Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
May 21, 2024
Initial flights suggest the rotorcraft will easily surpass fuel consumption and performance targets.
May 20, 2024
Quantum inertial navigation; airport hydrogen handling demo; lithium-metal pack tested; and autonomous agricultural helicopter.
May 17, 2024
Eliminating contrails would cut aviation's climate impact by half, but can it be done? NASA climate scientist Richard Moore joins to share the latest research.
May 17, 2024
The OEM would be capable of building a larger narrowbody, but it is not clear that the company will go for it.
May 17, 2024
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aug 15, 2024
FACC has reported significant revenue and earnings growth for the first half of 2024 backed by rate rises, notably the shift from Airbus A320neo to A321neo.
Aug 13, 2024
Alaska Airlines has become the first commercial operator to declare serious interest in the BWB under development by JetZero, signing options for an undisclosed number of aircraft from the startup.
Aug 09, 2024
AUKUS defense pact partners have been testing the integration of autonomy and artificial intelligence (AI) on uncrewed air systems (UAS).
Aug 09, 2024
A fault in a circuit board in the pitch trim servo of a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter could be a potential factor in the fatal crash off the coast of Norway in February, investigators say.
Aug 07, 2024
Near-space tourism provider Halo Space is gearing up for its next test flight over Saudi Arabia using its full-sized capsule designed for passenger flights.
Aug 06, 2024
Airbus’ high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) spinoff Aalto has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesian telecommunications company Mitratel.
Aug 05, 2024
The UK Royal Household has placed an order for two new helicopters from Italy’s Leonardo to replace the pair of Sikorsky S-76C++ it has in service.
Aug 01, 2024
Rolls-Royce has begun flight tests of a major upgrade to the Trent 1000 engine powering some Boeing 787s.