Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 05, 2020
After 15 years of development, Karem’s Optimum Speed Tilt Rotor shows its potential on the test stand.
Nov 05, 2020
The likely return of the 737 MAX is adding to what many fear will be overcapacity as airline recovery stalls.
Nov 05, 2020
Seven years after the demise of the X-51 program, the Pentagon puts Boeing back in the running for hypersonic cruise missile programs.
Nov 04, 2020
With work reduced to documentation, it is not clear how the group is preserving corporate knowledge for a possible restart.
Nov 03, 2020
Falcon 9 engine issue delays first U.S.-launched ISS crew flight since the space shuttle.
Jun 25, 2020
Former senior FAA executives are among the principals of a new company focused on advancing standards and best practices in the drone industry…
Jun 17, 2020
The FAA plans to restart its effort to mandate safety management systems (SMS) for manufacturers “shortly,” Administrator Steve Dickson said, calling the move “the biggest thing we can do” to improve how the agency oversees product certification.
Jun 15, 2020
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) is back in the business of supporting Boeing and General Electric (GE)—leading aerospace and defense…
Jun 15, 2020
LONDON—Leonardo Helicopters has secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for the Safran Aneto 1K-powered version of the AW189 super-medium helicopter.
Jun 15, 2020
John Slattery, who has led Embraer’s Commercial Aviation business since 2016, will become CEO of commercial and military aircraft engine giant GE Aviation on Sept. 1, replacing David Joyce, who will retire, General Electric announced June 15.
Jun 11, 2020
Aerostructures giant Spirit AeroSystems, the leading supplier to the Boeing 737 MAX program, is furloughing more workers after the OEM recently told it to cut o
Jun 11, 2020
Empirical Systems Aerospace (ESAero) is conducting fit checks with an advanced wing for NASA’s X-57 electric propulsion demonstrator as the X-plane progresses toward a first flight at Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB in California.
Jun 10, 2020
COMAC C919s have been added to an agreement with China Express Airlines that was originally limited to acquiring ARJ21 regional jets from the state manufacturer.