Aircraft & Propulsion

The ATRs will be fitted with the type’s new standard engine, the PW127XT, which delivers a 3% improvement in fuel consumption over its PW127M predecessor.

As Airbus puts hydrogen on the back burner and ATR delays its hybrid-electric turboprop, does the industry have a prayer of meeting its net-zero goals?

The preliminary designs for the facility have been completed and approved for the planned facility, and it could break ground on the site by this summer

The Panama-based company is forecasted to take delivery of 13 737-8 narrowbodies in 2025.

ATR is beginning a 2-3-year journey where it will be investing $10-20 million to solve maintenance issues, ATR CEO Nathalie Tarnaud Laude said.

Avolon's $608 million net profit in 2024 was helped by a $177 million settlement from insurance claims involving aircraft previously leased to Russian airlines.

Fast-growing Latin American ULCC JetSMART anticipates adding more than 50 aircraft to its all-Airbus narrowbody fleet over the next six years.

To what extent will China’s rise as a world power be accompanied by a determination to go it alone in the jetliner market?

As battery performance is expected to remain insufficient in the coming years, ATR has delayed the launch of a hybrid-electric version of its ATR 72 turboprops.

Supply chain issues ATR has faced since the pandemic are not only causing late deliveries, they are also impeding sales, ATR CEO Nathalie Tarnaud Laude says.

Airbus’ decision to back-burner hydrogen propulsion is one more sign commercial aviation is having a hard time finding technology solutions to decarbonize.

A senior British Airways executive says the ongoing issues with the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines that have grounded some of its Boeing 787s is affecting its winter planning.

The Willis Lease Finance Corp. executive chairman talks with Aviation Week about growth in engine services and likely industry consolidation.

Boeing delivered 45 aircraft in January—the most single-month total since December 2023.

While IndiGo and Air India Indian airline industry headlines, the country’s newest airline, Akasa, is taking steps to support its growth ambitions.

Boeing’s January orders and deliveries offer a bit of hope that the company is back headed in the right direction.

Latvian carrier AirBaltic is expecting to have its full A220-300 fleet back in service at some point in 2027, based on updated guidance from Pratt & Whitney.

Sustainable aviation fuel is key to achieving net-zero emissions, while hydrogen fuel takes a back seat.

If Boeing hopes to meet its 777X first delivery target in 2026, the company needs to ramp up the pace of the aircraft’s flight test and certification program.

Lufthansa Group head of EU liaison office Ruben Schuster said added costs from the ReFuelEU regulation inadvertently benefits non-EU airlines.

ST Engineering has secured two engine MRO contracts from two Middle Eastern airlines.

GE Aerospace’s investment includes Leap and GE9X capabilities and capacity.

Airbus is slowing ambitions to develop a hydrogen-fueled airliner by the mid-2030s but is expanding nearer-term plans to flight test unducted and ducted sustainable aviation fueled-engines for its next-generation single aisle.

Airbus is adding new services and improvements to support Middle Eastern A350 operators.

The dilemma: How do you integrate a new class of aircraft when there are no existing powered-lift pilots, and no established training curricula to certify them?