Aircraft & Propulsion

United Engine Corporation has completed another round of bench tests on the PD-35 core engine which is set to become Russia’s largest turbofan.

The 2,500 positions are equivalent to about 6% of Rolls-Royce’s global workforce.

Indian LCC Akasa Air is preparing for its next phase of growth as it looks to resume aircraft deliveries and network expansion.

If Ryanair Group wants to hit 300 million passengers a year by 2034, its operations will need to be sustainable. And that is likely to require SAF investments.

Iceland and New Zealand both have their sights set on sustainability—and both have terrain that rules out reliance on rail travel.

Emirates plans to reveal further orders taking fleet plans into the 2030s, but new players like Riyadh Air and a revived Indian aviation sector are emerging.

Delta Air Lines' investment in its older Boeing narrowbodies gives it both insurance against more supply chain problems and some future capacity flexibility.

GE’s FLyCLEEN project is integrating solid oxide fuel cells into the combustor of a gas turbine engine.

Groundings of Pratt & Whitney-powered Airbus A320neos are climbing fast.

There’s no disguising the fact that business aviation is among the most challenging industry sector when it comes to sustainability.

BermudAir’s Embraer 175s will add economy-class seating from December 1.

The Biden administration has announced plans to award $7 billion in funding to establish seven clean hydrogen hubs across the U.S.

Embraer says nailing down a possible timeline for the establishment of an overseas final assembly line is difficult, adding, “It is not a one-sided discussion.”

Air Corsica operates a total of 36 routes, 12 of which are public service obligation (PSO) routes from Corsica to mainland France.

A new report says SAF is set to be hampered by high prices, more than twice that of kerosene, until mid-century.

The Mexican low-cost carrier operates around 70 Airbus A320neo aircraft all operated by GTF engines.

Nicolas Chabbert speaks ahead of this year's NBAA-BACE on evolving aircraft technology, sustainability and Kodiak production.

Aerolineas Argentinas has ordered 12 Embraer 195-E2s to expand its crossover jet fleet.

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

Delta Air Lines is anticipating the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G accelerated inspection program will have minimal impact on its Airbus A321neo fleet.

Surf Air Mobility has partnered with Regent to establish a regional base for operating electric seaglider services in Miami.

NASA has pushed back the first flight of the X-59 low-boom supersonic demonstrator after issues encountered during check-out tests at Skunk Works.

A flight-test program launched by Boeing, NASA and United Airlines aims to discover whether burning SAF could reduce the formation of persistent contrails.

Airbus has made several substantial changes to its leadership team following the decision to carve out its commercial aircraft business into a separate unit.

Growing sustainable fuels has turned into a key focus area across aviation, while the number of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) partnerships continues to grow.