Air Transport
News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.
Maintenance and Modifications
AFI KLM E&M Sees Return to 2019 Revenue Levels in 2024
Job openings exist for over 1,000 new employees at the MRO concern over the next three years.
Engines
MTU Will Produce Hydrogen Fuel Cells For Regional Airliners
German aircraft engine maker MTU is working with its new electric motor subsidiary EmoSys to bring its Flying Fuel Cell powertrain to market in 2030.
Aircraft
Boeing's Massive 777X Shows its Agility in the Paris Air Show 2023 Flying Display
Boeing's Massive 777X Shows its Agility in the Paris Air Show 2023 Flying Display
Avionics
Honeywell/Curtiss Wright CVR/FDR Gains New Approvals
The newly approved Honeywell Connecter Recorder-25 cockpit voice and flight data recorder meets the latest EASA requirements for 25-hour voice recording.
Engines
H2Fly Launches Higher Performance Hydrogen Fuel Cells
German propulsion pioneer H2Fly says the H175 family of fuel cells could power both new and existing aircraft carrying between 20 and 80 passengers.
Aircraft
Goodyear Lands Tire Supply Deal for Airbus A321XLR
Goodyear's Flight Radial Tires will be standard equipment on the Airbus A321XLR when the narrowbody airliner enters service in 2024.
Training and Workforce
CAE Teams with Boeing To Elevate Pilot Training
CAE is now the first authorized Boeing competency-based training and assessment provider.
Environment
Boeing Launches Dashboard to Monitor SAF Production
A new Boeing tool tracks potential SAF availability, underscoring the need to close the supply-demand gap.
Aircraft
Aura Aero Scores New Orders for Hybrid-electric Airliner
The order book for Aura Aero's ERA hybrid-electric airliner has grown to more than 330 aircraft.
Aircraft
Dassault Falcon 6X Makes Paris Air Show Flying Display Debut
Dassault Falcon 6X Makes Paris Air Show Flying Display Debut
ATC
Collins Aerospace Takes Part in Digital European Sky Research
Collins Aerospace will participate in EU Sesar air traffic management projects to accelerate digital transformation of the continent’s ATM system.
Aircraft
Wisk's eVTOL Air Taxi To Navigate with Safran's SkyNaute
Safran's SkyNaute inertial navigation system will support Wisk's plans to operate its eVTOL aircraft autonomously, with no pilot on board.
Aircraft
Boom Adds Suppliers, Addresses Progress on Overture SSJ
Boom added Aernnova, Leonardo, and Aciturri as aerostructures suppliers for its Overture supersonic airliner.
Aircraft
Airbus Increases Maximum Payload of the A350 Freighter
The Airbus A350XWB made its debut at the Paris Air Show June 2013 and has collected nearly 1000 orders for the -900, -1000 and the freighter versions.
Engines
Rolls-Royce Gears Up for Future Flight
Rolls-Royce has a host of technology programs under way, including ultra-efficient turbines and hydrogen power.
Engines
United Selects GTF Engines to Power A320 Family Fleet
Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engines offer improved fuel efficiency and lower emissions for United Airlines' recent order for new A321 aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications
Pratt & Whitney Signs with Awiros on AI Engine Inspection Tool
Pratt & Whitney launched an artificial intelligence-based aircraft engine analysis tool for GTF and V2500 powerplants.
Environment
Airbus Reports ‘Great Progress’ on H2-powered Aircraft
Airbus has also started to trial in-flight auxiliary power entirely generated by hydrogen.
Aircraft
D328eco and Nordam Advance Sustainable Flight Options
Nordam will contribute engine nacelles for Deutsche Aircraft's D320eco twin turboprop.
Aircraft
Riyadh Air Fleet To Adopt ‘Dual-Livery’ Designs
Saudi start-up Riyadh Air, which continues to consider a narrowbody jet option, is presenting one of its liveries on a Boeing 787 in Paris.
Aircraft
ATR's 72-600 Turboprop Flies at Paris Air Show 2023
ATR's 72-600 Turboprop Flies at Paris Air Show 2023
Aircraft
Airlines Double-down On Fleet Expansion and Replacement
Airbus, ATR, Boeing, and Embraer all collected multiple aircraft orders on Tuesday at the Paris Airshow.
Aircraft
Tamarack To Install SmartWing Winglets on SkyAlps Q400s
SkyAlps plans to field a fleet of 14 Q400 turboprops modified with Tamarack winglets and upgraded avionics.
Aircraft
Boeing's 737 Max 10 Takes to the Skies at Paris Air Show 2023
Boeing's 737 Max 10 Takes to the Skies at Paris Air Show 2023
Aircraft
Embraer's E195-E2 Flies at Paris Air Show 2023
Embraer's E195-E2 Flies at Paris Air Show 2023
Engines
Supercomputer Helps GE Aerospace Evaluate Open-fan Engine
GE Aviation is using the Frontier supercomputer to evaluate fluid dynamics of open-fan engines.
Aircraft
Boeing's Deal Pledges Return to Stability, Schedule Fidelity
Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal expects order announcements in Paris as he aims to reduce delivery delays and assuage angry customers.
Airlines
EU Sets World’s Largest SAF Blending Mandate
New European rules call for an obligation for minimum sustainable aviation uplift for flights within and departing the EU from 2025.
Fuel
Accelerated Support Needed to Meet Net-Zero 2050
Meeting decarbonization goals ranks as today's top industry challenge, according to a GE Aerospace survey.
