LOT Polish Airlines is closing in on decisions about major aircraft orders to expand and simplify its widebody and short-haul fleets.

A Swedish startup is planning an aggressive program to develop an all-electric 19-passenger regional aircraft, backed initially by a government-supported research program looking at the technologies and infrastructure required to introduce electric aviation in Sweden.

Airbus A350-900 operators will be ordered to inspect Rolls-Royce XWB front engine mount components after revised analysis by Rolls revealed that high stress in certain conditions could significantly reduce the parts’ service life.

50 years after its founding, and in spite of many successes, Embraer is about to enter a new era, giving up control of its commercial jets to Boeing.

Slow market uptake and stretched resources are factors behind Boeing’s decision to halt 777-8 work for now.

Design from the ground up around battery-electric propulsion drove the unconventional appearance of Eviation’s Alice.

Design teams refine technology for high-power electric motors and generators that can be competitive with gas turbines.

The inevitable spike in capacity when the Boeing 737 MAX returns to service will be absorbed by a combination of demand and more retirements, analysts at Canaccord Genuity conclude.