Aircraft & Propulsion

Lufthansa Technik has blamed “punitive tariffs” from the U.S. as well as a weaker dollar for a fall in its third-quarter earnings.

Airbus has delivered China’s first A330neo to Hainan Airlines, marking the debut of the A330-900 in the country’s fleet.

The Senegalese government has said that growing the national carrier’s fleet is a priority in 2026.

SkyWest forged an agreement with United to extend operations of up to 40 CRJ-200s, prolonging flying of its oldest fleet type well into the next decade.

American Airlines will fly its first international route utilizing the Airbus A321XLR between New York JFK and Edinburgh Airport.

Turkish carrier Corendon Airlines has picked AI Engineering Services Limited to provide maintenance support services.

Super Typhoon Ragasa briefly brought Hong Kong’s aviation network to a standstill in late September, but Routes World was able to proceed in its wake.

H2Fly is gearing up for flight-testing of a “next-generation” fuel cell system, CEO Ralph Mueller says.

Swiss International Air Lines has decided to ground its fleet of nine Airbus A220-100s for at least 18 months as issues with their GTF engines continue.

Korean Air is moving to upgrade its freighter fleet by ordering seven Airbus A350Fs, and the carrier is also continuing 777-8F negotiations with Boeing.

Mike Szucs, the CEO of Cebu Pacific, has highlighted the mounting financial strains arising from the grounding of its A320neos powered by Pratt & Whitney GTFs.

LATAM ups the stakes in Brazil with its E195-E2 order.

Slower production growth likely means Airbus will push back a larger version of the A220.

The FAA has granted parts manufacturer approval to Chromalloy’s CFM56 high-pressure turbine stage 1 blade.

Emirates President Tim Clark has described himself as being “a little bit miffed” after learning about Boeing’s latest timeline for the 777X program from the media rather than the manufacturer directly.

Neste and United Airlines have expanded their partnership to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to three more U.S. airports.

Finnair has lowered its guidance for this year as its third-quarter results reveal underperforming transatlantic services.

Vietjet announced it has placed firm orders for 100 Airbus A321neos, converting an earlier tentative agreement.

Lufthansa plans some capacity expansion in its long-haul network in 2026 but will keep the short- and medium-haul offering flat.

The interim report on the June 12 Air India flight AI171 crash should have clarified the sequence of events that led to such tragedy.

AerCap CEO Aengus Kelly noted during his company’s recent analyst call that there is pronounced shortage on the widebody side.

Safran's lavatory deliveries may continue to impede the Airbus A350's output, the equipment manufacturer's production numbers suggest.

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The Singapore Sustainable Aviation Fuel Company (SAFCo) will centrally procure sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for Changi Airport.

Boeing confirms it will need all of 2026 to complete the 777-9’s FAA type certification program, pushing projected first deliveries of the widebody into 2027.