Aircraft

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Boeing 737 Max 10 airliner on airport ramp
Dec 20, 2022 - 12:40 PM
Appropriations Deal Eases Boeing's Max Cert Burden
An amendment to the U.S. Congress's Appropriations Bill does away with a requirement for a crew alerting system upgrade for the Max 7 and Max 10 airliners.
Paolo Buzzi and Pierre Alain Chevallaz with Daher TBM 960 airplane
Dec 20, 2022 - 11:48 AM
Daher Delivers First TBM 960 in Switzerland
The first Daher TBM 960 to be registered in Switzerland was delivered to Paolo Buzzi, who previously owned a TBM 930.
Dash 8-100 hybrid-electric propulsion demonstrator in flight
Dec 20, 2022 - 9:26 AM
Pratt & Whitney Runs First Hybrid-Electric Engine Ground Test
Pratt & Whitney, along with sister company Collins, prepare for flight testing of the first hybrid-electric propulsion system on a Dash 8 aircraft in 2024.
Boeing 747-8
Dec 20, 2022 - 9:14 AM
Low-time Retired Boeing BBJ 747-8 Scrapped
Boeing 747-8 scrapped at one of the world’s largest aircraft boneyards.
American Eagle CRJ-900 in flight
Dec 19, 2022 - 12:42 PM
Mesa Switches Regional Alliance From American to United
Mesa Airlines is ending its 30-year partnership with American Airlines and will redeploy its CRJ-900 fleet to fly regional routes for United Express.
Air New Zealand is evaluating four electric and hybrid-electric aircraft including (from top left clockwise): Eviation's Alice, VoltAero's Cassio 330, Beta Technologies' Alia 250 and Cranfield Aerospace Solutions' planned hydrogen conversion of the Britten Norman Islander.
Dec 15, 2022 - 6:32 AM
Air New Zealand Signals Next Steps To Decarbonize Fleet
The carrier plans to acquire up to 23 electric or hybrid-electric aircraft and is now working with four manufacturers to replace turboprop commuters.
Boom Supersonic Symphony turbine engine
Dec 13, 2022 - 7:53 PM
Boom Supersonic Outlines Its Own Engine Design
Taking on a huge risk to the Overture supersonic airliner program, Boom Supersonic has elected to design and build its own turbine engine.
Pilatus PC-6 Porter in hangar
Dec 13, 2022 - 12:07 PM
Pilatus Aircraft Delivers Last PC-6 Porter
Pilatus marked the end of a 63-year production run for the PC-6 Porter on Dec. 12, 2022, with the last delivery of the venerable turboprop single.
United Airlines is ordering a mix of new Boeing 787 and 737 Max airliners.
Dec 13, 2022 - 11:51 AM
United Turns to Boeing for Reboot of Long- and Short-haul Fleet
The U.S. airline will add up to 200 of Boeing 787 Dreamliner to its fleet and 100 of the 737 Max single-aisle jets in a deal worth at least $65 billion.
Airbus remote carrier
Dec 13, 2022 - 6:35 AM
German Team Performs Remote Carrier Air Launch Test
The launch was the first inflight test of remote carrier technology destined for the Future Combat Air System.