Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 06, 2017
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2017, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.
Oct 06, 2017
Flight tests are underway on Airbus Helicopters’ H145 light twin-engine, specifically to test its five-blade main rotor.
Oct 05, 2017
Flights of a modified Airbus A340 are the most representative tests yet of natural laminar flow and will determine if the drag-reducing design is practical.
Oct 03, 2017
The company has submitted its final bid to NASA for development of the agency’s Quiet Supersonic Transport or QueSST low-boom flight demonstrator; it is one of two competitors to do so.
Oct 03, 2017
The true first flight milestone will occur sometime in late October or early November, when the aircraft hovers about 20-30 ft. off the ground for about 1-2 hr. of powered hover testing.
Mar 30, 2017
Citing the rapid progress in electric propulsion, Airbus is now working on a larger and more powerful aircraft, dubbed E-Fan X, that could fly within three years.
Mar 24, 2017
Hong Kong-based China Aircraft Leasing Group posted a 2016 net profit of 638.4 million Hong Kong dollars ($82.3 million), up 67.9% from the company’s HK$380.2 million net profit in 2015.
Mar 13, 2017
After 20 years in development, Leonardo is beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel for its AW609 commercial tiltrotor.
Mar 09, 2017
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2017, sorted by most-recent delivery date.
Mar 09, 2017
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2017, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.
Mar 09, 2017
Rockwell Collins and B/E Aerospace each said their respective shareholders had approved the companies’ merger.
Mar 03, 2017
Bell has made an unsolicited proposal to Australia to supply AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters in a program that would use funding earmarked for sustaining and buying smaller rotorcraft.
Mar 01, 2017
Lockheed Martin has unveiled a surprise play for the U.S. Air Force’s UH-1N Huey Replacement program, offering the secretive Sikorsky HH-60U.