Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
May 29, 2026
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
May 28, 2026
As German civil aerospace copes with multiple overlapping crises, preparations for the next-generation narrowbody aircraft are accelerating.
May 28, 2026
Structural reorganization and Lean processes are making headway in GE Aerospace’s push to increase production capacity and tackle durability improvements.
May 27, 2026
Electric seaplane family plan; battery team for hybrid regional; U.S. quantum computing boost; and folding-wing eVTOL UAS.
May 26, 2026
Airspeed, the relative speed of the aircraft to the air, is vital information to maintain sufficient stall margin.
Jul 16, 2026
Boeing is on the cusp of gaining certification for the 737-7, the smallest member of the 737 MAX family, with approval for the stretched 737-10 expected to follow shortly after.
Jul 15, 2026
Pratt & Whitney, jumpstarting its AI-enabled engine inspection capabilities, has acquired Aiir Innovations, integrating its software into its shop workflows.
Jul 15, 2026
New survey reveals a widening gap between airline sentiment and the rest of the value chain.
Jul 14, 2026
As CFM's RISE program advances Open Fan engine architecture, efficiency isn’t the only advantage. It’s also being designed for enhanced durability with adaptive cycle engine capability.
Jul 14, 2026
Commercial aftermarket and manufacturing may not be very sexy, but for stock investors, they are sizzling while space and defense suffer.
Jul 14, 2026
The UK defense ministry has launched a hunt for low-cost, single-use engines that could equip future munitions, one-way effectors and other air vehicles.
Jul 14, 2026
Boeing delivered 42 737 MAX aircraft in June, giving it three months of 40-plus handovers in 2026 so far—a sign of production stability on the key narrowbody program.
Jul 13, 2026
RTX develops 250-kW electric powertrain with 14.4 kW/kg power density for aviation applications through ARPA-E funded Ultra-Compact project.