Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
More than any other technological advance, aerospace and defense is banking on automation to help it meet rising product demand across the board.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Kurt Hofmann
ATW senior editor Kurt Hofmann spoke with Bolat about the current impacts of conflicts in Iran and Ukraine and Turkish's 2026 expansion plans.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
Flight Friday looks at the largest four U.S. operators by fleet size, and how their utilization in Q1 2026 compares to equivalent time periods in 2019 and 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s 2027 budget request of $22.35 billion is a slight reduction from the current year’s enacted total of $22.57 billion, documents from the agency show.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
NASA shifts focus to flight research as budget cuts reshape aeronautics priorities, emphasizing X-planes, hypersonics and automated airspace systems.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By William Moore
With IATA DG Willie Walsh set to lead IndiGo in August, Carbon Analysis looks at the LCC's efficiency tracked against its passenger operations average since 2019.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Christine Boynton
Spirit Airlines has named the successful bidder for 20 Airbus A320 family aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
German aerospace research center DLR has released the results of the flight tests conducted with Airbus and CFM International in 2023.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Germany has launched a research program to develop the next generation of hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system components for a zero-emission commercial aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Molly McMillin
Embraer delivered 44 aircraft during the first quarter of 2026, a 47% increase from 30 jets a year ago, the company reports.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Sum Air has ordered four ATR 72-600 regional turboprops from ATR and signed purchase rights for four additional aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Malaysia Airlines plans to strengthen its network in key Asian markets by adding new destinations in China and Japan in the second half of this year.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Daniel Williams
With the appointment of Willie Walsh as IndiGo's next CEO, Flight Friday looks at the Indian carrier's number of monthly flights over the last two years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Pratt’s redesign addresses risks revealed in three in-service events in 2018-2020 in which a fan blade fractured due to fatigue cracking.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alex Derber
South American carriers are looking to engine maintenance agreements to help mitigate the impact of rising fuel costs and an uncertain demand outlook.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton, Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
As NASA begins X-59 envelope expansion and Boom develops its first high speed engine, civil supersonic activity is at its highest since the retirement of Concorde in 2003. Editors discuss the latest developments and the challenges that lie ahead.
Check 6

By Adrian Schofield
Malaysia Aviation Group is pushing ahead with its campaign to place a long-range widebody replacement order this year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Incheon International Airport (ICN) has opened what it describes as the world’s largest hydrogen refueling center.
Airports & Networks

By Thierry Dubois
ATR’s continuing struggles on the final assembly line, largely due to late supplier deliveries, have consequences for the airframer's engineering office.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The technique makes it more straightforward to obtain a component with a high-quality surface finish on the aluminum part, in an easily repeatable way.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
With a strategic imperative to transition to non-Middle Eastern fuel, the long-term impact of the Iran conflict may be a silver lining for sustainable fuel.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Safran Aero Boosters is advancing with the expansion of its engine component production capacities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
On announcing its first full-year profit post-COVID, China Southern Airlines outlined plans for additional A350 deliveries, suggesting an undisclosed order.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines are expecting a combined 33 C919 narrowbodies, doubling last year's output of the type.
Aircraft & Propulsion