Aircraft & Propulsion

Australian startup Dovetail has selected Mobius.energy to supply the battery system for its planned conversion of the Cessna Grand Caravan and other commuter aircraft to electric propulsion.

Classic power gets an upgrade on its golden anniversary.

Xwing has signed a 3-year contract with NASA to study performance, procedures and risks for flight automation.

Ethiopian has partnered with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) on the freighter conversion line at its MRO hub.

Pushed by the drive for sustainability, novel propulsion systems that until relatively recently seemed years away are quickly coming into focus.

Deutsche Aircraft has decided to use fewer suppliers for its Dornier D328eco program, after experiencing some materials-sourcing setbacks, but the first test aircraft and the overall program remain on track.

The deal, which includes six options, gives Cargolux direct replacements for all 15 747-400Fs in its fleet.

The Indian LCC is making its first foray into widebody aircraft, with the carrier reportedly planning to wet-lease three Boeing 777s for international routes.

The latest study on the aviation industry’s sustainability efforts, commissioned by NGO Carbon Market Watch, says European airlines are misleading consumers with claims of carbon-neutral flying.

Raytheon Technologies has made a minority investment in Swiss electric propulsion startup H55, a technology spinoff from the Solar Impulse solar-powered, around-the-world aircraft project.

With feedstock availability likely to be a challenge to the U.S. target of producing 3 billion gal. per year of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030, Honeywell UOP has launched a process that will enable aviation to tap into existing large-scale ethanol production capacity.aviation to tap into existing large-scale ethanol production capacity.

Boeing pushed out more than 50 deliveries in September as both 737 MAX and 787 figures rose.

The center will fabricate composite aircraft structures, such as wings and fuselages, for customers using automated and high-rate processing with smart manufacturing technologies

U.S. regional air travel provider Surf Air Mobility has agreed to the main terms of a $450 million deal with leading turboprop lessor Jetstream Aviation Capital to fund the growth and electrification of its aircraft fleet.

After introducing its third Boeing 787-9, the South Korean carrier says it intends to add another two 787s by the first half of 2023.

The Comac C919 will soon fly scheduled services, but the UAC MC-21 is being held back by fallout from the Russia-Ukraine war.

American Airlines has made a second strategic investment in hydrogen-powered aviation, backing logistics startup Universal Hydrogen.

Two new investments in Eve Holding and SkyDrive have increased the advanced air mobility industry’s total investments to $7.47 billion as of Oct. 10.

ICAO's ACT-SAF program is designed to encourage global cooperation to spur the widespread development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Some in the aviation industry heralded ICAO’s endorsement of the Long Term Aspirational Goal (LTAG), but critics assert the aviation sector is dragging its heels in fighting climate change.

Dresden-based Airbus conversion specialist Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) plans to work with MRO specialist Turkish Technic on Airbus A330 passenger-to-freighter

After sanctions, Moscow expects that 270 MC-21-310 will be assembled by 2030.

Incoming MTU CEO Lars Wagner hopes to break CFM International’s Boeing 737 monopoly to power possible narrowbody successor.

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

The Allied Pilots Association says it will not support giving Boeing more time to certify its final two 737 MAX family variants if the manufacturer does not meet a year-end deadline linked to flight deck system requirements.