Aircraft & Propulsion

The UK government has awarded funding to support two projects to advance hydrogen-electric propulsion for next-generation regional aircraft and air taxis.

The order, announced Tuesday at the Paris Air Show, came just three weeks after Vietjet doubled its firm orders of Airbus widebodies.

The partnership will focus on work toward future engine iterations, including potential powerplants for ATR’s planned EVO hybrid-electric aircraft family.

Pratt & Whitney says the BWB in development by JetZero is an “interesting opportunity” for the potential launch of an updated version of the PW2000, an engine which first entered commercial service on the Boeing 757 in January 1983.

The carrier signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with hydrogen propulsion specialist Conscious Aerospace at the Paris Air Show.

Clean Aviation and SESAR have led a call to the European Union to support €66 billion of required sustainability investment between 2028 and 2034.

The purchase agreement marks a new type for the African carrier’s fleet.

The agreements will see the entry of two new aircraft types into the Japanese airline’s fleet.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) CEO Anko van der Werff is expressing interest in additional Airbus A321LRs as the carrier reports good operational performance.

More details are emerging on how ATR and Pratt & Whitney Canada plan to improve on the ATR 72-600 as they target 2035 for entry into service of a new aircraft.

Norwegian is working to secure long-term financing for the transaction.

Over 30 organizations, including Air France-KLM, SAS and easyJet, have called on EU governments to fund an electro-sustainable aviation fuel trial auction.

The airline, Safran and UK design agency Acumen Design Associates said the new design will be the world’s largest seat in its class on a mid-sized aircraft.

The order announced at the Paris Air Show includes 50 Airbus aircraft, which could increase to 77, as well as the purchase of A350F freighters.

Vietjet Air is continuing its rapid expansion by signing on to order 100 Airbus A321neos with options for a further 50 aircraft.

Ethiopian Airlines is buying two new DHC Twin Otter Classic 300-G aircraft, a move the carrier said would help its strategy of expanding domestic connectivity.

Air France expects sustainable aviation fuel costs (SAF) to rise to $750 million in 2030, as an EU mandate for SAF use rises to 6% SAF, CEO Anne Rigail says.

Pratt & Whitney may finally bend the curve in geared turbofan-based AOG before year-end, but regaining lost ground remains uncertain.

Turkish Airlines is “closing the final gap” with Boeing on a potential large aircraft order, Chairman Ahmet Bolat says.

Breeze Airways has taken delivery of three Airbus A220-300s covered under a sale-leaseback arrangement with High Ridge Aviation.

The decision comes after a close-run contest against the Embraer E2.

Oman Air expects to launch a new campaign to acquire narrowbodies and widebodies, either late this year or early in 2026, the carrier’s CEO said.

With the Paris Air Show underway, Carbon Analysis looks at two narrowbodies their makers are hoping to secure orders for: the Airbus A220 and the Embraer E2.

ANA Holdings has firmed up a narrowbody order with Airbus in a move that will see subsidiary Peach Aviation become the first Japanese operator of the A321XLR.

LOT Polish Airlines is switching its large regional fleet from Embraer E-Jets to the Airbus A220, ordering 40 of the type on the first day of Paris Air Show 2025.