Aircraft & Propulsion

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.

Johannes Bussmann will become CEO of MTU Aero Engines in 2025 succeeding Lars Wagner.

Demand for air travel remains strong, but airlines’ battles with suppliers over delivery delays and engine limitations are about to escalate further.

Air Canada plans to transfer its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to its low-cost leisure subsidiary Rouge.

GKN Aerospace is transitioning to a new, purpose-built engine parts repair facility in San Diego to meet increasing demand and expand its capabilities.

Luxembourg-based carrier Luxair has converted two Embraer E195-E2 options into firm orders, bringing its total of the type on order to six.

Aerostructures supplier Latecoere has appointed Yves Yemsi as its new group chief operating officer and president of the EMEA region.

Carriers in the Scandinavian region have a good track record when it comes to emissions; this week, we investigate whether this has continued into 2024.

Against the backdrop of efforts to reduce aviation CO2 emissions, the impact of contrails and other non-CO2 effects is increasingly in focus.

Airbus Ventures invests in Singapore-based Eureka Robotics.

For September-November 2024, narrowbody deliveries were down 5% year-over-year, widebody deliveries fell 50%, and regional aircraft deliveries were up 16%.

For September-November 2024, narrowbody orders fell 23% year-over-year, while widebody orders fell 57%.

Airbus and Daher are negotiating for the potential acquisition of some Daher activities in A320 family aerostructures subassembly near Nantes, Western France.

Pathway Energy has emerged from stealth with plans to build the first in a series of commercial-scale SAF production facilities on the Gulf Coast.

Listen in as editors discuss whether Airbus will meet its delivery target and the long climb ahead for Boeing.

Boeing has pledged to invest $1 billion in its South Carolina operation as it looks to double 787 widebody production within two years.

Russia’s Aeroflot does not expect to receive its first MC-21 passenger airliners until 2026, a company official says.

The announcement coincided with the airline’s first direct flight from Paris to New Caledonia’s capital Noumea, via Bangkok.

Many think Comac is the next challenger to the Airbus-Boeing duopoly, but Embraer is the company to watch in the near term.

While demand for new aircraft remains strong, the industry must make big steps to increase production in 2025 and come closer to satisfying customers.

Electric aircraft developer Beta Technologies and Bristow Group’s Norwegian subsidiary have signed a letter of intent to conduct trial cargo flights in 2025.