Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 21, 2021
Heli-Expo 2021 organizers have canceled the March trade show in New Orleans after many exhibitors and attendees decided to withdraw in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Helicopter Association International organizers announced Jan. 20.
Jan 20, 2021
Ask the editors: Despite the pandemic-related travel dip, demand for speed continues to propel development of supersonic business jets.
Jan 20, 2021
MagniX and Eviation set up base in Washington state, focused on enabling “middle-mile” air transportation using electric aircraft.
Jan 20, 2021
Airbus expected to raise single-aisle production rates late 2021; Boeing resumes MAX deliveries. Concerns over widebody demand persist.
Jan 19, 2021
Leading Tier 1 supplier Spirit AeroSystems and the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) have inaugurated a new kind of federally backed, discounted-rate lending for aerospace suppliers—beginning with a $40 million transaction based on receivables from Spirit’s lower-tier providers.
Jan 19, 2021
A prototype of Russia’s new Irkut MC-21-300 narrowbody passenger aircraft skidded off the runway at Zhukovsky Airport near Moscow on Jan. 18.
Jan 18, 2021
Reducing aircraft NOx; Automotive radar for eVTOLs; Satellite inspection in space; and NASA picks university projects.
Jan 17, 2021
The LauncherOne rocket reached space for the first time on Jan. 17, carrying 10 small satellites to orbit.