Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion

Jul 02, 2024
Editors unpack a week that started with a unique media briefing at Boeing's Renton facility and ended with the purchase of Spirit AeroSystems.
Jul 01, 2024
Cryo-compressed hydrogen; Nullforming antenna; Contrail mitigation; Condensed battery flies.
Jun 28, 2024
A new plan focuses on tracking airplane production basics as key to addressing issues and eventually increasing production.
Jun 28, 2024
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jun 27, 2024
Despite strong demand for new commercial aircraft, supply chain woes are forcing Airbus to delay rate targets and may make it sell parts of the space business.
Jul 24, 2024
P&WC is working with Maeve on a propulsion system for the European startup's planned hybrid-electric regional turboprop for the 80-seat-class market.
Jul 24, 2024
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has agreed to perform a flight demonstration of ZeroAvia’s ZA2000 hydrogen-electric engines in 2026.
Jul 23, 2024
Embraer is introducing an automatic takeoff function onto its E2 family of passenger jets, leading to much-enhanced range capabilities from short runways.
Jul 23, 2024
Speaking at Farnborough Airshow, Boom founder and CEO Blake Scholl shared plans to begin full-scale core tests of its Overture airliner's Symphony engine in 18 months.
Jul 23, 2024
The Radia WindRunner is specifically designed to transport the largest and most efficient wind turbine blades and components directly to wind farm sites.
Jul 23, 2024
Safran will provide the electrical power generation system for the Boeing X-66A aircraft, which forms part of NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project.
Jul 23, 2024
NASA Test Pilot Nils Larson spoke to Aviation Week about the space agency's mission to develop a "quiet" supersonic aircraft.
Jul 22, 2024
Pratt says the engine developed for the company’s Hybrid-Electric Propulsion (HEP) flight demonstrator has run at full power for the first time.