Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion

Aug 19, 2024
The Series A++++ round raised “hundreds of millions of yuan,” Volant posted on Weibo on Aug.19, and was led by the Beijing Robot Industry Fund.
Aug 19, 2024
Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even contends that helicopters and uncrewed aircraft systems are natural battlefield teammates.
Aug 16, 2024
Airbus is really excited about an open-rotor engine. Boeing not so much. Here’s why.
Aug 12, 2024
Power-dense motors; controls from high flyers; rechargeable thermal battery; in-space refueling port.
Aug 09, 2024
As the AIAA's Aviation Forum and Ascend events come together for the first time in Las Vegas, editors review some of the cutting-edge developments shared there.
Aug 09, 2024
A fault in a circuit board in the pitch trim servo of a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter could be a potential factor in the fatal crash off the coast of Norway in February, investigators say.
Aug 07, 2024
Near-space tourism provider Halo Space is gearing up for its next test flight over Saudi Arabia using its full-sized capsule designed for passenger flights.
Aug 06, 2024
Airbus’ high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) spinoff Aalto has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesian telecommunications company Mitratel.
Aug 05, 2024
The UK Royal Household has placed an order for two new helicopters from Italy’s Leonardo to replace the pair of Sikorsky S-76C++ it has in service.
Aug 01, 2024
Rolls-Royce has begun flight tests of a major upgrade to the Trent 1000 engine powering some Boeing 787s.
Aug 01, 2024
MTU Aero Engines reports that the time in shop to overhaul some PW1000G geared-turbofan engines has fallen below 100 days.
Jul 31, 2024
Boeing is anticipating certification of all three in-development aircraft by the end of 2025 and expressing confidence in near-term production-ramp estimates.
Jul 31, 2024
Boeing has named Kelly Ortberg to be its new CEO from Aug. 8, taking on the massive challenge of reviving the aerospace giant.