Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 16, 2020
Flight testing will increasingly augment ground tests as U.S. hypersonic development transitions to operational vehicles.
Jun 15, 2020
Electric STOL for logistics; electric aircraft certification; Wisk back in flight; more funds for Lilium; Norway eyes e-fuels.
Jun 12, 2020
Readers write about First Take graph proportions, "STOLPort" history, COVID-19 and airlines, and NASA’s C-17 role.
Jun 12, 2020
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jun 11, 2020
The drive to develop Japan’s first commercial aircraft since 1974 hits another stumbling block as flight tests are halted and production is shut down. Aviation Week editors discuss whether the regional jet program will survive—and whether its troubles will benefit Embraer.
May 21, 2020
Bamboo Airways is looking to power its new Boeing 787-9s with General Electric GEnx turbofans, according to the airline’s chairman Trinh Van Quyet.
May 21, 2020
“Ike” Eisenhower’s Connie is the only privately-owned former Air Force One saved from the scrap heap
May 20, 2020
A new study suggests that most operators disregarded the FAA’s system for authorizing drone flights in controlled airspace when flying near a large central Florida airport.
May 20, 2020
Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is looking to cut 9,000 jobs from its 52,000-strong workforce as the company restructures in the face of the coronavirus crisis.
May 19, 2020
Lufthansa Group is to cooperate with Swiss technology institute ETH Zurich to accelerate the availability of aviation fuel produced using carbon dioxide and water extracted from the atmosphere using concentrated sunlight.
May 19, 2020
High-speed propulsion developer Reaction Engines has been awarded a European Space Agency study contract for a hypersonic flying testbed design which could potentially evaluate the in-flight performance of its Sabre (Synergistic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine) system.
May 13, 2020
The organizer of the Australian International Airshow has deferred the next edition of the biennial from February 2021 to November of the same year, citing doubts about availability of international travel.
May 12, 2020
General Electric has shipped the first F414-100 engine to Lockheed Martin Skunk Works to power NASA’s X-59A QueSST low-boom supersonic flight…