Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion

Apr 24, 2024
Wary of the green hydrogen production challenge, industry cautiously eyes growth prospects.
Apr 23, 2024
A reckoning in Renton, Washington, and Wichita is triggering jitters over a potential earthquake across the supply chain.
Apr 22, 2024
Electric trainer tested; design tools for hydrogen aircraft; uncrewed amphibian; turbine hybrid; and cargo eVTOL.
Apr 19, 2024
A Boeing engineer has come forward to challenge claims made by the OEM on the long-term safety of the 787, sparking a new round of scrutiny for the beleaguered manufacturer. Aviation Week editors break it all down.
Apr 19, 2024
Progress on 787 quality problems is challenged by whistleblower claims of long-term fleet safety risks.
May 20, 2024
The Iranian government has confirmed the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
May 16, 2024
The Wichita company pledged to conduct the layoffs “in as compassionate a manner as possible.”
May 16, 2024
NASA’s long-serving McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 research aircraft flew for the final time on May 15 after being used on 158 science campaigns.
May 14, 2024
Comac is reportedly working on preliminary designs of a new twin-aisle airliner dubbed the C939.
May 13, 2024
Plans to replace the three main fleets of mobility aircraft remain decades away, following the production run of the Next Generation Aerial Refueling System.
May 10, 2024
Brazilian helicopter operator Helisul has acquired Chilean counterpart Ecocopter to form one of the largest rotary-wing operators in Latin America.
May 08, 2024
The China Aviation Planning and Design Institute says it has won the bid to construct the second phase of the Comac C919 assembly plant in Shanghai.
May 08, 2024
Former Boeing CEO and Chairman Frank Shrontz, who led the company through key developments ranging from the 747-400 and 777 to the space station, died aged 92.