Latest Commercial Aviation Content by Aviation Week & Space Technology
Sep 29, 2014
Aviation Week Senior Editor for Avionics and Safety John Croft samples the upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT) techniques and aircraft used by the two main global providers, APS and Flight Research.
Sep 26, 2014
We discuss the Pratt & Whitney-powered A320neo first flight this week and what it means for the industry.
Sep 25, 2014
The Pilot Shortage may be a myth today but it will be a reality in 15 to 20 years.
Sep 25, 2014
Airbus's launch of the A320neo family on Dec. 1, 2010 shifted the commercial aircraft industry's attention from the widebody market and Boeing's travails with the 787 to the dramatic change underway in the narrowbody sector.
Sep 25, 2014
Today’s flight of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-powered Airbus A320neo is the most significant milestone in the history of the single-aisle twin since the original CFM56-5 powered prototype flew for the first time in February 1987.
Sep 23, 2014
Can applique technologies reduce fuel burn across the U.S. Air Force transport fleet?
Sep 23, 2014
Working conditions of air traffic controllers continue to threaten the safety of the flying public today.
Sep 22, 2014
SNPL pilot union demands could sink a struggling Air France