Boeing held its pre-Farnborough media briefings last week, inviting dozens of aviation journalists to Seattle for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Apart from presentations , the event included tours in Renton and Everett to the MAX…
Boeing is about to start testing new technologies on its tenth ecoDemonstrator aircraft. The 20-year-old 777-200ER is the follow-on to the MAX 9 that has flown last year. It includes thirty technologies, most of them related to sustainability. What’s new on…
German start-up Deutsche Aircraft has upgraded its engine selection from the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127S to the new PW127XT-S turboprop to power its D328eco regional airliner. DA also has deepened its collaboration with the engine maker to include next-generation technologies,…
Qatar Airways returned to profitability for the first time since 2017 and reported its highest-ever profit for FY21/22 at QAR 5.6 billion ($1.54 billion). According to the airline, this is 200 percent above its highest historical profit in 2016 and…
European start-up Heart Aerospace is planning to certify its battery-powered, full electric ES-19 regional aircraft under a higher weight category than originally planned. This change allows it “to optimize the product, reduce regulatory risk, and increase the accessible market”, Heart says…
Relaxed Covid restrictions have improved the results of two of Asia’s key airlines in May. Both Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific have reported higher passenger numbers and capacity for the past month, which confirms that Southeast Asia is slowly opening…