Aircraft & Propulsion

Comac delivered Air China’s and China Southern Airlines’ first C919s in a combined ceremony, marking the airliner's expansion to all three state-owned carriers.

Lufthansa has revealed plans for a major revamp of its fleet that will see the mainline Lufthansa Airlines operate a lot fewer narrowbodies by 2028.

Norse says it will operate only Boeing 787-9s as it presents quarterly results showing higher activity and lower costs but a dip in revenue per passenger.

Honeywell reports that its avionics segment is resolving supply chain-related issues more quickly than its aerospace and mechanical divisions.

If there is one aerospace company that has benefited from the current commercial aftermarket super cycle, it is Heico.

For the first time since COVID lockdowns halted many passenger operations worldwide, monthly emissions have exceeded their pre-pandemic counterpart.

GE Aerospace subsidiary Dowty on advances in aircraft propeller blade designs and their impacts on maintenance processes.

JAL will be keeping an eye on the type’s entry-into-service with Iberia this November to see if it is suitable for the Japanese market.

Dufour Aerospace has conducted the first hover flight of the production-ready prototype for its Aero2 tiltwing hybrid eVTOL UAS.

After talks with Comac, Honeywell is prepared to scale up its long-term production to support the manufacture of more than 300 C919s in the next four years.

Eanan Al Samma's Rikaz is a multicopter electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle with four three-blade propellers mounted on arms.

Ryanair said there was a risk it would take delivery of just 20-25 737 MAX aircraft ahead of next summer, compared to the 29 scheduled.

The case of the small German startup shows how challenging it is to get the SAF industry off the ground.

This week’s Carbon Analysis looks at International Airlines Group (IAG) as we assess IAG carriers Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia and Vueling.

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator made a successful second flight from Mojave Air & Space Port, California, on Aug. 26.

H3 Dynamics will supply fuel cells to a project developing a modular, distributed hybrid hydrogen-electric propulsion system for future regional aircraft

Lufthansa Technik says interest in its AeroShark surface film is rising globally as older widebodies operate longer than planned.

BOC Aviation has placed three Boeing 747-8 freighters with new customer Atlas Air and signed sale-and-leaseback deals for 15 new Airbus A320neos with Frontier.

MagniX unveiled a Dash 7 that it plans to convert to a hybrid aircraft by replacing two of its four turboprop engines with electric powertrains.

Amid growing skepticism that airlines can achieve net zero emissions in 2050, a report lays out a road map for rapidly scaling up SAF. Listen in as one of those skeptics, Aviation Week’s Graham Warwick, talks with a co-author of the plan.

A recent draft FAA inspection mandate for PW1500 and PW1900 parts is the latest step in the extensive plan to mitigate risk from contaminated powder metal.

Issues with the new PD-8 turbofan engines may again delay the certification of the import-free variant of Russia’s Superjet 100 (SJ-100) regional jet.

The replacement of aging, large regional jets and smaller members of mainline jet families provides a potential addressable market of around 2,000 aircraft.

FACC is evaluating increased global cooperation as costs in Europe are creating a significant disadvantage in the race to remain competitive.

The A330neo, not yet the success story Airbus has hoped for, may find its biggest opportunity in the Asia-Pacific region.