For Emirates’ long-haul fleet, the challenge is twofold: maintaining aging widebodies while looking beyond their likely life spans to the next big thing.

Airlines & Lessors

Emirates wants more capacity and bigger aircraft, but will Airbus and Boeing respond—and with what?

Aircraft & Propulsion

Emirates has joined the Rolls-Royce aftermarket network and will begin servicing its in-fleet Trent 900 engines from 2027.

Services & Support

When 2025 is finally concluded, one niche area is going to rise above the rest of aerospace and defense. In a word, it is engines.

Aircraft & Propulsion

Rolls-Royce's Rob Watson says positive results from its Trent 7000 durability upgrade has bolstered confidence that the same updates for the Trent 1000 XE will help it win back market share on the 787.

Aircraft & Propulsion

Rolls-Royce is on track to clear key durability upgrades to the A350-1000's Trent XWB-97 engine as it nears the end testing aimed at improving performance in the Middle East.

Aircraft & Propulsion

Big widebody twins form the backbone of today’s high-capacity air transport system and are set to grow even larger.

Aircraft & Propulsion

The UK has launched the first government-supported research projects under a new program to understand the climate contribution of non-CO2 aircraft emissions.

Emerging Technologies

More than half of the region’s MRO demand over the next decade will come from engine services.

Aircraft & Propulsion

As the pressure to provide more parts rises, airframers and engine-makers are broadening their strategies.

Services & Support

Delta TechOps is expanding its third-party MRO work for Jet2 under a new long-term component support contract.

Aircraft & Propulsion

Rolls-Royce is moving ahead with durability enhancements for the Trent 1000 following the opening of a new facility in Derby, England, where it plans to undertake the modifications.

Aircraft & Propulsion

Rolls-Royce is increasing production of the other Pearl family members for its growing Bombardier and Gulfstream large cabin fleets.

Aircraft & Propulsion

A recent study has flagged another potential threat to the strategic supply chain—a possible chokehold on a rare metal essential to high-performance engines.

Supply Chain

There are two leading approaches to staying on the Moon and powering through the frigid lunar night: nuclear fission reactors and regenerative fuel cells.

Budget, Policy & Regulation

Boeing says it remains focused on nearer term recovery efforts and will only commit to the launch of a new product “when the time is right.”

Aircraft & Propulsion

New details have emerged of the Rolls-Royce-led Ultra Novel and Innovative Fully Integrated Engine Demonstrations (Unified) UltraFan test program.

Aircraft & Propulsion

A lack of in-region engine maintenance shop capacity combined with a shortage of capabilities is causing bottlenecks in Asia-Pacific for airline customers.

Aircraft & Propulsion

Beyond fixing the supply chain and production execution, the industry must reconsider how profits are shared across the value chain.

Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Italy’s Avio Aero, Japan’s IHI Corporation and Rolls-Royce say they have advanced their work in additive manufacturing, cooling systems and high-pressure compressor design.

Aircraft & Propulsion

The Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking (JU) has selected 12 projects for a combined research and technology budget of $1.1 billion.

Emerging Technologies

A familiar problem’s headline-grabbing saga has changed how many in aviation view parts tracking and validation, and spotlighted initiatives already underway.

Supply Chain

MRO activity in the Asia-Pacific region and China is expected to grow modestly compared with quickly expanding fleets there.

Aircraft & Propulsion

Sustained demand for engine services in the Asia-Pacific region is bringing investment in new shops and expanding existing locations.

Supply Chain

Stakeholders are considering whether current-generation engine values will remain stable amid aftermarket challenges.

Aircraft & Propulsion