Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
As production ramps up, hiring is now a major concern. Improved production techniques should help on-time delivery and quality.
Paris Air Show

By Thierry Dubois
Safran’s CEO sees challenges and opportunities in aerospace manufacturing and space launch in the coming years.
Paris Air Show

By Ben Goldstein
Advanced air mobility startup Plana Aero recently unveiled its CP-01 hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Gitai USA has demonstrated its lunar rover-mounted inchworm robotic arm scooping simulated regolith and grabbing Moon rocks.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Airbus is making progress on its urban air mobility vehicle, hoping for certification and service entry this decade.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce Electrical unveils new details on the motors, batteries and gas turbine core set for testing for its all-electric and hybrid-electric portfolio.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce is expanding research into hydrogen-fueled aviation and the company has recently launched a hydrogen technology program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
On the path to developing autonomous, high-performance, uncrewed combat aircraft, the U.S. Air Force now has tools for early testing and experimentation.
Paris Air Show

By Ben Goldstein
With a piloted, four-passenger air taxi on the way, Vertical Aerospace sits down with Aviation Week to discuss the VX4 and larger advanced air mobility sector.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Oxford University spinoff OXCCU has won $22.7 million in funding to commercialize their novel one-step process for synthesizing e-fuels from carbon dioxide.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Clean Aviation structures a large part of the European effort toward future aeronautics, while research and technology are involved in early testing.
Paris Air Show

By Ben Goldstein
Developing a platform for the crop-spraying market is not easy, but a pair of startups are hoping that the market will serve as an early application for eVTOLs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The two-stage Fattah ballistic missile is described as Iran’s first maneuvering ballistic missile with enough range to achieve a hypersonic speed.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Spanish companies are playing leading roles in developing the sixth-gen Future Combat Air System sensor suite, low-observability features and remote carriers.
Paris Air Show

By Tony Osborne
Across France, Germany and Spain, engineers from 15 companies and consortia are working on the sixth-generation Future Combat Air System.
Paris Air Show

By David Casey
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is on the verge of revealing plans to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on-site.
On Location

By Graham Warwick
High-temperature fuel cells; Hydrogen afterburner; SAF report card; and Spaceplane flies on rocket power.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
Boeing expects to publish findings from the joint study with non-profit the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) in early 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Michael Schoellhorn talks with Aviation Week about the rapidly changing face of Europe’s security requirements.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Under the memorandum of understanding, the companies are exploring a joint development agreement to advance HT-PEM fuel cells for aviation.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Safran says the partial acquisition of Air Liquide would complement their aerosystems wing.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
Scientists at GE Research operating SiC metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors have demonstrated advanced extreme-temperature-tolerant electronics.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
Boeing’s commercial aircraft development efforts are focused on emerging airframe technologies that could lead to a new aircraft available starting in 2035.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Company’s newly refurbished spaceship and carrier jet return to flight.
Commercial Space

By Kevin Michaels
The BWB offers a number of advantages for both commercial and military applications.
Aircraft & Propulsion