Aircraft & Propulsion

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Boeing’s planned acquisition of aerostructures supplier Spirit Aerosystems.

Given how important incumbency is in the industry, Embraer's current E1 operator base is the most promising potential market for its E2 aircraft.

An accident investigation team in India has successfully downloaded data from one of the recorder devices recovered from the crash of Air India Flight AI 171.

Competition in the Australia-New Zealand market is set to heat up in the forthcoming Southern Hemisphere summer season.

China Airlines is securing additional Airbus A350-900s and A321neos to enhance operational flexibility amid delivery delays of new Airbus and Boeing aircraft.

The contract extension positions Revima to support Airbus’ newest narrowbody and widebody landing gears.

According to the 2025 Aviation Week Commercial Fleet & MRO Forecast, more than 10,100 commercial engines will be delivered over the 10-year 2025-34 period to customers based in North America.

The board’s report includes 19 new safety recommendations: nine are for Boeing, 10 are for the FAA, and include a complete redesign of the door plug.

Aviation Propeller Service positions its new greenfield MRO as vehicle for growth of OEM-centric services.

Qatar Airways is working with industry partners to open new aircraft painting and inflight entertainment services facilities in Qatar.

Phinia, a supplier of fuel and electric system components in the heavy-duty vehicle and automotive sectors, is offering its skills to the aerospace industry.

Russia’s MC-21 narrowbody airliner is not scheduled to enter commercial service until the end of 2026, according to launch customer Aeroflot Group.

Politics has returned to airline decision-making, potentially leading to suboptimal fleets and higher pricing.

Next-generation engine testing is ramping up as Airbus readies for scaled aircraft performance-level evaluations of its open-fan propulsion system.

South Africa's Airlink is set to take 10 E195-E2s from lessor Azorra by the end of 2026—Carbon Analysis explores what effect this might have on its efficiency.

The UK is extending its funding support for commercial aerospace R&D, providing £2.3 billion to 2035 through the Aerospace Technology Institute program.

Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance has committed to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for 10% of its engine testing,

Manufacturability will be a crucial design driver on a next-generation narrowbody, on par with performance.

A total of 19 widebody aircraft were delivered in May—13 from Boeing and six from Airbus.

Hainan Airlines has received its first Airbus A321neo, marking a gradual expansion of its Airbus narrowbodies amid shifting fleet strategies in China.

As the 2025 Paris Air Show draws to a close, the event's orderbook is not as full as had been anticipated in the preceding weeks.

Government-owned Aeroflot Group has revised its plans on purchasing locally made aircraft, taking into account entry-into-service delays.

The blended wing body demonstrator from JetZero is intended to provide the basis for development of a new military tanker-transport and a midmarket airliner.

Boeing says it has issued a request for information (RFI) as part of on-going moves to assess the latest state-of-the-art engine concepts.

Two European startups with ambitions to develop electrified regional airliners have joined forces.