Aircraft & Propulsion

Dec. 17 in the US is Wright Brothers Day, which commemorates the first successful powered flights by Wilbur and Orville on that day in 1903.

In a landmark deal, Lufthansa Group is returning to the Boeing 737, 28 years after it last ordered a version of the narrowbody.

U.S. regional feeder emissions per ASK are nearly double that of the airlines they feed.  

The United Arab Emirates has continued its aggressive move to embrace advanced air mobility.

Boeing appears on track to meet its full-year 2023 delivery guidance on two key programs.

The latest phase, which officially gets underway in February 2024, will build on small core technology work undertaken in the initial part of the HyTEC program.

Paris has announced the creation of Ace Aero Partenaires 2, a follow-on fund to continue supporting the French aerospace supply chain.

SunExpress and South African Airways (SAA) are close to signing an agreement for the leisure airline to fly aircraft for SAA during the European winter season.

The plan to develop a Chinese-made airliner for high-altitude plateau flight comes just weeks after plans for a hot & high variant of the C919 was revealed.

Dutch startup is the latest to move away from all-electric propulsion and toward a larger hybrid design that it hopes will better meet market requirements.

Azul Linhas Aéreas will take an additional four Airbus A330-900s, expanding its firm orders for the type to seven.

Less than three weeks after officially declaring its electric propulsion unit up for sale, Rolls-Royce is reported to have found a buyer.

The Biden administration has released guidance on its tax credit for SAF that opens the door to using corn and soybeans produced by U.S. farmers as feedstocks.

Airbus’ plan for an ultra-efficient successor to the A320 has received a funding commitment from Paris for €300 million ($330 million) per year, from 2024-27.

Dimensional Energy has closed a $20 million Series A funding round that will support construction of a power-to-liquids plant in Richmond, British Columbia.

Turkish Airlines has finalized an order for 220 Airbus aircraft, following an “agreement in principle” disclosed in November.

Thai Airways has conducted its first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) demonstration flight with SAF uplifted from a domestic airport.

Safran Electrical & Power’s GENeUS 300 motor-generator has completed a 500-hr. ground test campaign, the company announced.

Japan Airlines (JAL) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000, which the carrier intends to use on its Tokyo Haneda-New York JFK route.

As Boeing elevates a possible successor to CEO Dave Calhoun, industry guru Richard Aboulafia joins our editors to discuss the company's 2023 and its path forward.

ICAO and IATA are taking steps to encourage more sustainable aviation fuel production to meet growing demand from airlines.

Chris Calio will become the next CEO of RTX, arguably the world’s largest aerospace and defense company by annual sales, on May 2, 2024.

The Montreal-based airline currently has three aircraft affected, and the total number should reach five or six by the end of its fiscal 2024.

Boeing has appointed Chris Raymond as its new CEO of Boeing Global Services, succeeding Stephanie Pope.

Leonardo is reporting progress in nacelle technology, having performed successful tests in engine noise absorption.