Aircraft & Propulsion

A total of 38 widebody aircraft were delivered in December, which saw both Airbus and Boeing exceed their twin aisle delivery totals achieved in 2024.

Aircraft lessor Avolon said it expects continuing low fuel prices and economic growth to drive global airline industry profits to $41 billion in 2026.

More than 150 Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF)-powered aircraft will return to service in 2026, according to lessor Avolon.

IndiGo is rolling out its most ambitious international offering just as regulators are questioning whether its planning discipline kept pace with its growth.

Demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Southeast Asia is set to increase nearly ninefold by 2040, according to the ASEAN SAF 2050 Outlook report.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

This week's Flight Friday takes a look at how many flights Airbus and Boeing aircraft made in recent years.

Suppliers to GE Aerospace boosted their material input to the engine OEM by more than 40% in 2025, including a double-digit improvement in the fourth quarter.

Electra.aero has signed a predelivery payment agreement with Bristow Group, the first deposit-backed commitment to buy its EL9 Ultra Short aircraft.

Aviation Week’s Fleet Discovery database shows that last year the A220's backlog for the first time sank below the level of when Airbus acquired it, raising key questions for the program.

French metallic parts supplier Mecadaq is to take over cabin and seat component specialist Echeverria and helicopter engine maintenance expert Lopez.

Embraer is eyeing India as its next big opportunity, as the Brazilian OEM prepares to show its wares at the Wings India 2026 event in Hyderabad Jan. 28-31.

Riyadh Air has formally launched Riyadh Cargo, which will utilize the belly hold capacity of a fleet intended to grow to around 120 aircraft in coming years.

Southeast Asia is expected to play a major role in establishing the broader Asia-Pacific region as the growth engine of the global airline industry.

Airbus is developing a runway overrun awareness and alerting system (ROAAS) for the A220.

Syzygy Plasmonics has signed a six-year offtake agreement with global commodities supplier and fuel distributor Trafigura.

Daher will provide industrial services on a second Airbus A321 final assembly line in Toulouse, the Paris-based company announced Jan. 21.

The shortened variant of the Comac C919, designated the C919-600, has broken cover, with photographers capturing the aircraft at Shanghai Pudong Airport (PVG).

CFM International and IATA have renewed their agreement on aftermarket services competitiveness for the next seven years.

Pratt & Whitney will deliver more engines in Latin America over the next decade than CFM International, according to the 2026 Aviation Week Commercial Fleet & MRO Forecast.

NASA is poised to begin flight tests of a representative stub wing section that is aimed at dramatically enhancing the drag-reducing benefits of natural laminar flow (NLF) in next-generation, swept wing airliners.

Engine OEMs’ profit drivers are in direct opposition to those of Boeing and Airbus—everyone is in the same boat, but they are rowing in different directions.

Southeast Asian airlines are poised for expansion to meet soaring demand projections.

Discussions are underway within Europe’s Clean Aviation program as to the scope and content of the next public-private research initiative.

Last year's total emissions relating to passenger ops began to decelerate for the first time since the pandemic; 2026's total passenger emissions could be less.