Aircraft & Propulsion

Air New Zealand is preparing to resume short-haul network growth as it boosts its operational narrowbody fleet.

Taiwan-based Uni Air has signed an order for 19 ATR 72-600s, with additional purchase rights for three aircraft; it is ATR's largest sale since 2017.

The carrier plans to exhibit its Qsuite Next Gen business class, a special livery Boeing 777 and artificial intelligence technology at the Paris Air Show.

The turboprop manufacturer announced its largest aircraft order since 2017 in the lead up to the Paris Air Show, says the market is “clearly picking up.”

SalamAir CEO Adrian Hamilton-Manns sees a fleet size of 35 aircraft as ideal for it to become a more relevant player in the Middle East market.

Collins Aerospace is preparing to open an engineering center of excellence in Wolverhampton, UK, and a production line in Colomiers, France.

Ryanair will add more CFM International Leap-1B engines to its spares pool in an agreement with the GE Aerospace-Safran joint venture to buy 30 more engines.

Belavia has taken a Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered Airbus A330-200, expanding its fleet for the first time since 2021 when EU sanctions hit the Belarus airline.

Aviation Without Borders is hosting an auction during the Paris Air Show to raise money for the organization’s humanitarian missions and projects.

The freighter conversion specialist sees a continuing market for dedicated cargo airliners despite uncertainty on demand for air cargo.

As Wizz Air points at its struggle with GTF engines to explain its poor fiscal 2025 financial performance, we look at the groundings' effect on emissions.

Turkish Airlines is evaluating where it will source the aircraft required to meet its goal of operating a fleet of 800 by 2033.

Embraer president and CEO Francisco Gomes Neto said a plan to spread production more evenly across the year is beginning to deliver “material results.”

In the U.S., politically there’s never been a better time since the 1960s to develop a civil supersonic aircraft.

Dutch startup Maeve Aerospace has redesigned its planned hybrid-electric regional aircraft to target the replacement of today’s regional jets beginning around the middle of the next decade.

Saudi Arabian LCC flyadeal aims to have half of its network be international routes as it continues to grow domestically.

A novel method of SAF development shows potential but is not immune to challenges.

U.S. President Donald Trump issued executive orders directing FAA to take immediate action to expand drone operations and strengthen counter-drone capabilities.

Safran Landing Systems is counting on new production facilities at its Molsheim site in eastern France to keep up with demand for landing gear.

Ascend Airways has taken delivery of a fifth Boeing 737 as it moves toward a target of operating eight of the narrowbodies by the end of 2025.

The 2025 Paris Air Show is set to take place in a more complicated global context, with geopolitical, trade and supply chain tensions running high.

The chairman of Turkish Technic says discussions are underway with CFM International to explore setting up a Leap engine repair shop in Istanbul.

With airlines complaining there is too little SAF available, an industry alliance has formed to streamline the production chain from feedstock to final product.

Gulf Air CEO Jeffrey Goh highlights the need for widebody wet leases even though the airline's Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine problem has improved.

Air India confronts retrofit delays, while IndiGo works to reduce grounded aircraft.