Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Modern aerospace manufacturing can be the stuff of nightmares.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Troubled Indian carrier Go First has plans to resume operations despite filing for bankruptcy protection.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
The current delivery crisis shows how Airbus struggles to modernize.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

All three updates came during the San Diego-based company’s first quarter earnings call with market analysts on May 3.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Lori Ranson
Embraer is holding discussions for roughly 200 commercial aircraft in several campaigns spanning several regions across the globe.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Jetcraft Commercial, the commercial aircraft division of Jetcraft, has closed a transaction to purchase 25 Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft frames.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Kurt Hofmann
Francisco Gomes Neto was appointed president and CEO at Embraer in May 2019.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith says he hopes to announce a new narrowbody order at Dubai Airshow 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
With Aviation Week’s MRO Australasia coming up this month, this week’s #FlightFriday takes a look at Australian and New Zealand operators’ utilization.
MRO

By Michael Bruno
What if airframer Boeing offered to buy back the Wichita aerostructures operations of Spirit AeroSystems, would Spirit be open to it?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing estimates that 75% of the 225 737 MAXs in the company’s undelivered inventory must be repaired.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
The company said May 3 that “the industrial planning for this variant is being slightly adjusted with the entry-into-service now slipping into 2026.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The technology of thermoplastic composites is coming closer to enabling higher production rates, as well as improved aircraft and engine designs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Batteries offer the lowest overall energy requirement, but alone cannot power most aircraft classes out to 2070, Atkins says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr expects engine shortages will continue to significantly affect the group’s airlines, particularly Swiss.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines aims to convert three of its Boeing 767-300ERs to freighters and begin operations within 12 months.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
Howmet Aerospace is ready to support Boeing in its ramp-up of monthly production of new 737 MAX narrowbodies.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Adrian Schofield
The carrier estimates it has lost INR108 billion ($1.3 billion) in revenues and additional expenses due to the engine-related groundings.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
The project will include flight testing of the Pratt & Whitney GTF-powered A220 on 100% SAF.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Airlines are currently AerCap’s biggest buyer of older airplanes, as they strive to secure enough capacity for long-term demand amid OEM production constraints.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
The U.S. lessor is saying it expects to be compensated by airframers for delayed aircraft deliveries, claiming those companies ramped up production too quickly.
Airlines & Lessors

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris, Steve Trimble, Richard Aboulafia
Dual-use aircraft could serve as a military tanker while ushering Northrop Grumman into the airliner business.
Check 6

By Victoria Moores
The Luxembourg flag carrier will begin MAX operations in summer 2023 with two leased 737-8s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
While both PW1000G and CFM Leap customers are seeing issues, the problems are far more widespread in the Pratt fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion