Aircraft & Propulsion

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Saudi Arabia's Neom Investment Fund has confirmed its investment in high-speed airliner developer Boom Supersonic.

The Budapest-based ULCC says it is extending leases, driving higher utilization and leaning on new deliveries to offset the impact of the GTF groundings.

With the Dubai Airshow taking place Nov. 13-17, this weeks’ Flight Friday looks at passenger flights of Middle Eastern operators by aircraft class.

Tune in as Aviation Week editors speak with IAG Head of Sustainability Jonathon Counsell on aviation’s path to net zero, including reducing non-CO2 emissions.

Singapore Airlines also says its fleet product revamp is one of the major factors in why the flag-carrier has not returned to 100% capacity.

Egyptian hybrid carrier Air Cairo is planning yet another major jump in capacity, aiming to almost double its fleet compared to previously announced plans.

Sun Country Airlines is bracing for cost headwinds in the fourth quarter due to a high number of its aircraft undergoing heavy airframe maintenance checks.

Backed by recent major orders for the type, Airbus has decided monthly output of its most important widebody will increase to 10 aircraft per month in 2026.

For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic, Embraer will host the 6th China Regional Aviation Forum (RAF 2023) in Qingdao, China on Nov. 7-8.

CDB Leasing says it will deliver Airbus A320neos and Boeing 737-8s to Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines in the second half of 2024.

Finnair plans to refurbish its fleet of Embraer E190 crossover jets, as it aims to bring them into line with its earlier refit of its widebody fleet.

China Eastern entered a purchase agreement with GE Aerospace for 25 GEnx-1B turbofans for its Boeing 787 fleet.

The clock is ticking on the new chief executive of Spirit AeroSystems. His task list is bold, but the veteran Boeing executive sounds undaunted.

While Ryanair Group and particularly Wizz Air Group are lowering emissions significantly, easyJet and Vueling are not keeping up.

AOG’s scheme underscores a larger, all-too-familiar challenge for aircraft operators, lessors, and maintainers.

The design of the Extra Performance Wing combines the reduced drag of a high-aspect-ratio wing with the greater efficiency of an adaptive profile.

GKN Aerospace has strengthened its position on several GE engine programs through a new, wide-ranging agreement.

The German startup describes the flights as the first by an eVTOL at large international airport in the U.S.

The ability to increase frequencies, improve regional services and replace ageing narrowbodies are among the reasons for Air Serbia’s venture into the crossover jet segment.

At Base Maintenance, demand for hangar checks remained strong, the company said.

A new rocket engine for military uses could be repurposed for Mach 9 air travel—listen in as editors talk with the founders of far-out startup Venus Aerospace.

The airline is also working to maintain a certain level of flexibility within its fleet if the number of monthly contracted MAX deliveries change.

U.S. ethanol producers have been lobbying the Biden administration to allow use of the GREET model.

Facing grounding 40 aircraft in 2024 because of engine problems, the airline is looking at wet-leasing and other aircraft lease options to limit the impact.