Aircraft & Propulsion

AirAsia X has formally canceled its orders for Airbus A330-900s, highlighting that the AirAsia Group sees its future very much as an all-narrowbody operator.

Results from Aviation Week’s Tracked Aircraft Utilization show the number of ground days versus flown days for the global Leap and PW1000G-powered single-aisle fleets in 2026.

NASA’s Lockheed Martin-built X-59 Quesst low-boom demonstrator conducted its first supersonic flight on June 5, reaching Mach 1.1 on an 81-min. mission.

SIA Engineering Company and Safran Aircraft Engines will establish a joint venture to create a full-service CFM Leap engine MRO facility in Singapore.

The mission profile of the 737-7 for Southwest has not changed, but the number of -7s in its fleet could differ from initial expectations.

Hybrid-electric regional aircraft developer Heart Aerospace has begun taxi tests of its full-scale piloted flight demonstrator, the X1.

Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways CEO Ronald Lam has given an update on the Boeing 777-9, for which Cathay Pacific has 35 on order.

Ethiopian Airlines expects to make fleet decisions soon on new regional and cargo aircraft despite being hit with huge fuel cost increases.

IATA director general Willie Walsh's speech opening the association’s AGM was in his signature style—verbally jabbing hard at those who he sees as standing in the way of airline success and profitability.

Following its order for 40 additional 737 MAX narrowbodies, Copa is evaluating the composition of that orderbook ahead of deliveries, including the 737-10.

The Boeing 777-9, the first variant in the 777X program, has achieved TIA Phase 4B approval, Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Stephanie Pope says.

LATAM Airlines Group plans to unveil new destinations for its Embraer E195-E2s by the end of July as it prepares for first deliveries in the fourth quarter of this year.

The oneworld global alliance is expanding its presence in Asia with Philippine Airlines (PAL) planning to join next year.

Etihad Airways is demonstrating its confidence in a successful recovery from today’s conflict-impacted period with a top-up order for extra widebodies.

IATA warns that the commercial aircraft fleet in China will continue to age in spite of recent large commitments for new aircraft.

EgyptAir in in the market for an additional 28 narrowbody and widebodies for delivery by 2030 as it targets a fleet size of 125 aircraft by the end of the decade.

Airbus managed to substantially increase output in May, delivering a total of 81 commercial aircraft to its customers.

More ex-Spirit Airlines Airbus A320neos are entering the part-out market following the purchase of three units by Dublin-based Killick Aerospace.

Cemvita has completed an industrial-scale demonstration of its process to convert a waste byproduct from biodiesel production to a feedstock for SAF.

Startup BermudAir is making an ambitious bet that its future lies far beyond the North Atlantic island.

Russia's federal air transport agency Rosaviatsia has certified two key domestic aerospace programs: the PD-8 turbofan and Ilyushin Il-114-300 passenger turboprop.

The order marks a milestone for the E2 program, taking the number of orders for the small narrowbody jet beyond 500 aircraft.

Qantas is reportedly considering ordering more widebody aircraft to extend its long-term fleet upgrade plans.

Latecoere is readying to offer composite-material aerostructures to Airbus, targeting reduced weight at affordable costs on the airframer’s NGSA.

In conjunction with Aviation Week’s upcoming Engine Leasing, Trading and Finance Europe event, Flight Friday looks at engine flight hours utilization on the Boeing 787 fleet.