Aircraft & Propulsion

Matthew Ziemkiewicz and Gail Dunham
Despite unprecedented economic constraints, improving the safety of commercial aircraft must remain the highest priority.
Air Transport

By Kurt Hofmann
Spanish LCC Volotea ended commercial operations with its remaining eight Boeing 717-200 on Jan. 10 after nearly a decade of service with the Barcelona-based carrier.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Indonesian ministry of transport has ordered the inspection of all Boeing 737 Classics in the country—consisting of the 737-300,-400 and -500 variants—follo
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
The market is growing quickly for both narrowbody and widebody passenger-to-freighter conversions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Investors are still looking for signs of reassurances that Boeing is still protecting its ability to ultimately bounce back with new products later this decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce has powered up the first engine in its newly completed £90 million ($123 million) Testbed 80 facility in Derby, England, marking a key step towards its official commissioning for testing future engines, including the company’s upcoming geared UltraFan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing handed over 24 737 MAXs from its stored inventory in December 2020 but lost customers for nearly as many already-built aircraft, an Aviation Week analysis shows.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
The Scottish regional carrier plans to use a new contract to provide air services for one of the UK’s most remote island groups as the setting for the introduction of sustainably powered aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
JetBlue Airways, which recently took delivery of the first of 70 Airbus A200-300s, has unveiled an all-new cabin design.
Interiors & Connectivity

Alan H. Epstein
Sustainable alternative jet fuels are a better bet to meet aviation’s low-carbon challenge.
Program Management

By Guy Norris
Final year-end figures show just 157 Boeing airliners were delivered in 2020, compared to 380 in 2019—revealing the full impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the prolonged grounding of the 737 MAX on the company’s commercial business.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Boeing secured agreements to sell new widebody freighters to Atlas Air and DHL Express, as strong air cargo demand continues to help offset weakness in commercial passenger aircraft sales.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Austrian Airlines is phasing out the first of three aging Boeing 767-300ERs and confirmed its last De Havilland Dash 8-400s will end operations by March 31.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The flight data recorder (FDR) of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 was recovered by Indonesian naval divers on the evening of Jan. 12, three days after the Boeing 737-500 carrying 62 people plunged into the sea.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Archer said the agreement supports its vision of being a leader in the first wave of urban air mobility providers with the goal of beginning passenger services by 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
A new type of passenger aircraft looks to shatter the placidness with sonic and business booms alike.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China Aircraft Leasing Group (CALC) has placed a purchase order for 30 COMAC ARJ21 regional airliners destined for Indonesia’s TransNusa Air Services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Ask the Editors: In theory, high production levels in times of low demand lead to low pricing. But the reality may prove more nuanced.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said Jan. 8 that he expects the company to begin ramping up single-aisle production in the second half of 2021, with further steps following in 2022 and 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The settlement between Boeing and the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) is not likely to generate many positive reactions from outside the two organizations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

This webinar took place January 8, 2021 Cargo operators, airlines, forwarders and equipment manufacturers are shaping up to the air cargo industry’s
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Cost cuts and market uncertainty force Rolls-Royce to put brakes on UltraFan follow-up development plans.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Lori Ranson
U.S. low-cost carriers have touted nonstop networks and strong leisure bases as buoys in the pandemic, but other advantages are emerging.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
In this week’s podcast, we go behind the scenes for a glimpse into how the cover story of the Jan 11-24 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology took
Advanced Air Mobility