Quietly but quickly, a debate is brewing inside the Western aerospace and defense supplier base, and the winning trend could become a ruling business model for a generation or more.

Plug Power plans to develop the fuel-cell power system for startup Universal Hydrogen’s planned conversion of the De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 regional turboprop to zero-emissions hydrogen-electric propulsion.

Partners in a joint Portugese-Brazilian venture to develop a multipurpose light transport aircraft hope to have the twin-turboprop ATL-100 on the market by the beginning of 2026.

Rolls-Royce announced a £2 billion ($2.6 billion) rights issue Oct. 1, as the UK engine manufacturer sought to shore up its balance sheet.

Boeing on Oct. 1 confirmed that it will consolidate production and final assembly of its most advanced commercial product, the 787, at its North Charleston, South Carolina, facility, in 2021.

Boeing needs to find new customers for 13% of the 737 MAXs it has built but not delivered following order-book shuffling by customers prompted by…

Misfortune and its own missteps in culture, leadership and technology have sapped the British engine maker of its value.

Calls from foreign regulators to expand Boeing 737 MAX updates beyond what the FAA has proposed in a draft rule will be heeded, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson suggested Sept. 30, signaling that further changes are in the works after the model’s return to service.