Aircraft & Propulsion

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.

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

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.

Boeing scored another new order for the 737 MAX family after investment firm 777 Partners agreed to purchase 24 737-8s.

To electrify future large commercial aircraft will require new wiring systems that can distribute tens of megawatts of power at thousands of volts safely and reliably at high altitudes.

On February 23 we broadcast the delivery of KLM’s first E2, and 50th E-Jet in the KLM Cityhopper fleet, live from the hangar. Guests joined us

Russia’s Aeroflot has resumed the evolution of its widebody fleet after a one-year pause.

Active fleet surpasses 100, but several Asia-Pacific regulators remain in wait-and-see mode.

French aerostructures manufacturer Stelia Aerospace is preparing its first work package for the Airbus A321XLR.

Scientists are pointing at the not-so-insignificant role of air transport in climate change, arguing demand should be curbed to complement planned technological improvements.

Norwegian domestic airline Widerøe has partnered with Rolls-Royce and Italy’s Tecnam to become the potential launch operator of the P-Volt electric-powered passenger aircraft.

Icelandair Group has agreed a sale-and-leaseback deal with Titan Aircraft Investment that will see two of the flag-carrier’s Boeing 767-300ER aircraft converted into freighters.

Rolls-Royce CEO Warren East said he is confident about a rapid recovery of the air transport sector after the pandemic led the company to a £4 billion ($5.6 billion) loss in 2020.

As Boeing 737 MAX fleet activity grows, airframe-level utilization shows that while usage is ramping up, pandemic-related travel restrictions and reduced demand are lowering average flight-segment times as well as total activity levels.

AerCap is taking over General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), its primary competitor in the aircraft leasing market.

German aviation engineering services specialist Apus Group has begun construction of a hydrogen fuel-cell-powered four-seat aircraft which it plans to fly in mid-2023 and hopes to have on the market by 2025.

Archer has committed to launching an urban air mobility network in Miami by 2024 which will see Southern Florida join Los Angeles as a flagship market for the startup’s planned air taxi services.

Rolls-Royce has been selected to provide the electrical propulsion system for Vertical Aerospace’s gull-wing VA-X4 urban air mobility aircraft.

“Horses for courses,” says the old adage, implying that certain things are designed to fill certain roles. A role, however, need not be too narrowly

Senior members of the Chinese civil aviation community have highlighted a series of challenges that the development of domestically built civil aircraft must contend with, ranging from airspace policies to economies of scale.

After unprecedented losses, Europe’s big airline groups are looking ahead to the financing and fleet plans they hope will aid recovery.

Boeing’s 737 MAX program recovery is hitting its marks as airlines work more of the narrowbody twins back into fleets and deliveries ramp up, but the macro demand picture likely will not support the company’s current production-rate outlook, a Canaccord Genuity analysis said.