Aircraft & Propulsion

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.

The company is now gradually ramping up production, despite inflation and its exposure to Airbus’ A350 program.

This weeks’ #FlightFriday looks at current in-production passenger widebody aircraft, amid a recent run of orders for the type.

Pat Shanahan is committed to eliminating disruptions at Spirit, saying: “The mindset I have is that we can be zero defects. We can eliminate all defects."

The results of the SAF pilot program will be incorporated into CAAS’ Singapore Sustainable Air Hub Blueprint, which is set to be published in the coming months.

Delays have led Emirates to extend operations of the 777-300ER fleet.

Use of the model is opposed by environmental groups that fear it could incentivize the production of fuels with uncertain emissions benefits.

Universal Hydrogen (UH2) has demonstrated loading and unloading of its liquid hydrogen modules on an ATR 72 test aircraft at Toulouse Blagnac Airport.

This program has gained importance following UAC's withdrawal from the CR929 program as it allows Russia to keep its expertise in the widebody technologies.

In addition to the six ordered, Air Niugini is also set to acquire three A220-300s and a further two A220-100s from third-party lessors, Airbus says.

Spirit AeroSystems has cut its projected 737 deliveries to the OEM in 2023 to 345-360, from 370-390 before.

The FAA is changing how manufacturers demonstrate engines and nacelles can adequately withstand failures, but the process will take time.

Both GE and Safran pushed through high-single-digit spares price hikes in August, executives confirmed on recent earnings calls.

Boeing has begun certification testing of an upgraded high pressure (HP) turbine blade configuration on the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN version.

The Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) Istanbul site is the German company's ninth conversion modification site globally.

The upcoming round of inspections will see a peak of 650 A320neos on the ground.

The research was performed by German Aerospace Center DLR, Copenhagen Airport, Scandinavian Airlines and BP.

TCab's full-scale eVTOL technology demonstrator conducted the uncrewed flight at Dongyang Hengdian General Airport in Jinhua, Zhejiang province.

Carsten Spohr has been CEO at Lufthansa Group, a company that includes Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and regional carriers, since 2014.

CFM said that it has reviewed all documentation turned over by AOG Technics following a UK court order issued in early October.

JPB Systeme, a French supplier of small engine and airframe components, is building two factories and offering new products for easier maintenance.

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

Boeing is preaching calm as it works toward its middecade production and financial targets, but recent missteps underscore challenges of the next two years.

As U.S. companies rethink their presence amid heightened political tensions, some in Europe are doubling down on the market.