Aircraft & Propulsion

Thai Airways is looking to induct additional narrowbodies into its fleet as it aims to create a more “proportionate” fleet composition.

Air Canada plans a 50-50 split between international and North American routes when it scales up to 30 Airbus A321XLRs.

Among Air France, British Airways, Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, none of these carriers stand out as top performers when compared with global standards.

Mexicana is poised to become Mexico’s first operator of Embraer E2s, with a firm deal for 20, an order evenly split between E190-E2s and E195-E2s.

The LCC is looking at aircraft for flights into Southeast Asia or India to accommodate the large volumes of low-yield migrant labor traffic into Saudi Arabia.

Qatar Airways has issued an RFP to both Airbus and Boeing as it considers additional orders of the Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X.

The size of the selected aircraft will “fill the gap” between the Cathay Group’s narrowbodies and its larger widebodies, CEO Ronald Lam says.

Emirates Airline President Tim Clark expects to the new and expanded Dubai World Central Al Makhtoum Airport (DWC) to be operational between 2032 and 2034.

Korean Air CEO Walter Cho is planning to place a major widebody aircraft order, and it is also considering additional freighter orders.

United Airlines believes it is upping the competitive stakes in the basic economy passenger segment by capturing traffic from other airlines.

Pertamina has developed and produced the SAF J2.4, a blend made up of palm oil components.

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

This week’s Flight Friday looks at how important “previous generation” engine technology is for the current aviation industry.

The FAA’s increased inspections, audits and production limit put in place at Boeing following January’s 737-9 door plug panel blowout will remain in place.

Attention is being called to hazards presented by known issues with Boeing 737-800 autothrottle servo motors.

China’s Ministry of Commerce will start restricting the export of numerous aerospace components and parts that might support their manufacture.

Textron eAviation has mated the fuselage halves of its Nexus electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing technology demonstrator.

China Aircraft Leasing Co. (CALC) says it has achieved the country’s first overseas lease with the renminbi (RMB) currency for a Chinese-built aircraft.

ATW Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker talks with Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian about industry challenges and why his airline's people are the key to its success.

AirAsia has recorded its highest-ever quarterly performance and expects to increase its fleet to more than 200 operational aircraft by the end of 2024.

Archer Aviation plans to demonstrate its Midnight electric air taxi in South Korea late this year.

“Boeing is not the only one that is out there [struggling],” American CEO Robert Isom said during the Bernstein’s 40th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference.

Times are good for HEICO and its Flight Support Group in particular.

Collins Aerospace is showing a concept demonstrator that it believes solves the issue while not impacting seat numbers.

According to Accenture’s latest Commercial Aerospace Insight Report, there is widespread and growing confidence in the supplier base.