Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 27, 2026
Editors are joined by guest columnist Richard Aboulafia to discuss the progress of airliner production by Airbus in Alabama and Boeing in South Carolina.
Mar 27, 2026
The French startup is shifting to pusher-propeller propulsion and tougher certification requirements.
Mar 27, 2026
NASA aeronautics, hit by cuts and losses, is being revitalized under Administrator Jared Isaacman with a focus on experimental X-planes.
Mar 25, 2026
As interest in reusable hypersonic flight soars, Stratolaunch is moving to capitalize on its first-mover advantage in a fast-moving industry.
Mar 24, 2026
Truncated flight for X-59; UK Royal Mail flies electric; contrail avoidance success; and high-voltage electric demo.
Mar 27, 2026
Airbus is leading a flight test campaign to measure the effect of sulfur content in jet fuel on contrail formation and mitigation.
Mar 27, 2026
This week, Flight Friday focuses on Africa, investigating how each aircraft class is being utilized when compared to an equivalent pre-pandemic month.
Mar 25, 2026
Burgeoning international demand for aerial firefighting aircraft is giving new life to an old airlifter.
Mar 25, 2026
Saudi Arabia will establish a national aerial firefighting service using Thrush agricultural aircraft.
Mar 25, 2026
More aircraft are needed in Europe for aerial firefighting after wildfires caused more devastation in 2025 than in any previous year, according to an Avincis report.
Mar 23, 2026
Prior to the Iran war, the leading fear among investors had been how disruptive AI could be to many business sectors. But not in aerospace and defense.
Mar 23, 2026
The FAA has signed off on Boeing's long-planned increased maximum takeoff weight package—known as iMTOW—for the 787, clearing the way for deliveries to begin.
Mar 23, 2026
NASA is hoping for a speedy return to flight after the second sortie by its already-delayed X-59 Quesst low-boom supersonic demonstrator was cut short.