Aircraft & Propulsion

Ask the editors: Is it worthwhile to change aviation’s fuel infrastructure? The answer might be the use of LNG as a transition to SAF.

Sergei Chemezov, Rostec CEO, will personally lead the consolidation process after appointing himself to lead the UAC Board of Directors, Rostec announced on March 18.

Air China has said it will purchase 18 Airbus A320neos family aircraft from AFS Investments, a wholly owned subsidiary of lessor GECAS.

AerCap, the new leader in aircraft leasing, will be much larger than competitors and will have a strong say in future aircraft design.

Organizers of the Farnborough Airshow have said the event will not be impacted by plans to develop part of the exhibition space into a film set.

Hybrid-electric pioneer Ampaire plans to conduct the UK’s first electric regional flight following a successful bid for funding support under the government’s £125 million ($174 million) Future Flight Challenge.

Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Neste and German research center DLR have teamed for the world’s first inflight study of the effects on emissions and performance of using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a widebody passenger aircraft.

Designers of the Russo-Chinese CR929 widebody passenger airliner continue to fine-tune the aircraft configuration.

Regulations have proven effective, while manufacturers’ processes are evolving.

VerdeGo launches first product in bid to become the hybrid-electric propulsion supplier for a wide range of aircraft applications.

This webinar took place March 17, 2021. Soaring sales of the A321neo and the woes of Boeing’s 737 MAX have enabled Airbus to make big gains in market

ATR’s earlier hopes that regional turboprops would spearhead the recovery have yet to materialize, and management now only expects a slight upturn this year on the extremely slow sales it reported for 2020.

High-rate composites manufacturing technology for the aerospace, automotive and air mobility industries is at the heart of a £90 million ($125 million) UK government-industry investment in five research and development projects.

UK lessor Falko Regional Aircraft is to participate in the development of Electric Aviation Group’s (EAG) hybrid-powered regional airliner.

Are Boeing and Embraer betting on the right concepts for new aircraft in the near term?

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from food waste has the potential to reduce net carbon emissions by 165% compared to fossil jet fuel, according to researchers at the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Despite the former CEO of Embraer Commercial Aviation saying the development of a new turboprop was contingent on forming a joint venture with Boeing, the Brazilian company has decided to go it alone.

A California project could help spur electric regional plane development.

Many airlines and airports have placed investment in sustainability at the top of their agendas despite the pandemic crisis. QANTAS-BP PARTNERSHIP

Two months after Norwegian Air Shuttle ended transatlantic flying to focus on routes closer to home, a new Norway-based airline has unveiled plans to enter the low-cost long-haul market.

Facing rising Chinese competition, the U.S., EU and UK agree to step back and try to settle an endless war over airliner subsidies.

A cruel irony of the downturn in commercial aerospace is that there may not be enough workers to staff the recovery.

International travel is expected to build in the third quarter, and bilateral corridors will still be important.

Hill wants to maintain its supply chain and not be “held to ransom” by suppliers, in a bid to keep maintenance costs low for customers.

Speed, electrification and autonomy are among technologies unlocking the potential for VTOL to perform a wider range of missions.