Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
October 22nd 2025
Today’s briefs report news from Airbus, Boeing, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, Embraer and GE Aerospace. Read More »
Airbus and Cathay Pacific have signed a co-investment partnership to invest up to US$70 million in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects. The investment aims to accelerate the development of SAF and increase production.
China Airlines (CEA) has highlighted its sustainability initiative on a recent flight from Taipei Taiyuan to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi as part of the SkyTeam airline marketing alliance’s annual aviation challenge. In addition to being powered by a 40% blend of sustainable aviation fuel, the CI831/832 rotation also featured plant-based food options, digital menus, stainless steel cutlery in economy class and items such as tray lids, cups and headrest covers made from recycled materials. On the ground, the airline is using electric vehicles and digitising cargo-handling documentation to reduce emissions and paper use.
Embraer said its commercial aviation unit had a backlog of US$15.2 billion at September 30 2025, up 37% from US$11.1 billion a year earlier. It was the highest recorded backlog for its commercial aviation business in nine years.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has lifted its restrictions on Boeing’s production rate for the 737 MAX program. The regulator said Boeing was now approved to lift the production rate of the narrowbody program to 42 aircraft a month, up from the 38 aircraft per month limit which had been in place for the past two years, local media reported, citing comments from an FAA spokesperson.
GE Aerospace has reported net profit rose 33% to US$2.5 billion in the three months to September 30 2025, compared with the prior year. Revenue was 24% higher at US$12.2 billion, the company said in a regulatory filing. "GE Aerospace delivered an exceptional quarter," GE Aerospace chair and CEO, H Lawrence Culp Jr, said. The company lifted its full year operating profit forecast to between US$8.65 billion and US$8.85 billion, from a target range of US$8.2 billion to US$8.5 billion previously.
