyze the week, breaking down the deals that did take place and sharing the buzz from airlines, suppliers and manufacturers.

Ethiopian MRO, the maintenance division of Ethiopian Airlines, has agreed with ATR to develop repair and training capabilities from its base in Addis Ababa.

As day 3 of the airshow now closes, what were the most (and least) impactful things we and the industry took from the experience?

The deal is the first avionics partnership between L3Harris and Air India since the airline was privatized under the ownership of the Tata Group.

Airbus, Boeing, Dassault, GE Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, RTX and Safran jointly called for further research into the non-CO2 impacts of aviation.

The partnership will run a large turboprop trial flight using the ZA2000 powertrain in 2026.