Aerospace

The potential for the eVTOL ecosystem is likely to be $10-20 billion by 2030.

Flirtey reveals plans to begin commercial drone deliveries.

Up to three eVTOL developers sought to participate in the developmental testing event to pave way for NASA’s UAM Grand Challenge.

After years of above-trend air traffic growth, air travel demand has slowed markedly this year, putting the jetliner double cycle at risk.

Startups report progress with full-scale prototypes as Bell and Boeing test eVTOL unmanned cargo aircraft.

Hawk30 flies; BAE buys HAPS developer; Austrian tests inspection drones; Helipad monitoring; Carmaker backs Volocopter.

The industrial capabilities on which the U.S. defense strategy relies would wither from increasing isolation.

A typical day for Wirsing, a technical program manager, involves the far edges of what is possible in aerospace and defense.

Africa’s Yamaha drones; disposable combat aircraft; Volocopter in Finland trial; eVTOL concepts pass 200 mark; Tempest-D looks at Hurricane Dorian.

Eric Fanning, president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association joins Aviation Week editors to discuss the results of this year’s Aviation Week/AIA/AIAA workforce study.

There are a lot of questions in the industry, not least of which are the 2020 U.S. elections.

Agency completes drone traffic management testing in urban environments.

Norway’s Wideroe going electric; AFRL eyes hybrid-electric UAVs; Solid hydrogen for fuel cells; UK to decarbonize; Gliding from the stratosphere; UK waste-to-fuel.

Advances in hydrogen fuel cells for vehicles are giving aerospace another low-carbon propulsion option.

Startup Elroy Air begins flight tests of a large VTOL unmanned aircraft designed for responsive logistics.

As more hydrogen-powered vehicles hit the roads, fuel cells are attracting interest for electric aviation.

NASA eyes electric demo; DLR plans electric regional; UK launches Future of Flight; Impossible’s flying battery; ROBOpilot crashes.

Advances in aerospace vehicles almost always follow advances in propulsion. And propulsion technology continues to advance, creating new opportunities. So what is in store for the future? Attending the AIAA Propulsion & Energy conference in Indianapolis, senior editor Guy Norris and technology editor Graham Warwick discuss possibilities ranging from nuclear rockets to electric aircraft.

Sweden’s all-electric regional; design challenge winner; Dzyne’s robotic pilot; dissipating wake vortices; active flow-control X-plane.

New techniques reduce risk for SLS as NASA steps up test campaign for Europa Clipper cargo version.

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Billions of dollars are needed to make conceptual aircraft a reality. This raises the question of whether the market will justify this massive investment.

Startup already flying modified Piper Malibu on test flights in California.

The NextGen Advisory Committee has defined core capabilities for future airliner models.

Precooler-equipped jet engines could achieve higher performance and be less dependent on costly exotic materials.