Aircraft & Propulsion

Bank of America’s Ron Epstein talks with Aviation Week editors about the business and technical implications of his call for Boeing to act fast.

No specific reason has been given for the change in direction, but Britten-Norman parent company B-N Group recently posted a loss of $4.45 million.

With Aviation Week’s MRO Asia-Pacific starting next week, this week’s #FlightFriday looks at indexed flight hours for Asia-Pacific, China and India.

The notice identifies the bushings as the first CF6 parts found with paperwork forged by AOG Technics.

GKN Aerospace will provide the electrical wiring system for the hybrid-electric flight demonstrator under development by Pratt & Whitney Canada.

GE Research has been selected to receive $2.9 million to design, manufacture and test a composite tank capable of carrying 20 kg (44 lb.) of liquid hydrogen.

Air Canada, like its native home, is transitioning.

As Air France's 90th birthday looms, rumors circulate that the carrier may be announcing the purchase of roughly 50 new widebodies.

Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr discusses North American route expansion, ITA, returning the Airbus A380 to service and supply chain problems.

AirAsia parent Capital A will establish an MRO business in Cambodia together with the Cambodian hospitality management consultancy Sivilai Asia.

UK-based AOG Technics has been ordered to turn over records of its GE Aerospace-related transactions by a London court.

The departure of Mark Dunnachie from ATR will see the industry veteran leave after five years with the OEM to join ACIA Aero Leasing.

Boom Supersonic has sized the facility to produce up to 33 Overture aircraft per year and expects to start rolling out its Mach 1.7 airliner from 2026.

Boeing's latest commercial market outlook for China expects the country to require 8,560 new aircraft over the next 20 years.

Under Boeing’s plan, it will finalize service bulletins detailing the modification work by the end of 2024.

The milestone follows completion of an industrial program review by Lilium and Aciturri in late August.

Maldivian, an airline from the Maldives, has ordered two ATR aircraft to continue the upgrade of its turboprop fleet.

Flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith says the LCC has "nine aircraft to be delivered from now until [the] end of the year, but we are not sure we will get even four.”

AirBaltic CEO Martin Gauss tells Aviation Daily that issues with its Airbus A220s' PW1500G engines are subsiding.

By the end of 2026, the existing five A340-300s should be replaced, and Edelweiss’ long-haul fleet will be restored to pre-pandemic levels.

African airlines appear to be rapidly growing their regional jet and turboprop operations, with narrowbody flown hours also on the increase.

The company already has invested more than $300 million in Boone County and employs 340 Kentucky workers.

The Zamudio, Spain-based company is on the hunt for new partnerships and engine programs as part of ambitious plans to expand its commercial portfolio.

Virgin Australia Airlines has discovered two uncertified engine parts on separate Boeing 737-800 aircraft in its fleet.

Airbus and ZeroAvia have agreed to collaborate on certification approaches for hydrogen power systems and work together on key technologies.