Aircraft & Propulsion

An NTSB report suggests a United Boeing 737-8 hit a weather balloon on Oct. 16, damaging the right side windshield and forcing the passenger aircraft to divert.

Panama's Copa Airlines plans to cap growth to Argentina, citing oversupply in a market that has recently attracted an influx of capacity.

Emirates has joined the Rolls-Royce aftermarket network and will begin servicing its in-fleet Trent 900 engines from 2027.

The FAA plans to mandate manufacturer-recommended swaps of certain IAE V2500 high pressure compressor (HPC) stage 3 rotor blades.

Maximus Air plans to partner with Colorado-based startup Radia, which is developing what is planned to be the world’s largest aircraft.

Airbus has pivoted to moving uncompleted A350s off the production line to finish cabin installation at numerous separate stations as it works to ramp production

Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West Airlines has ordered two more Airbus A350Fs, taking its total firm commitment for the type to four.

Oman Air will replace outgoing Boeing 737-800s with more of the same model as it seeks to avert further problems with the MAX’s engines.

As air traffic continues to grow faster in the Middle East than the global average, Boeing forecasts that the region will require 1,370 new widebodies over the next 20 years.

Despite committing to diversify its all-Boeing fleet with A321neos on day two of Dubai Airshow, day three saw Flydubai announce up to 75 more 737 MAX orders.

Airbus Commercial CEO Christian Scherer says the company could build a stretched version of the A350-1000 and is seeing increasing customer demand for such an aircraft.

Listen in as editors discuss Boeing and Airbus both now looking at the feasibility of upsizing their largest twin-aisles at the behest of Emirates, which led the way for orders at Dubai Airshow.

When 2025 is finally concluded, one niche area is going to rise above the rest of aerospace and defense. In a word, it is engines.

Wizz Air has temporarily grounded two of its five Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF)-powered Airbus A321XLRs to use their engines for other A321neos.

Estonian leisure carrier Marabu Airlines has agreed to lease four Airbus A320neos from China Development Bank Financial Leasing.

FlySafair has committed to its first Boeing 737 MAXs as part of a five-aircraft lease deal with AerCap, covering two 737-800NGs and three 737-8s.

The Climate Impulse project aims to demonstrate long-distance flight with a hydrogen electric aircraft relying on a digital twin for optimum routing.

As Boeing's commercial aviation supply chain recovers, the OEM is investing in inventory and the underlying technology to make parts procurement easier.

AerCap recently secured certification and first deliveries of the Boeing 777-300ERSF conversion program.

Boeing says a technical feasibility study of a stretched 777-10 derivative of the 777X family will be driven largely by takeoff performance requirements.

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad has signed MRO, production inspection and digital services contracts with Lufthansa Technik.

Etihad Airways has outlined a major expansion of its Airbus widebody fleet at Dubai Airshow, including 15 Airbus A330neos.

Aviation Week editors Christine Boynton and Guy Norris discuss the Comac aircraft present at the 2025 Dubai Airshow.

Emirates Airline President Tim Clark believes a stretched version of the 777-10 would only be available well into the 2030s, while he thinks it will be harder for Airbus to do larger variant of the A350 but would like that too.

Flydubai is deviating from its all-Boeing fleet strategy and committed to order 150 Airbus A321neos.