Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
May 22, 2024
The startup says its revamped hybrid system will increase efficiency, but analysts are not as convinced.
May 21, 2024
Initial flights suggest the rotorcraft will easily surpass fuel consumption and performance targets.
May 20, 2024
Quantum inertial navigation; airport hydrogen handling demo; lithium-metal pack tested; and autonomous agricultural helicopter.
May 17, 2024
Eliminating contrails would cut aviation's climate impact by half, but can it be done? NASA climate scientist Richard Moore joins to share the latest research.
May 17, 2024
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
May 16, 2024
NASA’s long-serving McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 research aircraft flew for the final time on May 15 after being used on 158 science campaigns.
May 14, 2024
Comac is reportedly working on preliminary designs of a new twin-aisle airliner dubbed the C939.
May 13, 2024
Plans to replace the three main fleets of mobility aircraft remain decades away, following the production run of the Next Generation Aerial Refueling System.
May 10, 2024
Brazilian helicopter operator Helisul has acquired Chilean counterpart Ecocopter to form one of the largest rotary-wing operators in Latin America.
May 08, 2024
The China Aviation Planning and Design Institute says it has won the bid to construct the second phase of the Comac C919 assembly plant in Shanghai.
May 08, 2024
Former Boeing CEO and Chairman Frank Shrontz, who led the company through key developments ranging from the 747-400 and 777 to the space station, died aged 92.
May 07, 2024
Bell has unveiled a fly-by-wire control system-equipped 429 twin-engine light helicopter as the company’s new flying testbed.
May 07, 2024
The goal of HyPower is to demonstrate the stable operation of a fuel cell in flight, including its restart.