Aircraft & Propulsion

Boeing execs are confident reviews of fuselage gap and smoothness issues that slowed production and halted deliveries for nearly two years are nearly complete.

GE Aerospace is gearing up for the start of deliveries of production standard GE9X engines incorporating an improved combustor liner design.

Lufthansa has also noticed a negative effect on demand as customers were more cautious in booking flights with a higher than usual risk of cancellations.

Electric Power Systems (EPS) has unveiled a new battery, the Electric Propulsion ion Core Ecosystem 2.0 (EPIC 2.0), that promises 90 min. of power for flight and 30 min. of reserve power.

Given the accounting change, Spirit Airlines now estimates it will recognize roughly $1.6 million of credits from grounded aircraft in the first quarter.

The agreement also covers the study, verification and commercialization of other crops as camelina, carinata, and winter canola in North America.

Boeing has officially opened its expanded Boeing Tianjin Composites facility in Tianjin, China, which is expected to double its production capacity.

Eve Air Mobility has chosen Korea Aerospace Industries to supply the pylons for its electric air taxi, the first supply deal for the OEM in the AAM market.

Natilus' regional cargo feeder is the first in a planned family of blended-wing-body uncrewed aircraft.

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The used serviceable materials (USM) market remains hot, with limited availability of high-demand parts.

Following on from used cooking fats, plant seeds and even air, a UK company is planning to convert processed human waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

With some 75% of the new single-aisle engine market and the worst post-pandemic supply chain issues in the rearview mirror, CFM International is now focused on increasing the time on wing of its Leap engines.

Eight years after the E190-E2s first flight in 2016, Embraer has finally established its beachhead for the regional jet in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

With two active lines at present, Embraer is aiming for a three-month conversion timeline per aircraft, or 12 conversions per year.

“We are determined to keep our capacity and serve as many passengers as possible,” a Wizz Air spokesperson told Aviation Daily.

Startup VerdeGo Aero says the slow pace of battery improvement leaves room for future hybrid-electric systems.

Florida-based lessor Azorra plans to open a new office in Singapore in July 2024 as it breaks into the Southeast Asia market.

Embraer has handed over Scoot’s first E190-E2, making the Singapore Airlines LCC subsidiary the first airline in the Asia-Pacific region to operate the type.

The Aerospace Technology Institute was set up largely to allocate government money to projects intended to future-proof the UK’s civil aerospace sector.

Quality standdowns that began within Boeing Commercial Airplanes are also extending across the OEM’s Global Services segment, a senior company executive said.

Hapster, a company created by four Safran employees in September 2023, is pitching a digital tool to cut a production worker’s training time four-fold.

Boeing does not deserve the benefit of the doubt in any quality vs. expediency debate.

Since the post-pandemic peaks of "revenge travel," U.S. carriers have started to change how they use their feeder networks.

After the formation of GE Aerospace on April 2, CCO John Slattery—once CEO of GE Aviation—will leave the standalone public company in June.