Aircraft & Propulsion

An EASA order flags Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 turbine blades for targeted inspections to flag a flaw that could lead to engine failures.

The goal of the 40-month, $4.2 million project was to actively suppress flutter using onboard sensors, algorithms and control surfaces.

The Swift Technology Group has been working toward developing a zero-carbon aerobatic training aircraft since the mid-2000s.

Jordanian MRO provider Joramco plans to team with Boeing in setting up a Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) line in the Middle East.

KLM said it had to ground “a number” of E2s because of “teething problems” with the type’s Pratt & Whitney PW1900G Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines.

Western sanctions have impeded Russia’s participation in the widebody program, but China plans to pursue it alone.

Reliable Robotics has wrapped up tests demonstrating flights of its automated aircraft in simulated Class B airspace in Northern California.

Surf Air Mobility says it has finalized its agreement with Textron Aviation to become exclusive provider of electric and hybrid powertrains for the Cessna Grand Caravan.

Qantas plans to boost its international capacity beyond 2019 levels in mid-2024, aided by the expected return to service of its last two parked Airbus A380s.

ZeroAvia's radial compressor will support up to 900-kW power systems, the hydrogen-electric powertrain solutions company says.

The aircraft will be modified for NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project.

FACC has been investing extra cash, about €50 million ($55 million) of working capital, to secure deliveries of its products.

A recent report from CRISIL focused on three MRO service providers that account for more than 90% of the industry’s revenue in India.

Neither OEM has plans for new aircraft programs in the next one or two decades where it matters most in terms of emissions reduction—in the long-haul segment.

Western sanctions are having an increasingly painful impact on Russia’s current and future commercial aircraft programs.

JetZero says the demonstrator will provide the platform for a mid-market aircraft with capacity for up to 250 passengers and a range of at least 5,000 nm.

Cathay has exercised purchase rights for 32 more Airbus A320neo-family aircraft.

Air Niugini has announced it has chosen the Airbus A220 family to replace its current Fokker regional aircraft fleet.

The Airbus A340 was unable to retract its flaps, forcing it to dump fuel and return German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her delegation to Abu Dhabi.

GKN Aerospace, Marshall, and Parker Aerospace have signed an MOU to partner on development of a liquid hydrogen fuel system for future zero-emission aircraft.

The startup is aiming to launch its tour-operating arm, Canada Jetlines Vacations, near the end of the third quarter.

The blended wing is now seen as offering a potential paradigm shift in efficiency for a broader range of aircraft.

The aircraft form part of an original order for 92 MAXs, which was first mooted in June 2017 and finalized in November 2019.

An ATSB report pointed out the "importance of training, following standard procedures and effective communications" as crucial to aviation safety.

The role of the freighters is to bring freight into Air Canada’s hubs in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver and connect it to bellies of its passenger aircraft.