Munich-based MTU Aero Engines has announced plans to reduce its 10,000-strong workforce by 10-15% in response to the COVID-19 downturn, although the company plans to avoid any compulsory redundancies.

A Ruili Airlines Boeing 737-800 (reg B-7866) made an emergency landing on the night of July 6 after the heating element in the left cockpit windscreen failed, causing it to crack.

Aerion Supersonic is partnering with Canada-based clean energy company Carbon Engineering (CE) to evaluate the potential use of a sustainable synthetic jet fuel produced from carbon dioxide (CO2) for the AS2 supersonic business jet.

An anomaly in the fan-blade manufacturing process combined with insufficient inspection procedures set the stage for the June 2017 inflight failure of a Rolls-Royce Trent 700 powering an AirAsia X Airbus A330-300, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) found. 

Dubai has issued legislation regulating the use of drones and supporting an initiative to build an ecosystem for cargo, passenger and other operations by unmanned aircraft in the emirate.

With plans to operate as well as produce its electric air taxis, German startup Lilium has unveiled its thinking on modular vertiports that could start small, but scale up quickly as the market takes off.

German aerospace center DLR is founding four new research institutes focused on synthetic fuels, low-emission propulsion and electric aviation.

Most airlines in the region want to defer deliveries due this year, and early widebody retirements are also planned.