Latest Commercial Aviation Content by Aviation Week & Space Technology
Mar 15, 2017
The Vahana autonomous air taxi, the vertical-takeoff CityAirbus and the Pop.Up modular ground/air concept vehicle are all visible evidence of Airbus’s intensifying studies of urban air transportation.
Mar 14, 2017
New vertical-takeoff-and-landing drone has twin rotor systems to provide full-authority control in rotary-wing mode, and a swept wing to provide speed and range in fixed-wing mode.
Mar 14, 2017
If recent comments are any indication, engine-makers are more willing to consider each other’s core architecture, and all see the services end of their business evolving in a decade.
Mar 13, 2017
Supersonic laminar flow; laser strike protection; drone-carrying Land Rover; Airlander design changes; and the NLR’s composite engine pylon.
Mar 13, 2017
Dedicated unmanned air traffic management systems must be developed quickly to meet rising demand for UAV operations.
Mar 13, 2017
Ten down, 65 to go: Aireon has successful power-up and aircraft tracking for its first batch of satellite-based surveillance satellites.
Mar 10, 2017
Under pressure from airlines and lessors, Boeing moves toward development of new midsize widebody, but important questions remain unresolved.
Mar 09, 2017
The takeover and criticisms of it show modern capitalism at its best and worst.