Aircraft & Propulsion

He says the super supplier has “hit the ground running,” he is focused on connected aerospace and sees a “huge” future for hybrid-electric propulsion.

Airbus and EasyJet confirm interest in fuel-burn potential of Derwent hybrid-electric geared turbofan conversion design.

China, Indonesia, Ethiopian Airlines and Cayman Airways have temporarily grounded the Boeing 737 MAX 8 following a second crash of the type in less than six months.

Heli-Expo orders for new-build Schweizers confirm the market for the 1950s-era training helicopter.

The Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 that crashed on the morning of March 10 had issued a distress call, according to comments made by Ethiopian Airlines group CEO Tewolde Gebremariam.

The pilot of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 that crashed March 10 issued a distress call, according to the airline’s group CEO Tewolde Gebremariam.

Aircraft Briefs-March 8, 2019

Southwest Airlines is content with plans to re-balance its fleet by adding more higher-capacity Boeing 737s, but could envision accelerating deliveries of the new MAX-family aircraft to reap benefits of the newer technology more quickly, CEO Gary Kelly said.

ATR is expecting to find operators for its aircraft in China, despite the country’s long history as a difficult market for foreign suppliers of turboprop airliners.

Central and Eastern European LCC Wizz Air has taken delivery of the first of 184 Airbus A321neos it has on order at Airbus’s Hamburg final assembly plant.

Bangladesh carrier Novoair is considering expanding its fleet and range by adding narrowbody jet aircraft to the turboprops it currently operates.

German leisure airline TUIfly is considering converting part of its big order for Boeing 737 MAX 8s into the larger -10 to have more capacity on dense routes.

As SH09 certification approaches, Kopter lays out industrialization plan.

Cebu Pacific is likely to make a decision by the end of this year or early 2020 on which widebody aircraft type it will order.

Launching the proposed new mid-market airplane (NMA) would be an “ill-placed strategy” by Boeing, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker believes.

Matrix technology will enable more automation in the cockpit for offshore and SAR missions.

Rolls-Royce’s decision to pull the UltraFan from the NMA competition may be a good move by the UK engine-maker, but what happens now?

Aviation Week flies Sikorsky’s autonomous S-76 testbed as the company reveals its interest in the urban air mobility market.

Eight passengers have been injured during evacuation after a Laudamotion Airbus A320-200 aborted takeoff from London Stansted Airport because of engine problems.

Qatar Airways plans to place an aircraft order at the Paris Air Show and, separately, is looking to further develop its aircraft leasing business.

Aircraft Manufacturer/Leasing Briefs-March 1, 2019

Russia’s Irkut Corp. will manufacture an additional prototype of its new MC-21 narrowbody aircraft to test Perm Engine Co. PD-14 turbofans.

In a shocking move, Rolls-Royce is withdrawing from the contest to power Boeing’s proposed new midsize airplane (NMA), citing challenges presented by the aircraft’s tight development schedule.

Thailand’s startup airline Kom Airlines has firmed an order for six SSJ100 regional jets from Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC).

International Airlines Group (IAG) has ordered up to 42 Boeing 777-9 aircraft for its British Airways (BA) subsidiary. If all options are exercised, the deal is valued at $18.6 billion at list prices.