Aircraft & Propulsion

Launch customer Lufthansa Airlines has added uncertainty to Boeing’s public claims that the 777-9, already five years late, will be certified in 2025.

The Wichita company pledged to conduct the layoffs “in as compassionate a manner as possible.”

The FAA plans to mandate inspections of certain structural fittings on some Boeing 787s after learning from Boeing the parts are made from the wrong material.

Copa Airlines believes it can manage additional delays of Boeing aircraft in 2024 and still maintain its planned capacity growth of 10%.

Embraer delivers milestone aircraft to Royal Jordanian.

Promoters of the return of airships have been touting the concept for a quarter century, though the contrast between ambitions and achievements is stark.

Nodding to past acquisitions, Southwest Airlines says “never say never” to considering another, though the company has no immediate plans to do so.

Singapore Airlines is optimistic that its first Boeing 777-9 will be delivered in 2025, despite airline peers recently estimating a revised timeline of 2026.

Boeing’s dedicated ecoDemonstrator is poised to enter a new test phase with a focus on improved operational efficiency and sustainability in cabin interiors.

The 787 faces new quality assurance woes, but the need to add a freighter to the family has eased.

Boeing’s planned acquisition of supplier Spirit AeroSystems has raised some concerns on Capitol Hill and among major defense companies.

Arcadia eFuels has three e-fuel facilities under development in Denmark, the UK and the U.S.

A mandate would provide stability and a more even playing field, enabling the aviation industry to cut emissions more quickly.

Prosecutors said Boeing breached obligations under the agreement, failing to design and enforce compliance to ward off future violations of U.S. fraud laws.

AirBaltic has signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate with Dutch company Fokker Next Gen on design of a hydrogen-powered 120-150-seat airliner.

Another week, another new probe reported at Boeing—and another name supposedly struck from the list of those who could be a future CEO.

Azorra is working closely with Pratt & Whitney to support the engine-maker's customers affected by accelerated PW1000G geared turbofan inspections.

EVA Air has placed an order for four Boeing 787-10 widebodies, raising the Taiwanese carrier's 787 backlog to 19 aircraft.

Comac is reportedly working on preliminary designs of a new twin-aisle airliner dubbed the C939.

Archer Aviation CEO Adam Goldstein recently made a bold prediction about the potential for urban air mobility (UAM) in India.

For the first time, Carbon Analysis looks at some African airlines, namely Air Algérie, EgyptAir, Ethiopian Airlines, and Royal Air Maroc.

Flight tests of a system onboard a QinetiQ-operated RJ100 modified regional airliner confirm the potential of a Quantum Inertial Navigation System (Q-INS).

SIAEC also provides line and base maintenance for Air India, as well as a 12-year Inventory Technical Management contract for the carrier’s Airbus A320s.

There are 3,000 small narrow-body (NB) aircraft flying today, with many airlines looking to replace these aircraft in the next few years.

Boeing’s eternal conflict pits optimistic words against delayed actions.