Aircraft & Propulsion

An Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion—developed by joint-venture partners ST Engineering, Airbus and Dresden-based freighter conversion specialist Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW)—has secured EASA supplemental type certification (STC).

An FAA draft directive set for publication Feb. 26 calls for Boeing 737 MAXs to undergo inspections and modifications before further flight to ensure engine-control wiring has adequate protection from electromagnetic interference.

Delegation is here to stay, and manufacturers are—and always have been—accountable for ensuring regulatory compliance.

The effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak are severe, manifold, complex and could be catastrophic for some airlines.

Russia’s Superjet 100 (SSJ100) regional aircraft has lost its last association with former designer Sukhoi Company.

Air taxi providers are eager to bridge the gaps between cities and airports.

As states set SAF targets, producers work to grow pool of raw materials.

The global airline industry is introducing initiatives to reduce aviation's impact on the environment.

Report finds US regulatory agency’s certification processes are sound, but there is room for improvement.

In a breakthrough use of computer vision, Airbus makes swift progress in its autonomous takeoff-and-landing project.

Undoing Boeing’s stockpile of roughly 900 grounded, parked and partially built MAXs and recoordinating its supply chain could take years.

Bombardier’s retreat shows why governments should seed technology development and let industry carry the risk of creating new products.

Long-running blended wing body studies have so far come to nothing, but Airbus may have the technology to bring it to reality.

As airlines grapple with capacity shortages created by the Boeing 737 MAX grounding or a sudden over-supply because of COVID-19-related schedule reductions, lessors are supporting their mitigation plans, including matching customers in both categories and moving aircraft between them.

Boeing is inspecting all 737 MAXs it has in storage and adding factory-floor precautions after discovering foreign object debris (FOD) in the fuel tanks of multiple MAXs, the company confirmed late Feb. 18.

Major airplane parts and services provider Triumph Group has restructured into two divisions—one of which it is trying to sell—with its Integrated Systems and Product Support business units merging into “Triumph Systems & Support,” effective immediately.

SYDNEY and WASHINGTON—The U.S. government may not renew General Electric’s export license to supply CFM Leap-1C engines to Comac—a move that could

Research shows that brand insulation with customers could help the aerospace giant regain its footing.

Both aircraft manufacturers have been forced to reduce production rates for widebodies as weak demand persists.

With the aerospace manufacturing sector expecting Boeing to restart 737 MAX production as early as next month or April, one widely followed industry consultant said it will take up to two years to clear out the stored inventory of narrowbody aircraft and fuselages.

Airbus plans to cut the A330 production rate and stabilize the A350, in an acknowledgement of weak demand for widebody aircraft.

Boeing steers the new airliner project design concept to counter nearer-term competition from the Airbus A321XLR.

Building the safety case, amending the regulations and providing a business case for safe, robust and reliable operation lie ahead.

Sapura Technics, a new narrowbody aircraft MRO in Southeast Asia, received its Malaysian Part 145 maintenance certification on Feb. 5. This follows a

Bombardier will continue mulling a split-up of the Canadian train and business jet maker, with the company’s chief executive sounding like he favors staying in the latter business, according to comments made during a Feb. 13 teleconference.