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May 23, 2018
GE Aviation sees its new Catalyst advanced turboprop as the potential core for a new generation of hybrid-electric propulsion systems.
May 22, 2018
Hit by successive delays, the rebaselined MRJ90 test plan is on a firmer footing and staying on its revised certification schedule, says Mitsubishi.
May 21, 2018
The use of flightpath and energy cues has long be standard in military and business aviation. It is coming to commercial aircraft, at last.
May 18, 2018
At its second Elevate Summit in Los Angeles last week, Uber described an ambitious end-state vision for its aerial ridesharing initiative. Guy Norris and Graham Warwick were there for the eye-opening presentation and discuss the challenges to realizing Uber’s vision with Mark Moore, the man behind its plans to fill the skies over the world’s most congested cities with electric VTOL air taxis.
May 18, 2018
Subsidies in air transport can only be addressed multilaterally, but any movement is unlikely.
May 18, 2018
New program ignites slow-moving FAA effort to introduce drones more widely into the U.S. national airspace system.
May 18, 2018
Growing pains or systemic flaws? Recent 737 aerostructure delivery slips come amid growing supply-chain stress concerns.
May 17, 2018
Describing its Elevate initiative as a “forcing function” for urban air mobility, Uber is taking on challenges across a wide front. Photo: Uber