Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 06, 2021
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aug 06, 2021
Tests verify eVTOL’s low noise and long range on batteries—two fundamental goals for Joby’s concept.
Aug 06, 2021
Germany’s APC and wet-lease carrier Hi Fly work to improve the fuel efficiency of in-service A330s.
Aug 05, 2021
Collins Aerospace has begun integration testing of a next-gen vehicle management computer using multicore processors.
Aug 05, 2021
Parker’s $9.9 billion deal to buy Meggitt doubles the size of its aerospace unit and continues consolidation of midtier A&D suppliers.
Oct 12, 2021
More than four in five aviation-related companies recently polled do not require their workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to aviation job website JSfirm.com.
Oct 12, 2021
The long-term sustainable growth of air transport will hinge on the development of net zero carbon propulsion technologies and NASA has taken a concrete step toward fostering the development of one such option.
Oct 12, 2021
French president Emmanuel Macron says the first commercial aircraft relying on hydrogen should be in service by 2030, earlier than Airbus’ stated target of 2035.
Oct 11, 2021
A service that allows lessors, banks and other aircraft owners to track and report the emissions from their portfolios has been launched by Irish financial services company Fexco and U.S. aviation risk management consultancy Avocet.
Oct 11, 2021
Dassault will complete detailed design of Falcon 10X by year-end and begin parts production 2022; it will enter service in 2025.
Oct 11, 2021
Germany aerospace center DLR has broken ground on a test site for hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion systems.
Oct 11, 2021
Domestic and foreign airlines operating in Japan will need an estimated 2.3 billion liters (613 million gal.) of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to achieve the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, concludes a joint report by All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL).
Oct 11, 2021
In a double move that Boeing Business Jets says underpins renewed product confidence and market growth, the company has announced the service debut of the first 737 MAX-based BBJ 737-8 as well as the first new order for the corporate variant since the return of the MAX to commercial service in 2020.