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Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Pakistan carrier AirSial is further increasing its fleet with the addition of two more Airbus A320ceo aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
Carbon Analysis looks at Kenya Airways’ operational struggle through the first six months of the year resulting from the grounding of three of its Boeing 787-8s
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Graham Warwick
Joby has released the results of simulations that show how operations of its S4 tilt prop eVTOL aircraft will blend into the background noise in Los Angeles.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Victoria Moores
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has secured supplemental type certification (STC) for its Boeing 777 passenger-to-freighter conversion program.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Macquarie AirFinance said it has ordered 30 more Boeing 737-8 jets in an order that will see the lessor expand its Boeing 737 MAX portfolio to 70.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
A group of investors around SMBC Aviation Capital and its parent company agreed to buy Air Lease Corporation, closing in on leasing industry leader AerCap.
Airlines & Lessors

Anuradha Deenapanray
Hugues Marchessaux, new chairman of the board of Air Austral, shared the latest news on the airline during the opening of the business lounge at La Réunion–Roland Garros Airport in April.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Pilling
Kwame Bekoe is literally going down into the weeds to devise a business that could one day lead to sustainable aviation fuel production in Africa.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s August 787 production total is matching recently strong trend lines, boosting confidence that rate increases are imminent, data from AAP shows.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
An anti-corruption unit in Madagascar says it has detained 22 people in connection with the smuggling of five Boeing 777-200s that were flown into Iran in July.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Greene Tweed has signed a contract with an unnamed engine manufacturer for the supply of thermoplastic components, including brackets and aerodynamic fairings.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Alan Dron
A dispute has arisen between Air Niugini and the country’s airports authority over how many domestic destinations the new Airbus A220 can safely serve.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Brussels Airlines will receive a further five A320neos for fleet renewal, with the first delivery from the latest tranche slated for 2027.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
Engine issues have proved to be “much deeper and more persistent” than their manufacturers expected, according to Air New Zealand Chief Executive Greg Foran.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Richard Aboulafia, Jens Flottau, Daniel Williams
Is free trade over in commercial aviation, or it is all just smoke and mirrors? Analyst Richard Aboulafia joins Aviation Week editors to discuss.
Check 6

By Daniel Williams
This week's Flight Friday examines Air Europa, which Turkish Airlines plans to invest €300M in for 27%, as the carrier shifts to an all-Boeing 737/787 fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia has selected the thrust rating for its new heavy turbofan engine which will be installed on both future commercial and military platforms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Kenya Airways half year results reflected operational and financial challenges, especially regarding the temporary grounding of three of its nine Boeing 787-8s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Swedish airline Braathens plans a major shake-up in its fleet composition, as it moves toward an all-ACMI operation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand expects no significant improvement over the next 12 months in the engine availability problems that have grounded up to 20% of its jet fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ella Nethersole
Rwanda’s national carrier RwandAir received two Boeing 737-800 aircraft on Aug. 27, one of which is already in operation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
JetZero and SHZ Advanced Technologies are working to adapt the French company’s liquid hydrogen storage and distribution technologies to the BWB configuration.
Emerging Technologies

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas significantly increased firm orders for Airbus A321XLRs as it prepares to bring its initial deliveries of this type into domestic service in September.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Boeing is moving to the next stage of the twinjet’s certification program following FAA clearance to begin Type Inspection Authorization phase 2D tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Ascendance is gathering momentum as it sees success in system testing.
Advanced Air Mobility