Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion

Nov 26, 2020
In bringing back samples, Chang’e 5 will demonstrate technology that China will need for sending people to the Moon.
Nov 23, 2020
Safran powers Bye; Aurora flow-controlled CRANE; Stratospheric turbulence test; UAM acceptance survey; AI in design; Supersonic nacelles
Nov 20, 2020
Other regulators are expected to follow the FAA’s lead but will mandate additional steps.
Nov 19, 2020
“These are very long-running issues; the Boeing-Airbus one has been running literally decades,” says one consultant.
Nov 16, 2020
Lilium picks Orlando; UK’s future of flight; multiaircraft autonomy; GoFly adapts to COVID; VerdeGo tests hybrid; Sony plans drones.
Mar 18, 2021
Designers of the Russo-Chinese CR929 widebody passenger airliner continue to fine-tune the aircraft configuration. 
Mar 18, 2021
Boeing’s 737 MAX program recovery is hitting its marks as airlines work more of the narrowbody twins back into fleets and deliveries ramp up. Take a…
Mar 16, 2021
Airbus Helicopters is teaming with Draken Europe to bid in the tender for the British Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) upcoming second-generation search and rescue program known as UKSAR2G.
Mar 11, 2021
Scientists are pointing at the not-so-insignificant role of air transport in climate change, arguing demand should be curbed to complement planned technological improvements.
Mar 11, 2021
Norwegian domestic airline Widerøe has partnered with Rolls-Royce and Italy’s Tecnam to become the potential launch operator of the P-Volt electric-powered passenger aircraft.
Mar 11, 2021
Rolls-Royce CEO Warren East said he is confident about a rapid recovery of the air transport sector after the pandemic led the company to a £4 billion ($5.6 billion) loss in 2020. 
Mar 11, 2021
Babcock is to sell its offshore oil and gas support helicopter business to CHC in a further consolidation of the offshore helicopter industry.
Mar 10, 2021
German aviation engineering services specialist Apus Group has begun construction of a hydrogen fuel-cell-powered four-seat aircraft which it plans to fly in mid-2023 and hopes to have on the market by 2025.