Latest Commercial Aviation Content by Aviation Week & Space Technology
May 12, 2017
Aviation Week’s pilot notes Boeing’s Leap-engined 737-8 has bigger displays and refinements such as fly-by-wire spoilers. Only a short training course is needed to upgrade from the 737NG.
May 11, 2017
BAE Systems and Gulfstream design inceptors that ensure each pilot is immediately aware of any flight-control inputs by the other pilot or the autopilot.
May 10, 2017
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways remain on differing fleet and profit growth tracks in updates to midterm plans.
May 09, 2017
The hyper political sensitivity over air safety in China helps to explain the CAAC’s willingness to take the worldwide lead in mandatory HUD installations for airlines.
May 08, 2017
WestJet, JetBlue and Southwest make fleet decisions this year that could set them up for rapid expansion.
May 08, 2017
Gryphon detects drones for FAA; Marines pick Finland’s Sensofusion; ScanEagle flies on fuel cell; Ligado/Harris team on BVLOS; other UAS news.
May 05, 2017
The Comac C919 narrowbody airliner flew for the first time on May 5, taking off from Shanghai for a 79-min. flight that took it to an altitude of 3,000 m (10,000 ft.). The flight achieved all test objectives, says Comac.
May 05, 2017
The situation in the Comac C919 cockpit, monitored by ground engineers, was remarkably cool and quiet, says a program source, indicating the crew met little or no difficulty in the flight.