Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 19, 2025
A review of the major events in 2025 in aerospace propulsion.
Dec 18, 2025
Joby Aviation plans to double its U.S. manufacturing capacity to support production of up to four aircraft per month by 2027.
Dec 16, 2025
In this special anniversary episode of Check 6 Revisits, Pratt & Whitney President Shane Eddy and Aviation Week editors Guy Norris and Christine Boynton delve into the engine-maker’s achievements over its first century.
Dec 16, 2025
Energy-saving formation flying; airports as hydrogen hubs; electric trainer advances; urban eVTOL test flights.
Dec 16, 2025
Gas turbines still dominate Pratt & Whitney’s future road map, but emerging new cycles and alternative fuels will also play a major role.
Mar 12, 2026
Electric propulsion provider MagniX is preparing a power system for flight tests later this year in a modified Robinson Helicopter Corporation R66.
Mar 12, 2026
Safran’s Aneto engine has been selected to power new-build and refurbished Bell 214ST Super Transporter helicopters.
Mar 12, 2026
GE Aerospace has said it is moving into a new phase in its joint research with Airbus Helicopters into next-generation rotorcraft engines.
Mar 11, 2026
Hybrid-electric aircraft developer Electra.aero held a familiarization meeting with the FAA earlier this month, marking another step toward Part 23 type certification of the company’s nine-seat EL9 ultra-STOL aircraft.
Mar 11, 2026
MD Helicopters is close to finalizing a sale of the type certificate for the MD Explorer twin-engine light helicopter.
Mar 11, 2026
MD Helicopters has lifted the veil on a new variant of its famed 500 series of single-engine light helicopters.
Mar 10, 2026
The industry has long demurred on major capex or capacity increases in favor of issuing shareholder returns, both public and private.
Mar 10, 2026
Major French rotorcraft manufacturer Helicopteres Guimbal is set to grow its product portfolio with the development of a five-seat turbine helicopter.