The world of air transport has experienced two major disputes that have led to fierce discussions bordering on open hostility, serious threats and tensions that have not been easy to overcome. First the European Commission (EC) tried to impose its view of how aviation should tackle the increase of CO2 emissions on the rest of the industry and was stopped only at the last minute when it became clear a trade war would be unavoidable. Then European and U.S. airlines launched a massive anti-Gulf carrier campaign.

How well the Clean Sky 2 research program balances near- and long-term technologies could prove crucial to Europe’s civil-aircraft industry

CEO Mauro Moretti is grappling with the Italian group’s debt in a bid to restore Finmeccanica to profitability by the end of this decade.

Investigators of downed Germanwings find that the first officer “deliberately crashed” the Airbus A320 into the side of a mountain; debates about psychological oversight of pilots and cockpit access are already beginning.

Germanwings crash could spur a revival of technology solutions to scuttle deliberate pilot, passenger actions to down an aircraft.

The last nine months were earth-shattering for Alcoa.

The seventh and final year of NASA’s Environmentally Responsible Aviation project is on target for a grand finale: the goal of simultaneous cuts in drag, weight, fuel burn, noise and emissions seems eminently doable moving forward.

As bypass ratios increase and engine cores get smaller, Pratt & Whitney comes up with a unique solution to the challenges of small scales inside future turbofans.