Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion

Jul 31, 2023
Thermoplastic fuselage; Diamond flies electric trainer; Russia’s hybrid regional demo plan; and study highlights airport drone risk.
Jul 28, 2023
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jul 28, 2023
Volocopter’s window to certify the VoloCity ahead of the Olympics is tight, but the real challenge is developing a larger version with a stronger business case.
Jul 27, 2023
New data linked to a known problem has convinced Pratt & Whitney to accelerate inspections on more than 1,000 A320neo-family engines.
Jul 26, 2023
Next-generation fighters will be available when Australia searches for a replacement for a squadron of Boeing F/A-18E/Fs in the mid-2030s.
Jun 30, 2023
Russia’s major commercial international airshow MAKS will not open its gates in Zhukovsky, near Moscow, on July 25-30 as previously scheduled. 
Jun 29, 2023
Lockheed Martin’s Tony Frese outlines why the LMXT programme using A330 MRTT aircraft could meet the US Air Force’s future strategic tanker requirements.
Jun 27, 2023
Swiss startup H55 has chosen Equipmake to supply the electric motor for its 100-kW electric propulsion system that will power the Bristell B23 Energic trainer.
Jun 27, 2023
Daher CEO Didier Kayat has set the target of proposing a hybrid-electric product to the market by 2027.
Jun 23, 2023
One surprise in the post-pandemic era is how financially resilient the commercial aerospace manufacturing industry exited the worst downturn in its history. 
Jun 22, 2023
Onera's Gullhyver concept for a 200-seat, 4,000-nm-range airliner is being studied under Europe’s Clean Aviation public-private research program.
Jun 21, 2023
CEO Klaus Roewe is “not worried at all” about the company’s ability to achieve type certification by 2025.
Jun 21, 2023
Spanish engine manufacturer ITP Aero has revealed plans to study all-electric propulsion technology for the urban and regional air mobility markets.