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[ 01.10.2026 ] Harald Gloy to Become New CEO of Lufthansa Technik News
[ 30.09.2026 ] Safran acquires minority stake in propulsion specialist Akira News
[ 29.09.2026 ] Turkish Airlines Orders 100 Boeing 737-8s – Maintenance Agreement Still Pending Maintenance & MRO
[ 28.09.2026 ] China Airlines awards A350-900 landing gear overhaul contract to Safran Landing Systems Avionics & Aircraft Systems
[ 28.09.2026 ] GTF Advantage: First GTF Advantage-powered A321XLR delivered to United Airlines News

Harald Gloy to Become New CEO of Lufthansa Technik

01.10.2026 AERO Technology News

Harald Gloy will take over as Chief Executive Officer of Lufthansa Technik AG on February 1, 2027. The current Chief Operating Officer will succeed Sören Stark, who will retire at the age of 59. Lufthansa […]

Safran acquires minority stake in propulsion specialist Akira

30.09.2026 AERO Technology News

Safran is taking a minority stake in French propulsion specialist Akira through its venture capital arm Safran Corporate Ventures. The investment is part of a current funding round. Safran is joining existing investors MBDA and […]

Turkish Airlines bestellt 100 Boeing 737-8 – Wartungsvereinbarung noch offen

Turkish Airlines Orders 100 Boeing 737-8s – Maintenance Agreement Still Pending

29.09.2026 Moritz Nolte

Turkish Airlines has placed a firm order for 100 Boeing 737-8s and secured options for another 50 aircraft from the 737 MAX family. Boeing announced the agreement on September 23, 2026. The deal also includes […]

China Airlines awards A350-900 landing gear overhaul contract to Safran Landing Systems

28.09.2026 Moritz Nolte

Safran Landing Systems will overhaul the main landing gear of China Airlines’ entire A350-900 fleet. Signed on September 23, 2026, during MRO Asia-Pacific in Singapore, the contract covers 18 Airbus A350-900 aircraft and runs through […]

GTF Advantage: First GTF Advantage-powered A321XLR delivered to United Airlines

28.09.2026 AERO Technology News

United Airlines has taken delivery of the first aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF Advantage engines. The Airbus A321XLR was handed over on September 24, 2026, with Pratt & Whitney marking the milestone at […]

Aviation Safety: How Safety Is Engineered and Managed in Aviation

24.09.2026 AERO Technology News

Aviation safety does not depend on one exceptionally reliable component. It is organised across the entire life cycle of an aircraft: from design and certification through operation and maintenance to the analysis of events after […]

Honeywell integriert Brennstoffzellensystem für Wasserstoff-elektrischen Flugzeugantrieb

Honeywell integrates fuel cell system for hydrogen-electric aircraft propulsion

22.09.2026 Moritz Nolte

In the European research project NEWBORN, 18 partners from different disciplines are developing a propulsion system powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The project has now reached another milestone on the way toward a hydrogen-electric aircraft […]

Adaptive Engine XA102: GE Aerospace Prepares Assembly of First Test Asset

17.09.2026 AERO Technology News

GE Aerospace is moving closer to assembling the first XA102 test engine under the U.S. Air Force’s NGAP program. The company is currently procuring hardware and testing subcomponents. A key element of the program is […]

Pratt & Whitney F100 engine powers Hermeus Quarterhorse aircraft

Fighter Engine: Hermeus Receives Production License for Pratt & Whitney F100

16.09.2026 AERO Technology News

Pratt & Whitney and Hermeus have signed a Production License Agreement for the fighter engine F100-PW-229, authorizing Hermeus to manufacture the engine independently. The agreement creates an additional qualified U.S. production source for the F100. […]

$52 Million Investment in Bochum: How Precision Casting Specialist Doncasters Is Expanding Its Aerospace Manufacturing in Germany’s Ruhr Region

15.09.2026 Moritz Nolte

Germany’s Ruhr region is far less widely associated with the aerospace industry than major hubs such as Hamburg, Munich or Bremen. That makes Doncasters’ investment in its Bochum facility all the more notable: the company […]