The benefit of automotive safety features to general aviation persuades the FAA to grant Terrafugia a waiver of weight and stall-speed limits.

Reluctance by lawmakers to embrace the value of X-planes to U.S. industry has NASA coming up with creative approaches

Long in the making, the FAA’s final rule for commercial operation of small unmanned aircraft, or drones, gets the thumbs up, but industry is already impatient for the next set of capabilities.

There is concern among Tier 1 leader that the air transport segment is becoming structurally unattractive and less worthy of investment than its alternatives.

The Air Dominance Adaptive Propulsion Technology program builds on almost a decade of research, beginning with the Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology program.

The technology is considered vital to achieving the high-speed, long-endurance performance requirements of the F/A-XX and F-X sixth-generation fighters.

In an attempt to fly around the world with a solar-powered airplane, Solar Impulse 2 is currently crossing the Atlantic. The single-seat aircraft took off from New York John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday, and the flight is expected to last three days or more. The ground support team is preparing for the landing in Seville, Spain.

Preparing the Solar Impulse for its ventures requires help from dedicated experts from many sectors.