Latest Commercial Aviation Content by Aviation Week & Space Technology
Nov 25, 2016
The Airbus A350-1000 test aircraft made its first flight on Nov. 24, marking the start of a test campaign that will use three test aircraft and is expected to last less than one year.
Nov 24, 2016
Technology developments will continue to transform every field of aerospace, just as they have the over the last 100 years.
Nov 24, 2016
General Atomics dedicates a company-owned Avenger, the jet-powered version of the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft, to be available on-call to drop ration packs for humanitarian relief internationally.
Nov 23, 2016
In any Iran commercial aircraft deals, financing remains the unanswered question, and a new U.S. House bill makes the options clearer.
Nov 22, 2016
Lawmakers are digesting a new crop of government reports to support their positions for or against splitting the FAA’s air traffic and safety roles.
Nov 21, 2016
The Latin America region will experience big traffic growth in the next 20 years, much of it from LCCs.
Nov 18, 2016
Donald Trump’s election to the White House means change is coming to the A&D world, but practically no one—maybe not even the president-elect—knows exactly what those changes will be.
Nov 18, 2016
Aurora Flight Sciences and Sikorsky complete autonomy demonstrations under Phase 2 of DARPA’s ALIAS cockpit-automation program. Both are now bidding for Phase 3, to mature selected technologies for transition to potential customers—military and commercial.