With AirBaltic making headlines recently, Flight Friday examines the airline’s A220 utilization trends since 2023, as operations returned to a post-COVID normal.
As industry struggles to chip away at backlogs and speed up weaponry production, aerospace and defense manufacturers are embracing automation like never before.
Pratt & Whitney has identified sensor damage as the cause of in-service incidents on 94 in.-fan PW4000s; FAA plans to mandate the manufacturer’s recommended remedy.
Broadening the scope of potential NGAP applications beyond the F-47 may boost the chances of a final breakthrough for variable-cycle engines after four decades.
Pratt & Whitney is advancing parts procurement for the first XA103 adaptive combat test engine after completion of a fully digital assembly readiness review.
KLM Cityhopper, the regional arm of the Netherlands’ flag-carrier, is returning to service four Embraer E195 E2s that have been parked for more than 18 months due to engine issues.
U.S. startup VerdeGo Aero has begun shipping its VH-4T turbine-based hybrid-electric powerplant to undisclosed customers to support ground and flight testing.
Transcendent Aerospace is reviving its very light jet as a cost-effective, optionally piloted drone interceptor, targeting interest from the Middle East and India.
Hermeus secures $350 million in Series C funding to accelerate production of its supersonic Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 aircraft, advancing high-speed flight capabilities and scaling manufacturing operations.
