Latest Commercial Aviation Content by Aviation Week & Space Technology
Jan 29, 2018
Quadrotor, helicopter and tiltwing designs will help steer NASA research toward key technology challenge areas for future urban air transport systems.
Jan 29, 2018
Folding wings in flight; China’s hypersonic biplane; X-57 motor progress; Europe’s radical thinking; Vahana eVTOL slips.
Jan 26, 2018
Satellite providers are hosting new satellites and adding high-throughput capacity to existing networks to better position themselves for airlines’ inflight-connectivity needs.
Jan 26, 2018
While ATR is working on an advanced vision system, lighter seats and a short-takeoff-and-landing version, it must help customers with a regional pilot shortage.
Jan 26, 2018
Emirates new order “underscores Airbus’ commitment to produce the A380 at least for another 10 years,” says departing sales chief John Leahy.
Jan 25, 2018
Boeing needs to be able to offer what is likely to become a small twin-aisle aircraft at a very low price in order to capture some of the market.
Jan 24, 2018
U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine describes a domain-wide system that would continuously monitor the airspace to identify risks.
Jan 23, 2018
There are multiple factors contributing to the current sluggishness, including aircraft program issues, capacity considerations and airline strategy factors.