Aircraft & Propulsion

ANA leads Asia-Pacific widebody operations post-2025 recovery. Cathay focuses on international routes, while ANA & JAL favor domestic flying.

While AR/VR has undoubtedly matured from earlier rollouts, its growing adoption in aerospace and defense is more about the yawning gap in the workforce.

FTAI Aviation reports strong Q1 growth despite Middle East tensions.

The Iran-U.S. war and the geopolitical crisis it sparked in the Middle East is affecting the aerospace supply chain.

Despite plans for its growing MRO business to surpass earnings from parts trading, Setna iO still sees opportunity in a booming USM market.

As engine shop visit turn times increased amid strong passenger demand, FTAI’s maintenance, repair and exchange (MRE) model increasingly made sense.

Aerostructures specialist Daher is studying high-rate production of thermoplastic parts for future aircraft.

Florida-headquartered lessor Azorra has acquired eight Airbus A220-300s from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE).

General Atomics AeroTec Systems flew the revamped Do228 NXT for the first time May 2.

The Carbon Analysis considers what effect Icelandair's planned removal of its Boeing 757s and 767s will have on its efficiency.

The third Gulf war has halted several years of continuous growth at Amman, Jordan-based MRO provider Joramco.

Despite its own acute financial challenges, the airline industry led the way in terms of collective post-COVID industry sustainability initiatives.

Turkish Airlines chairman Murat Şeker says that while the flag carrier has around 120 GTF-powered A320neo-family aircraft in its fleet, about 40 are grounded.

As it navigates the higher fuel environment, Allegiant Air sees opportunity to potentially accelerate some retirements of older Airbus A320 family aircraft.

GKN Aerospace is turning to additive fabrication as a “big play” to secure positions on next-generation aircraft programs and improve production efficiency.

Kazakhstan’s SCAT increasingly sees the Boeing 737-9 as the method by which to foster growth over its network, as its route map expands to Northern Europe and Asia.

Strong demand for legacy-product services and an expected ramp-up on current-generation platforms helped drive Woodward to raise full-year guidance for the second consecutive quarter.

New Saudi flag-carrier Riyadh Air is continuing to refine its product before releasing tickets to the general public.

A Kenyan air cargo operator is seeking $160 million in losses and damages from defense company BAE Systems.

Turkish Airlines is looking anew at operating regional aircraft like Embraer E2s or Airbus A220s, its chairman says.

Editors discuss recent earnings updates from Airbus and Boeing that saw the duopoly shrug off the Gulf War but note persisting supply chain issues. A freighter battle between the two is also heating up.

While the Iran war presents another black swan event for the air transport industry, airlines appear eager to stick to their orderbooks for now.

Flight Friday highlights the Middle East conflict's potential impact on the engine aftermarket as the number of cycles completed by aircraft has dropped.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has ordered 10 Boeing 787s and four 737-8 aircraft, to support fleet renewal and network expansion efforts.

Republic Airways Holdings has pushed out upcoming E175 deliveries and is now targeting April 2028 for next delivery, versus February 2027.