Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 15, 2024
Advancing Nastran simulation; reusable spaceplane testing; Russia hybrid-electric; and AI visual awareness.
Jul 12, 2024
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jul 12, 2024
After the initial funding wave, investors grow leery of unfulfilled promises by startups.
Jul 12, 2024
Will engine-makers be enticed to try to meet requirements for the two new notional civil and military aircraft that need an engine that does not yet exist?
Jul 12, 2024
While aerospace and defense companies have lately enjoyed an embarrassment of riches in demand, that has exposed severe weaknesses in their ability to execute.
Feb 27, 2025
The UK-based helicopter businesses of Airbus and Leonardo are set for leadership changes.
Feb 27, 2025
Rolls-Royce plans to commence a new round of tests soon to further boost the performance of the Trent 1000 engine as it looks to regain market share on the 787.
Feb 20, 2025
Airbus faces challenges on several fronts in 2025 as the looming acquisition of sites from Spirit AeroSystems is proving more complex than hoped while engine deliveries remain slow.
Feb 20, 2025
The Airbus CEO says talks with Leonardo and Thales to fix an overcapacity problem in European satellite development and production could lead to creating a combined entity modeled on missile-maker MBDA.
Feb 19, 2025
MTU's CEO says his company and partner Pratt & Whitney plan to develop a ducted second-generation of the GTF for the next Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies.
Feb 18, 2025
The UK's competition regulator has begun an inquiry into Safran's protracted acquisition of an actuation and flight control system unit from Collins Aerospace.
Feb 18, 2025
ZeroAvia has secured the first sale of a standalone electric propulsion system to Jetcruzer International.
Feb 17, 2025
Leonardo has been forced to pause flight testing of its AW09 light helicopter after discovering issues with parts provided by a supplier.