Latest Commercial Aviation Content by Aviation Week & Space Technology
Feb 08, 2016
From rapid surveys of wreckage in remote locations to high-fidelity forensic reconstruction, drones are quickly becoming an essential tool for accident investigators who can use them.
Feb 08, 2016
U.K. buys stratospheric UAVs; MIT’s Hyperloop pod design wins; Airlander taking shape for flight; microwave-powered spaceplane abandoned; insurers assess damage using UAVs
Feb 08, 2016
Researchers find significant fuel savings in “minimal” turbo-electric concept, thanks to benefits of a boundary-layer ingesting,electrically driven propulsor and resulting weight savings from downsizing conventional turbofan engines.
Feb 08, 2016
Researchers led by Airbus regard distributed hybrid-electric propulsion as one promising option for a post-2035 commercial aircraft. Europe may fly a scaled demonstrator of this, or an alternative configuration, in 2022.
Feb 05, 2016
X-planes, UAVs and a Cold War footing, this year’s budget request has it all. And Aviation Week’s Graham Warwick and Aviation Week Intelligence Network’s Dan Katz analyze President Barack Obama’s last chance to make change.
Feb 05, 2016
After an initial communications misstep that resulted in market jitters, Boeing offers an explanation for the dip in 2016 deliveries, to be followed by a big 2017 upswing.
Feb 05, 2016
Robotic systems must operate using the same actions we would expect from the judgment and, ultimately, the ethics of a pilot.
Feb 05, 2016
During upcoming talks, Japan may offer U.S. airlines more access to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, a situation Delta Air Lines is not applauding.