Ask the Editors: The S4 is an airplane that is also capable of vertical flight and therefore does not operate like a helicopter.

Irkut Corporation rolled out the first MC-21 prototype powered by Russian PD-14 turbofan engines in Irkutsk, Siberia, on Nov. 6, parent United Aircraft Corporation reported Nov. 10.

Supersonic aircraft developer Aerion has taken a further step towards finalizing the design of its Mach 1.4 AS2 business jet.

NASA is polling industry on technologies that have a high probability of being used in new single-aisle airliners entering service in 2030-35. 

Some aircraft are likely to survive crisis-induced radical fleet planning, and some are destined for retirement.

Now planned from 2021-23, the transition between the current Ariane 5 and its successor may be complex for Arianespace.

The answers to these questions will determine the segment’s shape and structure for the foreseeable future.

NASA’s moral autonomy; Beyond FAA’s UAS IPP; X-57’s lift props; VoltAero picks Sonaca; Hill’s in-house turboshaft; Canadian AAM.