Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Fuels and oils producer Calumet says its Montana Renewables facility is now the largest producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the U.S.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
June’s delivery count was the second-highest monthly total in 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Victoria Moores
Remaining regional aircraft OEMs ATR and Embraer continue to wait for fresh, strong demand. If the hesitation is structural, the outlook could stay grim.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Alan Dron
Qantas will mark the end of an era with the departure of one of its Boeing 717 jets, the first of its type to be registered and flown in Australia.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Graham Warwick
Norway is seeking input on how to accelerate the transition to zero- and low-emission domestic aviation as it prepares a new National Transport Plan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Startup Merlin has completed a series of autonomous flight trials in Alaska using a Cessna Caravan fitted with its automated flight control system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
At issue is software developed for the 737-7’s stall management yaw damper (SMYD), part of the aircraft’s stall management system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
While the labor stoppage was resolved and aircraft production returned July 5, the strike’s effects may reverberate for a while, including in unsuspecting ways.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Kurt Hofmann
Qatar Airways reported a net profit of QAR4.4 billion ($1.2 billion) during its fiscal 2022/23, down from QAR5.6 billion the same period a year earlier.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Vaeridion has announced a series of partnerships to support development of its planned nine-passenger eCTOL regional airliner.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
Airbus revealed in its monthly orders and deliveries summary on July 7 that IndiGo had selected 375 A321neos and only 125 A320neos in the transaction.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
In the latest round of legal decisions, Delhi’s High Court approved a request by lessors to be able to maintain their aircraft while they are grounded.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield, Helen Massy-Beresford, Lori Ranson
The widebody LCC trend is still growing in the Asia-Pacific region, but has declined somewhat in Europe and the Americas.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
French company Flying Whales plans to develop and operate the LCA60T, a 200-m-long (660-ft.) rigid airship with a payload capacity of 60 metric tons.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
French company Haffner Energy has introduced a process designed to enable SAF production from almost any kind of biomass and organic waste.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation and Lilium have both marked new progress toward meeting key goals on their paths to type certification and commercialization.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions and Britten-Norman outline a multiphase plan to develop clean-sheet aircraft with up to 100 seats using fuel-cell propulsion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Two companies—Channel Infrastructure and Fortescue Future Industries—intend to start eSAF production at the Marsden Point refinery in New Zealand.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Daniel Williams
How do first half deliveries for the two largest airframers stack up in the last few years?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Under the SkyFuelH2 project, the companies plan to build a first-of-its-kind plant for SAF production at Langsele in Solleftea, Sweden.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Aviation accounts for about 1% of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, most of them from medium- and long-haul flights.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The CEO of Airbus China warns the country's airlines that manufacturing slots for twin-aisle aircraft are getting snapped up.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
The facility is set to consolidate all the demonstrator testing work around Airbus' various wing research and development projects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Reaping the benefit of decades of hydrogen-related research, Cranfield is expanding its work across aerospace applications of this zero-carbon fuel option.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The UK government announced a package of reforms that tighten July 3, including a phased removal of free carbon allowances for aviation in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion