Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 28, 2016
A look at the material approaches to reducing radar cross-section, in this third installment of Aviation Week’s State of Stealth series.
Oct 28, 2016
Airbus Group’s Silicon Valley outpost A3 is building a full-size prototype to fly at the end of 2017 and plans a demonstrator to lift an 800-kg payload in 2020.
Oct 28, 2016
From the SR-71’s “pie panels” to the B-2’s silver coatings and the F-35’s “magic” layer, an up-close look at stealth technology’s materials.
Oct 27, 2016
Uber is ready to take ridesharing into the air, detailing its vision for networks of electric VTOL aircraft providing urban air transport at prices close to ground transportation but at much higher speeds
Oct 26, 2016
Folding wings could become commonplace on future aircraft as wingspans increase in an effort to reduce drag and fuel burn.
Dec 01, 2015
The fatal crash of Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 in December 2014 was precipitated by a fault in the aircraft's rudder warning systems, according to a report just released by the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC).
Nov 25, 2015
Real-time weather services in easy-to-understand graphical format are coming to pilots’ electronic flight bags (EFBs). Some services will work, to a limited degree, with traditional VHF radio communication, like aircraft communications addressing and reporting system (ACARS).
Nov 25, 2015
Etihad Airways began Airbus A380 Abu Dhabi-New York JFK service Nov. 24, its first US A380 destination.
Nov 23, 2015
Aeromexico has become the launch customer for a global airliner flight tracking tool produced by Rockwell Collins.
Nov 18, 2015
Mexican low-cost carrier (LCC) Volaris has rolled out new tablet-based technology for pilots, and is studying how it could provide new entertainment options for passengers’ mobile devices, airline executives said at the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum.
Nov 10, 2015
Airbus will eventually build a re-engined, more efficient neo version of the A380, COO customers John Leahy believes, and entry-into-service could be around 2023.
Nov 08, 2015
Emirates wants more airline operational data for the Airbus A350 before making a decision about an order for the type, or for more Boeing 787s, the airline's President Tim Clark said at the Dubai Air Show.
Nov 06, 2015
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.