Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The FAA is proposing a retrofit plan to ensure radio altimeters function as expected after new wireless spectrum is sold off and activated in the coming years
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Airbus has handed over Starlux Airlines' first A350-1000.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
The A320neo family is Airbus’ biggest success—and its biggest headache. Ten years into revenue service, engine maturity and supply chain challenges continue.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The insatiable energy demand of artificial intelligence datacenters continues to drive surprising new developments in the aeroderivative gas turbine business.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
Boeing appears to have reached 600 annual deliveries for the ninth time in its history.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By William Moore
Following recent China orders for 145 A320neo family aircraft, Carbon Analysis compares Airbus fleet efficiency for China, North America and Western Europe.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Alex Derber
Engine aftermarket specialist FTAI Aviation announces a new unit, FTAI Power, which will focus on converting CFM56 cores to power turbines for data centers.
Emerging Technologies

Aviation Week Network Staff
On Dec. 27, 2025, Russia's aviation authority Rosaviatsia issued its approval of an all-Russian modification of the Tupolev Tu-214 narrowbody.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Erik Lindbergh
The aviation industry today faces challenges that were unimaginable in 1927, yet the path forward still begins with bold dreams, fortitude and shared conviction.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
Air China closed out 2025 by announcing an order for 60 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, adding to a flurry of year-end Airbus purchases by Chinese carriers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Customer demand has made the Airbus A321neo the most successful single-aisle aircraft, currently representing 64% of all A320neo-family orders.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China Aircraft Leasing Group (CALC) and Airbus announced that the lessor has placed a firm order for 30 A320neo narrowbody aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s EVA Air has announced plans to acquire four Boeing 787-9s, while also extending the lease terms for its 777-300ERs and launching a cabin retrofit.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China’s Juneyao Air and Spring Airlines have separately signed purchase agreements with Airbus to acquire a combined 55 A320neo-family aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Thai Airways has taken delivery of the first of 32 Airbus A321neos, marking another step in the airline’s broader fleet and network modernization program.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ella Nethersole
Boeing has appointed Fahad Al Mheiri as vice president for the Middle East, Gulf and North Africa, starting in January 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The inadvertent inflight opening of a retrofitted main cargo door on a converted Boeing 757 freighter revealed a perfectible design, Germany’s BFU says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
FedEx anticipates its grounded MD-11Fs will return to service this spring, while projecting continued financial impacts during the peak winter season.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
Carbon Analysis assesses what the new Volaris-Viva Aerobus airline group would look like from an efficiency perspective: two airlines well suited to combining.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Guy Norris
As 2026 beckons, engine-makers position themselves for the industry’s most valuable prize: a place on the next-gen Airbus and Boeing single-aisle aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Airbus has released a software update to address A220 wheel-skidding issues, with Transport Canada and EASA mandating its installation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The wind-tunnel trials tested active control of a high-aspect-ratio wing while controlling the thin, flexible wing’s response to maneuver loads and gusts.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
Malaysia Aviation Group says the transition of MASwings’ operations to new owner AirBorneo will take full effect on Jan. 1, 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

By Robert Wall
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has signaled a desire to revitalize the agency’s aeronautics program, calling for more experimental X-planes.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
Philippine Airlines has taken delivery of Southeast Asia’s first Airbus A350-1000, with the aircraft set to become the airline’s flagship.
Airlines & Lessors