Aircraft & Propulsion

GE’s $12 billion acquisition of CPP has huge implications for the castings and aircraft engine sectors—Aerodynamic Advisory’s Kevin Michaels joins Aviation Week editors to explain why.

India’s regional market is a large opportunity for aircraft manufacturers, and ATR has reason to believe the opportunity can turn into reality.

Carbon Analysis investigates how fluctuations in Airbus A380 utilization are affecting efficiency.

EASA and the commercial air transport industry are lagging in adopting AI, according to the regulator's executive director Florian Guillermet.

Boeing has delivered 418 aircraft through Aug. 31, and the year continues to be the manufacturer’s best for deliveries since 2018.

Breeze Airways retires its last E190, transitioning to an all-Airbus A220-300 fleet to expand its network and target underserved U.S. and international markets.

EgyptAir sister airline Air Cairo has signed a firm order for 15 Airbus A320neos, marking its first direct orders for the type.

Bombardier quickly responded to President Donald Trump’s post on social media calling to ban the sale of Bombardier jets in the U.S.

Jet Zero Australia has secured A$30 million ($22 million) in funding and final development approval for its planned sustainable aviation fuel production facility.

The situation at Airbus' factories in Spain may become clearer once workers vote in a union-led referendum on whether to continue the strike.

Qantas’ subsidiary QantasLink has begun taking delivery of the used Embraer 190s it has secured to advance the retirement of its Fokker 100s.

Britten-Norman completes the first UK-made Islander in 56 years, marking a major production shift and boosting output at its Isle of Wight facility.

Rolls-Royce & Partners is investing in an engine leasing entity in China.

The stuttering ACMI market will see wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group (ASG) further reduce its fleet in the second half of the year.

Indian cargo carrier Afcom has reached an initial agreement to purchase up to four Boeing 777-8Fs, a dramatic fleet and capacity expansion for the airline.

EuroAtlantic Airways expands its widebody ACMI fleet with its first A330-300, positioning itself as a leader in the growing widebody leasing market.

The UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch has published the final report on the severe electrical problems a One Air Boeing 747-400SF was affected by.

Airlines and lessors placed large orders at Farnborough Airshow 2026 despite significant production backlogs.

China Eastern Airlines' restructured MRO unit has commissioned Asia's largest widebody aircraft maintenance hangar to capture growing regional aftermarket demand.

Cathay Pacific, Qantas, Singapore Airlines and others are eyeing additional widebody deals.

The FAA’s eIPP is accelerating real-world operations with a diverse range of advanced aircraft and missions.

As Boeing surpassed the 1,300 787 delivery mark during August 2026, this week’s Flight Friday looks at the 787 and its associated engines.

FLY91 orders 40 ATR 72-600s, marking the largest ATR order by a regional airline globally, as it plans rapid fleet expansion to boost India’s connectivity.

Air Canada expands its Europe and Asia networks with new routes, leveraging A321XLRs and widebody aircraft for its largest intercontinental growth yet.

Japan’s major airline groups see LCCs as vital to their long-term strategies, making notable structural changes to better position their stables for the next wave of international growth.