Latest Commercial Aviation Content by Aviation Week & Space Technology
Jun 16, 2016
The MS-21 looks promising, but breaking into Western markets where large installed Boeing and Airbus fleets prevail could prove insurmountable.
Jun 15, 2016
American Airlines is providing more weather information for pilots and creating a turbulence task force to lessen the chances of similar encounters.
Jun 15, 2016
The growing number of sensors on engines and components generate unprecedented amounts of data that MRO teams must manage; new technologies can help put this data to work in real-time.
Jun 15, 2016
What is the industry’s long-term approach to global warming, the talent chase and new competition?
Jun 14, 2016
With minimal effort, airlines will be able to take advantage of the most advantageous, curvaceous new NextGen procedures with their older-generation jets.
Jun 14, 2016
Many investors have lost confidence in United Airlines, believing the airline is too far behind Delta Air Lines and American Airlines on key economic metrics.
Jun 13, 2016
Demagogue politicians and pundits can’t rail against machines—the Luddite Rebellion ended 200 years ago. Instead, trade makes a convenient scapegoat.
Jun 10, 2016
The first Irkut MC-21 prototype was presented with much fanfare at the official roll-out ceremony in Irkutsk, Russia, on June 8.