Rolls-Royce intends to feed technology bricks from the UltraFan demonstrator engine into existing Trent programs within two to three years. Although UltraFan has just started ground tests, some technology will be available sooner rather than later. Trent family will benefit…
ITA Airways is structurally a cost-competitive airline with no legacy to its predecessor Alitalia and should be profitable from 2025 under Lufthansa’s wings. The Italian carrier will help Lufthansa to become even more international and less dependent on its home markets,…
Air travel in Europe is expected to fully recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2025, Eurocontrol says in its forecast for 2023 to 2029. The air traffic management organization is seeing ‘vivid pent-up demand’ this year, but after 2025 it expects a…
SWISS has confirmed that it will introduce the Airbus A350 into its fleet in 2025. The airline is expected to take delivery of five aircraft that year as replacements for its A340-300s. SWISS confirms introduction of Airbus A350 from 2025.…
UPDATE – Boeing has confirmed that the first delivery of the 777-9 has slipped to 2025, without being more specific about the exact quarter. The airframer has revised the schedule of the 777X program, “which reflects an updated assessment of the time…
GE Aviation and Safran expect the LEAP turbofan engine to reach breakeven margins in 2025. There will be a three-percent margin impact this year and in 2023 as the production transits from the CFM56 to the LEAP, but the numbers…