Aircraft & Propulsion

Qantas has converted more of its Airbus narrowbody backlog to A321XLRs, and is also advancing its plans for inflight Wi-Fi in its international fleet.

China’s Comac has provided more details of the stretched and shortened variants of its C919 single-aisle family at Singapore Airshow.

Cebu Pacific is moving closer to finalizing a major order for narrowbodies and the LCC's CEO says a new airport in Manila could open the door to Boeing.

Taking technologies from demonstrator programs like UltraFan, Rolls-Royce aims to significantly improve the durability of its latest Trent widebody engines.

Vietjet has announced a deal for 20 Airbus A330neos to support the carrier’s ambitious long-haul expansion plans.

Listen in as editors at Singapore Airshow discuss Comac's starring role, the C919's prospects in today's market and what this could mean for the Airbus-Boeing duopoly.

Embraer plans to make a decision “in a couple of years” about where to put its resources for a next aircraft development program, CEO Francisco Gomes Neto says.

The high-speed promise of its planned Mach 1.7 aircraft is attracting interest from carriers operating on longer distance Asia-Pacific routes, Boom says.

A dozen teams have been selected to develop energy storage systems to enable electrification of regional aircraft with up to 100 seats and ranges up to 700 nm.

Changes in key Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) leadership positions have changed the top 737 program executive for the fifth time in six years.

Regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital and turboprop manufacturer ATR have delivered the first new ATR 72-600 to Uzbekistan airline Silk Avia.

Singapore Airlines' LCC Scoot recently added Embraer's E190-E2 jets to its family. Captain Darius Yeo explains how the airline is retraining its pilots.

The new supplies will be used for Airbus’s internal fuel needs such as aircraft test flights, delivery flights, and sorties of its Beluga transports.

Comac has its C919 aircraft on display at Singapore Airshow 2024. Guy Norris outlines the differences between the aircraft's two variants.

U.S. startup Merlin has received a Part 135 air operator’s certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand.

Starlux Airlines has placed a follow-on order for the A330neo and signaled its expansion into air cargo by ordering the A350F.

Japan’s Zipair expects to receive more Boeing 787s in 2025 to continue its network growth, while also considering fleet options for its next expansion phase.

Aviation Week's Guy Norris takes us on a guided tour inside the Comac C919, which is making its international air show debut here in Singapore.

Pratt & Whitney has announced orders for the geared turbofan (GTF) engine from Cebu Pacific Air and JetSMART.

The A350F has built a 48% market share for Airbus in the large freighter market competing against the Boeing 777-8F.

While Riyadh Air is planning an initial narrowbody order with Boeing or Airbus, COO Peter Bellew says Comac will become "a real force to be reckoned with.”

Guy Norris, senior editor at Aviation Week, explains the wing-in-ground effect used by the ST Engineering and Wigetworks Airfish.

Comac stole the show on the first day of this year’s Singapore Airshow but AIA says the Chinese OEM remains years away from becoming a serious challenger to Boeing or Airbus.

This week’s analysis focuses on four Asia-Pacific full-service carriers: Cathay Pacific, China Eastern Airlines, Japan Airlines, and Singapore Airlines.

The first flight of the ERA is scheduled for 2026 and entry into service for 2028.