Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 30, 2021
Dave Calhoun is giving himself a dual mandate of returning Boeing to financial eminence while reinstalling engineering prowess. The gambit could decide the embattled company’s fate.
Apr 26, 2021
As new materials and fuel technology advance, NASA gets serious again about nuclear space propulsion for missions to Mars and beyond.
Apr 26, 2021
Airbus’ aerostructures production is a core part of its setup—a chance to take more work in-house—but pressure on suppliers is mounting.
Apr 23, 2021
“This is the first powered flight on another planet. Let that blow your mind for a minute.”
Apr 23, 2021
The short flight-test effort aims to prove rotorcraft and other aircraft types could play a key role in future planetary exploration.
Feb 19, 2021
Universal Hydrogen, a startup aiming to provide fuel systems and logistics for zero-emission commercial aviation, has landed former Airbus CEO Tom Enders as a strategic advisor and secured investment from Trucks Venture Capital.
Feb 19, 2021
Veteran aerospace engineer and former Boeing CEO Phil Condit has joined the advisory council of Boom Supersonic, the Denver, Colorado-based high-speed airliner developer.
Feb 19, 2021
How Lufthansa Technik maintains a rare Boeing 747SP for NASA and DLR.
Feb 16, 2021
Under a U.S. Air Force contract, Yates Electrospace is to scale down its Silent Arrow disposable unmanned cargo glider for deployment from the Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey special operations tiltrotor transport.
Feb 16, 2021
The potential demand forecast for tens of thousands of delivery drones and air taxis means there is a growing need for propellers and rotors with better performance, lower noise and easier producibility.
Feb 15, 2021
Airbus’ new H160 twin-engine medium helicopter is to operate on oil and gas missions in the Gulf of Mexico on behalf of energy giant Shell.
Feb 15, 2021
Vietnam has signed up to purchase 12 of Aero Vodochody’s new L-39NG jet trainer, the largest order so far for the new aircraft.
Feb 12, 2021
Utilizing Aviation Week’s Marketplace, the BCA Staff has collated recent announcements of newly certified transponders and transceivers for general aviation aircraft and drones.