Aircraft & Propulsion

The fallout from COVID-19 coronavirus is set to complicate the long-haul LCC's financial situation after losses widened in fiscal 2019.

Safran is adapting to the production halt of the Boeing 737 MAX, finding ways to mitigate the financial consequences, but the company is already measuring job cuts in four digits.

The first Pratt & Whitney PW1200G engine to be assembled in Japan has been flown, installed in a Mitsubishi Aircraft SpaceJet prototype, the airframe company said.

Spanish startup Dante Aeronautical has conducted wind tunnel testing of configuration options for its planned 19-seat hybrid-electric commuter aircraft, the DAX19.

Europe has launched a research project to develop technologies and configurations for a hybrid-electric 50-seat regional airliner that could enter service in 2035-40.

Grappling with sliding profits and slowing demand due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, Air New Zealand will now take delivery of a number of aircraft later than planned.

The next three months could be decisive in the 16-year World Trade Organization dispute between Airbus and Boeing.

A proposed law targeting changes in U.S. aircraft certification calls for tweaks to the FAA’s delegation system, but the bill’s more significant elements include adding operational data, such as minimum training requirements, to type certificates (TCs) and prohibiting aircraft sales to countries that do not pass the FAA’s international safety audit.

The Canadian government will provide $3 million to LAUAK Canada to establish a high-technology manufacturing center in Mirabel.

A China Eastern subsidiary set up to fly Comac aircraft will serve coastal districts from the Yangzi River Delta and retain the business aviation operation on which it has been based, the parent company said.

An Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion—developed by joint-venture partners ST Engineering, Airbus and Dresden-based freighter conversion specialist Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW)—has secured EASA supplemental type certification (STC).

An FAA draft directive set for publication Feb. 26 calls for Boeing 737 MAXs to undergo inspections and modifications before further flight to ensure engine-control wiring has adequate protection from electromagnetic interference.

Delegation is here to stay, and manufacturers are—and always have been—accountable for ensuring regulatory compliance.

The effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak are severe, manifold, complex and could be catastrophic for some airlines.

Russia’s Superjet 100 (SSJ100) regional aircraft has lost its last association with former designer Sukhoi Company.

Air taxi providers are eager to bridge the gaps between cities and airports.

As states set SAF targets, producers work to grow pool of raw materials.

The global airline industry is introducing initiatives to reduce aviation's impact on the environment.

Report finds US regulatory agency’s certification processes are sound, but there is room for improvement.

In a breakthrough use of computer vision, Airbus makes swift progress in its autonomous takeoff-and-landing project.

Undoing Boeing’s stockpile of roughly 900 grounded, parked and partially built MAXs and recoordinating its supply chain could take years.

Bombardier’s retreat shows why governments should seed technology development and let industry carry the risk of creating new products.

Long-running blended wing body studies have so far come to nothing, but Airbus may have the technology to bring it to reality.

As airlines grapple with capacity shortages created by the Boeing 737 MAX grounding or a sudden over-supply because of COVID-19-related schedule reductions, lessors are supporting their mitigation plans, including matching customers in both categories and moving aircraft between them.

Boeing is inspecting all 737 MAXs it has in storage and adding factory-floor precautions after discovering foreign object debris (FOD) in the fuel tanks of multiple MAXs, the company confirmed late Feb. 18.