Aircraft & Propulsion

UWCA plans to enter the Russian regional airliner market with a new 44-seat turboprop dubbed TVRS.

United’s decision to swap out its smallest regional jets for larger aircraft could jeopardize small community service.

Engine manufacturers are taking a proactive approach with suppliers, ranging from keeping an eye on strategies to providing financial help, as they prepare for production ramp-ups to support higher monthly build rates planned by Airbus and Boeing, industry executives report.

When it comes to certification, major derivatives are often more difficult and sometimes as expensive and more taxing than all-new alternatives.

Despite the revival in passenger traffic, interest in narrowbody passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions remains strong.

Sky Express said it would be able to optimize connectivity to the islands of Greece using the newer, more sustainable regional turboprop.

IATA and Rolls-Royce on July 1 unveiled their aftermarket-competitiveness agreement, adding momentum to the alternative-parts and repairs push.

A European research project has demonstrated the potential to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from a wide range of organic wastes including sewage sludge and manure.

The global airline industry has a way to go before it is on solid footing.

Collins Aerospace has begun building a 500-kW electric motor that will power Hybrid Air Vehicles’ planned hybrid-electric Airlander 10 heavy-lift airship.

Hydrogen propulsion startup ZeroAvia has secured two Dornier 228s for use as test aircraft for development of its 600-kW fuel-cell propulsion system for 19-passenger airliners.

The addition of sustainable aviation fuel at Cologne Bonn Airport has been driven in part by demand from air freight operators looking to offer a lower-carbon to their customers.

Scoot CEO Campbell Wilson updated the media on the LCC's progress as it launched Airbus A321neo operations on June 28.

Boeing’s long-delayed 777X program has suffered another blow after the FAA declined the manufacturer’s request for Type Inspection Authorization (TIA), citing concerns over unresolved software and hardware issues.

It is an inconvenient truth that China means a lot to Boeing—and to U.S. foreign trade, manufacturing and employment.

A UK-funded research program is developing a hybrid hydrogen and electric propulsion architecture that could offer a stepwise approach to introducing cryogenic and superconducting technology while easing the path to certification of the technology.

As the gradual lifting of travel restrictions sets the stage for a swift traffic recovery this summer, Airbus and Boeing plan on sticking to strategies that can now be described as proven.

The decision to reactivate the four-engine widebodies, that were being phased out from its fleet, follows Lufthansa witnessing growing demand for first-class services.

Why the WTO pact is essential to blunting the China challenge.

GE/Safran demonstrator aims to make open rotor a reality for new single aisles after 40 years of research, tests and abandoned attempts.

As Airbus evaluates liquid hydrogen as a possible route to zero-emission commercial aviation by the mid-2030s, it has begun a research program to explore the potential of cryogenically cooled electric propulsion for large civil aircraft.

Airline eVTOL shuttle services could be on the horizon.

With system and software enhancements for retrofit into all MAX versions, 737-10 test and certification is more than sum of its parts.

Helvetic says it becomes the first carrier to operate both the E190-E2 and the larger E195-E2.

Austrian Airlines is reconverting two Boeing 777-200ERs for passenger service that had been used for cargo flights over the past 15 months amid the COVID-19 crisis.