Aircraft & Propulsion

Comac Times (Shanghai) Aviation has been set up to supply aerospace components and batteries as China looks to develop electrically powered aircraft.

NASA has signed a new cooperative agreement with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to extend work on a zero-emission aircraft propulsion concept.

Used parts market activity is steadily increasing as more older aircraft and engines are sold and parted out for their used serviceable material (USM).

The move positions Safran for the design of more-electric control systems on the next generation of commercial aircraft.

The FAA has published an implementation plan for advanced air mobility, part of a proposed public-private initiative called Innovate28 (I28).

The Boeing 777X looks poised to hit the market at the perfect time, but its long-range variant has been a tough sell with airlines.

Eve Air Mobility and its parent company Embraer have announced the selection of the first air taxi manufacturing plant in Brazil, located in the city of Taubate in Sao Paulo state.

Boeing has completed redesign work and retrofit instructions on 737 Next Generation nacelles to better protect them from broken fan blades.

Commercial aircraft engine lessor Willis Lease Finance Corp. plans to develop a power-to-liquid sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in northeast England.

Already chasing a step-change in fuel-burn reduction of between 20-25%, engine-makers face the additional challenge of developing adaptable propulsion systems.

The UK LCC exceeded its 2019 levels of flying for the first time post-COVID in May and June, albeit now with more aircraft in its all-Airbus fleet.

This week, Flight Friday pivots to looking at just one aircraft family—the Airbus A320.

The company will now finalize the design for certification of the powertrain and its installation on the initial application, Cessna’s Caravan.

German family-owned company Mubea Group is acquiring Switzerland-based RUAG International’s Aerostructures Germany & Hungary unit.

The first free flight of the VX4 took off from historic Cotswold Airport in Kemble, a village in Gloucestershire, England.

New programs mean new opportunities for both OEMs and suppliers, and the hottest prospect of all right now is the expected A220-500.

The agency’s final policy made few changes to its initial proposals.

A special focus was given in Montreal to financing, including the importance of blended finance and the role of public and private institutions.

Etihad Engineering has completed a six-year heavy maintenance check on the first of four Airbus A380s it is returning to service on the Abu Dhabi-London route.

U.S. startup Alder Fuels has begun the demonstration-scale production of renewable crude oil at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado.

Dale Vince, the founder of renewable energy firm Ecotricity, is planning to launch Edinburgh-based Ecojet in early 2024.

The three-year project is planned to culminate in a flight demonstration from Hamburg Airport in Germany.

Government incentives to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) are proving to be the way to encourage the speedy construction of SAF production plants.

China Eastern has taken delivery of its second Comac C919, with data showing its first narrow-body airliner has clocked an average of 5.5 flying hours daily.

Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (Azul) and aeronautical engineering company LHColus Tecnologia have put the Embraer 195 E1 into service as a Class F freighter.