Aircraft & Propulsion

Sustainable aviation fuel is now a necessity for airlines in Europe, but they argue that more needs to be done to increase volumes.

As a new year begins, Flight Friday looks back to an event that happened one year ago: the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 door plug blowout on Jan. 5, 2024.

Gallop Air has flown its first commercial service, a Comac C909 charter flight between Guangzhou and Brunei operated by China Southern Airlines.

Aerostructure supplier Latecoere is conducting research and technology for higher-performance, faster-manufacturing composite material components.

The changes will direct pilots to a specific checklist when smoke or fumes are detected in the cockpit following an engine failure.

Just as Boom Supersonic's XB-1 flew its fastest test mission to date, funding challenges remain front and center.

This week’s Carbon Analysis looks at four major U.S. based LCCs: Allegiant Air, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways and Southwest Airlines.

Comac has wrapped up 2024 with 10 C919 deliveries to Chinese airlines, with China Southern Airlines receiving its third of the type on Dec. 18.

Nigeria’s Overland Airways is using its new Embraer 175s to return to the international market for the first time in almost five years.

Considering the myriad challenges associated with eVTOLs, several of the leading startups have announced plans to develop better-performing hybrid eVTOLs.

Safran has sold its North American electromechanical actuation businesses to Woodward as it seeks to address antitrust concerns related to a deal with RTX.

Archer has announced that construction of its high-rate manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia, has been completed.

A look at which trends are gaining popularity and which are losing steam in commercial aviation.

Boeing and CFM are working to address flight deck smoke risks posed by activation of a safety system triggered during a serious Leap 1B engine failure.

Results of the tests are expected to lead to FAA certification of a new high-pressure turbine design of the Trent 1000 in early 2025.

Turkish LCC Pegasus Airlines has placed an order for up to 200 Boeing 737-10s in a significant win for Boeing and the yet-to-be-certified aircraft in Europe.

The question has been raised whether a supply chain that can’t really handle the work for two manufacturers could handle three big ones in the future.

British Airways’ flights between London Heathrow and Abu Dhabi will be paused during the summer 2025 season.

Taiwan’s China Airlines has bought 20 widebody passenger airliners, ordering 10 Airbus A350-1000s and 10 Boeing 777-9s, plus four 777-8Fs.

Germany’s Concrete Chemicals has won EC approval for €350 million ($364 million) of German funding to support the production of synthetic aviation fuels.

Forecasts, snapshots and commercial aviation aircraft to watch.

Clean Aviation is studying different approaches to hybridizing regional aircraft to reduce fuel burn and emissions.

Speaking on a Q4 earnings call, Heico Flight Support Group President Eric Mendelson said his company continues to see “tremendous” supply chain challenges.

Japan has set an ambitious target of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. Would hybrid-electric or hydrogen-powered regional airliners make a dent in its domestic aviation carbon emissions?

Korean Air has exercised options to acquire six more Airbus A321neos.