Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion

Jan 12, 2024
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jan 12, 2024
Problematic Spirit AeroSystems-supplied 737-9 panels evaded Boeing quality checks and may have caused a Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines accident.
Jan 11, 2024
Could the opening to Saudi Eurofighter sales also pave the way for an A400M deal?
Jan 10, 2024
Subsidiary of Fokker owner Panta claims 90-seat aircraft is feasible on near-term battery technology.
Jan 10, 2024
The aircraft has evolved significantly over the decades, a process that looks set to continue far into the future.
Mar 28, 2024
Culp has been viewed by many as a logical candidate to lead a turnaround of Boeing.
Mar 27, 2024
China’s Sinopec and France's TotalEnergies will jointly establish a sustainable aviation fuel production site in China.
Mar 27, 2024
A year after scrapping the SpaceJet program, Japan is revisiting plans to develop its own airliner—this time powered by hydrogen.
Mar 26, 2024
Blended wing body developer JetZero has received an FAA airworthiness certificate for its 12.5% scaled demo, clearing the uncrewed twin-engine aircraft.
Mar 25, 2024
Leadership changes at Boeing have Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal out effective immediately, while both CEO Dave Calhoun and chair Larry Kellner revealed their departure dates.
Mar 22, 2024
Boom Supersonic has flown XB-1 demonstrator, the world’s first privately developed faster-than-sound civil aircraft.
Mar 22, 2024
This week’s Flight Friday looks at the return of Asia-Pacific region operators (excluding China and India) to pre-pandemic levels of utilization.
Mar 20, 2024
CFO Brian West told a Bank of America investor conference that Boeing would buy back Spirit using cash and debt; Boeing ended 2023 with almost $16 billion.