Aircraft & Propulsion

After a recent Morgan Stanley research note proclaimed Embraer its "top pick in aerospace," the Brazilian OEM's stock price surged 10% in a single day.

The Varied AAM Noise and Geographic Area Response Difference (Vangard) test will use NASA’s recently developed Remote Psychoacoustic Test Platform.

Regional aircraft manufacturer ATR is increasingly seeing decommissioned ATR 72s and ATR 42s as a source of spare parts.

Brazil’s largest airlines work their way through consolidation, restructurings.

Korean Air is reportedly considering an order for 20 Airbus A350s.

Badr Mohammed Al Meer is undertaking his first major initiative since taking over as Qatar’s Group's new CEO in late 2023.

Southwest Airlines is exploring the feasibility of an inter-island and intra-island seaglider network in Hawaii.

Joby is a vertically integrated OEM developing most of its own components and systems in-house, while Archer is relying on Tier One legacy aerospace suppliers.

The FAA has given industry more time to weigh in on a proposed rule detailing how to disclose safety-critical information during certification programs.

The capacity additions will ramp up capacity needs for mid-term demand

The Singapore-based lessor forecasts business conditions for the aircraft leasing industry will continue to be strong, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region.

The EU’s Clean Sky 2 public-private research program is producing results in airframe components such as wing boxes and fuselages.

Finnair plans to look at the replacement of its Airbus A320ceos soon and is likely to stick with Airbus for its medium-haul fleet.

With the announcement this week of a Boeing 787 teardown this Flight Friday looks at 787 utilization split out by 787-8, -9, and -10.

An FAA draft rule says Boeing learned of the issue when an operator reported "multiple unusual spoiler deployments" during several flights on one aircraft.

Alaska Airlines believes the next milestone for its proposed merger with Hawaiian Airlines could be as soon as June.

As Cathay Pacific updated on its capacity recovery, COO Alex McGowan commented on its campaign to place an order for mid-size widebody aircraft

The airline forged favorable deals for used Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft during and shortly after the pandemic.

Boeing had 27 February deliveries, including 17 737 MAX handovers, a pace slowed by production-quality issues and increased regulatory scrutiny.

Southwest ponders the costs of transitioning away from all-Boeing fleet while United asks Boeing to stop building MAX 10s for the airline in favor of MAX 9s.

Once delivered, the risks of missteps or exposure to problematic conditions rises exponentially.

The FAA launched its audit in the wake of the Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines 737-9 incident in which a door plug blew off the aircraft.

The first production GE-powered 787, which never entered service, is being scrapped to feed the maturing 787 fleet's spares needs.

While Swiss International Air Lines works to mitigate the impact of GTF-related groundings, CEO Dieter Vranckx is looking ahead to what will replace its 777s.

Challenges with the reliability and availability of Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines have forced Air New Zealand to suspend flights to Chicago.