Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion

Aug 16, 2024
Airbus is really excited about an open-rotor engine. Boeing not so much. Here’s why.
Aug 12, 2024
Power-dense motors; controls from high flyers; rechargeable thermal battery; in-space refueling port.
Aug 09, 2024
As the AIAA's Aviation Forum and Ascend events come together for the first time in Las Vegas, editors review some of the cutting-edge developments shared there.
Aug 09, 2024
The NTSB probe of the Alaska Airlines 737-9 blowout suggests safety systems work, but not effectively enough to address problems promptly or assuage workers.
Aug 09, 2024
Questioning of aviation’s net-zero-emissions 2050 target comes as key technologies move toward ground and flight testing.
Sep 17, 2024
Embraer has revealed new details about its Energia regional aircraft concept studies.
Sep 16, 2024
MD is the latest company to throw its hat into the emerging regional air mobility sector, with plans for an electric 10-seater called the MDA1.
Sep 16, 2024
Boom Supersonic is beginning to step up the pace of its XB-1 demonstrator flight test program following a third sortie from Mojave Air & Space Port, California.
Sep 13, 2024
ATR has revealed new details of the preliminary hybrid power system architecture under study for the company’s advanced EVO family.
Sep 13, 2024
The final tranche of funding for hydrogen-electric propulsion startup ZeroAvia came from the Scottish National Investment Bank.
Sep 13, 2024
Boeing's unionized workers at its major manufacturing hub in the Seattle area have overwhelmingly voted to go on strike with immediate effect.
Sep 12, 2024
Heart also plans to fly the X1 within the next six months from a yet-to-be-decided airport in the U.S., which would make it the first new-generation hybrid aircraft to reach that milestone.
Sep 12, 2024
The advancement of hydrogen and electric propulsion research at Royal NLR comes as several Netherlands-based companies are designing new-generation aircraft.