Aircraft & Propulsion

RTX ’s Pratt & Whitney business unit will deliver enough PW1000G engines for Airbus to meet its full-year delivery goal, RTX President Chris Calio said.

The deal between LCC Avelo and the Brazilian airframer for 50 E195-E2s plus 50 purchase rights marks the first sale of E2s to a U.S. operator.

Russia’s largest airline owner, Aeroflot Group, is spending $1.1 billion on insurance settlements to obtain the remaining 36 aircraft it operates that are still owned by foreign lessors.

Polish airspace was temporarily closed overnight when more than a dozen Russian drones crossed into the country during a major aerial attack on Ukraine.

Rumors that Boeing could be blowing the dust off an old product development plan and reviving its New Midsize Airplane appear wide of the mark with many impediments to that course of action.

A potential long-haul strategy would be a logical extension of exploring features customers want in the next five or so years, Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said.

JetBlue Airways, launch customer of the Embraer E190, has operated its final revenue flight with the type.

Boeing maintained its strong delivery pace in August, handing over 57 aircraft to customers, the second-highest monthly total this year behind June’s 60.

Pratt & Whitney and CFM are slowly improving their delivery paces, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury says.

Stratos CEO Gary Fitzgerald eyes potential acquisition opportunities as leasing sector consolidation continues, creating a growing role for asset managers.

The Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking (JU) has selected 12 projects for a combined research and technology budget of $1.1 billion.

Air Canada has selected Palma de Mallorca in Spain as the first new destination to be served using its incoming Airbus A321XLR fleet.

M&A experts say production rate increases, retiring small shop owners and a paucity of middle-market assets to buy will draw more attention to smaller companies.

GE Aerospace has appointed veteran engineer Craig Higgins as chief mechanic and architect for the Open Fan engine project.

Cambodia Airways has signed a memorandum of understanding with Comac for up to 20 C909s, making it the fourth carrier outside China to commit to the jet.

United Nigeria Airlines is looking ahead to Boeing 737-800 operations after signing an agreement with LCC Southwest Airlines to acquire six of the aircraft.

Steven Udvar-Házy, famous for creating aircraft leasing, has made important moves at the right time twice. In selling ALC, he may have the timing right again.

This week’s Carbon Analysis focuses on Virgin Australia, and the airline’s recent narrowbody fleet changes.

The Virgin Australia Group has begun taking delivery of the Embraer E190-2s that will eventually replace its Fokker 100 regional jets.

Using eVTOLs to fly premium passengers di­rect to airport terminals has moved a step closer, and the race is on to see who breaks out first.

IATA says Rwanda is stepping up efforts to become a leading aviation hub in Africa through investments in infrastructure, training and regional connectivity.

Unionized MRO staff at Air India Engineering Services Limited are planning a strike this month over a disputed promotion policy.

SpiceJet says its earnings for the June quarter were significantly affected by the India-Pakistan conflict amid struggles to return narrowbodies to the sky.

The data analytic tool was developed by GE Aerospace in the wake of a 2024 GEnx-1B engine in-flight failure.

Air Cote d’Ivoire has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-900.