Embraer has unveiled a new configuration for its conceptual turboprop, now pitching a 70-90 seat aircraft with aft-mounted engines – a design the company says can replace 50-seat regional jets.

Today's passenger aircraft house some of the most cutting-edge innovations in engine technology, and that list most certainly includes turboprop engines. In layman's terms, a turboprop is a jet engine ...

Embraer has delayed a decision about whether to develop a proposed turboprop airliner after determining that suppliers are presently unable to meet its goals for the aircraft. “As of today, the ...

In the United States, the most common way that small airports stay connected with major hubs is through service with light jets. Many of those regional jets are made by Bombardier, Mitsubishi or, ...

When you're at an airport and see propeller aircraft, you likely think it is powered by a piston engine. This is usually true among smaller planes, like the Cessa 172 Skyhawk and the Piper Archer, or ...