Aircraft & Propulsion

Indian regional carrier Alliance Air has signed a deal to acquire two ATR 42-600s via lessor TrueNoord, with deliveries to start in the middle of this year.

Virgin Group has formed a strategic partnership with chemical recycling company Agilyx to build a plant in the U.S. to convert plastic waste into synthetic crude oil than will then be refined into lower-carbon fuels including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for use by Virgin Atlantic.

With eyes on the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Kansai, Japan is preparing for the introduction of air taxi services.

Malaysia Airlines’ parent company has signed a long-term lease deal with U.S. lessor Air Lease Corp. (ALC), covering 25 Boeing 737-8s.

It won’t come from governments this time.

Order includes first to Chinese market.

Lessor CDB Aviation is moving to secure a leading position in the Airbus A330 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion market, the company said as the Singapore Airshow opened.

Happenings on the first official day, including engine and MRO news.

"We are confident of a strong rebound in the region’s traffic and expect it to reach 2019 levels between 2023 and 2025,” said Christian Scherer, Airbus chief commercial officer and head of international.

Singapore Technologies Engineering has finalized a deal for five Airbus A320P2F passenger-to-freighter aircraft with Emirati-lessor Vaayu Group.

The move puts Chris Calio onto the shortlist to succeed Raytheon Chairman, CEO and President Greg Hayes.

Embraer’s preparations for the possible launch are focusing almost entirely on the selection of an engine manufacturer and the question to what extent the powerplant will include new technology.

Electric aircraft startup Eviation has announced the departure of co-founder Omer Bar-Yohay as CEO and appointed the company’s president, Greg Davis, as interim CEO.

Warns of Chinese “undersupply.”

Happenings at Singapore, including new customers a variety of aircraft systems.

The certification process will begin after the show.

Major airliner manufacturers are attending the Singapore Airshow to maintain customer connections and visibility in a region that has long been the biggest air transport growth market.

ST Engineering Commercial Aerospace is looking to double the value of its assets under management.

ATR continues its commitment to attending the Singapore Airshow in a region that has long been an important market for the turboprop manufacturer.

BGS announced a new airline operations suite and a company parts record.

Pratt & Whitney is aiming for growing share of Asia-Pacific single-aisle market that continues to grow despite the pandemic.

Forgings and castings—all eyes are on them as the next chokehold in the post-pandemic aerospace manufacturing recovery.

Singapore-headquartered H3 Dynamics has tested what it said is the first integrated hydrogen-electric powertrain nacelle, designed to enable distributed propulsion for a range of aircraft sizes.

Commercial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) providers are getting busier as global flying activity recovers, but some caution that a lack of demand—the primary headwind for much of the last two years—could soon give way to new pain points that would threaten growth.

The new version of Russia’s Superjet 100 regional jet—the SSJ-NEW—is expected to be certified in 2023 with most of its foreign components replaced by the Russian-made substitutions.