Aircraft & Propulsion

CFM International continues to boost both production and repairs to support the red-hot CFM56 market.

Air France, British Airways, Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines all improved reduced their CO2 per ASK in the third quarter but all have room for improvement.

Airbus has officially opened its second final assembly line (FAL) for the Airbus A320neo family in Mobile, Alabama.

Honda Aircraft successfully completed a flight test of an HA420 HondaJet fueled with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Aviation Week has unveiled its 2026 Commercial Fleet & MRO Forecast.

CFM International has begun key dust ingestion tests on the high-pressure (HP) turbine blades and nozzles at the center of the future small-core design.

Flight Friday looks at how European flights (minus Russian operators) are performing compared to equivalent month 2019, when broken down by aircraft class.

Airlink, Southern Africa’s leading full-service airline, has added three E195-E2s to its fleet, part of a ten-aircraft order.

From the factory floor perspective, things are looking up for Boeing.

Airbus delivered 73 aircraft in September, a significant step from its performance over the last three months and compared to a year ago.

The Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub (MBRAH) at Dubai South has expanded its Line Maintenance Units (LMUs).

A new uptick in aircraft activity indicates Boeing may be entering the final stretch of certification tests for the long-delayed pair of MAX family derivatives.

Aegean Airlines has ordered two additional ATR 72-600s, scheduled for delivery in December 2026, and has added a new ATR 72-600 to its subsidiary Olympic Air.

Wizz Air's CFO shared an update on the airline's “extremely frustrating” A320neo fleet situation that he expects to run all through 2027.

Boeing is performing some work delegated by the FAA for the first time in more than two years.

Standing up an eVTOL air taxi service is no easy task, but starting in the fast-moving UAE could streamline matters.

While delivery of one 787 scheduled for this year is slipping into 2026, LATAM is striking a positive tone regarding Boeing's production progress.

Greater Bay Airlines will soon receive its first two Boeing 737-9s; being the first modern aircraft in its fleet, what effect might this have on efficiency?

Four A320neos, formerly operated by Go First and currently owned by parts trading specialist AerFin, have been dismantled and recycled by Tarmac Aerosave.

Following a deal earlier in the week with Aercap to reject 27 Neos, Spirit is also seeking to reject 87 A320ceo and neo-family aircraft from a multitude of other lessors.

As Iberia nears a year of operation with the A321XLR, COO Ramiro Sequeira tells Aviation Week about the airline's experience operating the aircraft so far.

A long-time important customer of Embraer's in Brazil has arguably provided LATAM a blueprint for using the E195-E2: launch operator Azul.

Lufthansa targets saving millions from digitizing technical operations and carving out certain engineering and maintenance functions from Lufthansa Technik.

TAAG Angola Airlines has received its second Boeing 787-9, as it proceeds with its extensive re-fleeting program.

Labor contracts prohibit many U.S. airlines from refreshing their regional jets with the latest technology. Does this open the door for a novel hybrid-electric venture—and perhaps even a turboprop comeback?