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Aviation Week & Space Technology, March 3, 2025

VOL. 187 NO. 9 March 03, 2025
aircraft GTF engine

MTU Aero Engines CEO Lars Wagner says his company and its partner Pratt & Whitney are committed to developing a ducted second-generation geared turbofan engine for the successors to the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo.

Credit: Sylvain Ramadier/Airbus

PROPULSION

Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engine
article

MTU Projects Evolutionary Next-Generation Geared Turbofan

Feb 27, 2025
MTU and Pratt & Whitney want a place on the next narrowbodies developed by Boeing and Airbus. The engine-makers now rule out an open fan.
GTF Advantage
article

Pratt & Whitney’s GTF Advantage Cleared For A320neo

Feb 27, 2025
Pratt & Whitney has received FAA certification for the upgraded Advantage version of its PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) that powers the A320neo.

SUSTAINABILITY

Aura Aero ERA regional aircraft
article

Aura Aero Pursues Hybrid-Electric Design Despite Slow Battery Progress

Feb 28, 2025
In contrast with ATR’s parallel hybrid approach to the EVO, Aura Aero is betting on a series hybrid layout involving two turbogenerators.

DEFENSE

Pete Hegseth looking down and clasping hands with Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., to his left
article

Trump Administration’s Push For Major Reform Roils The Pentagon

Feb 27, 2025
Tens of thousands of civilian workers are expected to be cut as leaders call for a steep budget reprioritization.
Bell CH-146
article

High North Problem Challenges Canada's Military Rotorcraft Procurement

Feb 28, 2025
Canada is seeking multiple types to make its tactical rotorcraft fleet relevant in the face of new High North defense challenges.

MILITARY SPACE

Spaceship taking off
article

U.S. Space Force Upgrades Sites Amid Soaring Launch Demand

Feb 27, 2025
The service is investing billions to revamp its launch infrastructure as the demand for rides to space continues to balloon.

SPACE

intuitive machines lunar lander launch on feb. 26
article

Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C Lander En Route To The Moon

Feb 27, 2025
Flight controllers at Houston-based Intuitive Machines were able to establish communications with their Nova-C lunar lander following its Feb. 26 launch.
satellite
article

Europe’s Space Startup Sector Harnesses New Use Cases

Feb 26, 2025
Newcomers in Europe, some born from public institutions, are riding the wave of booming demand for data.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

article

Boeing’s Cautious Ramp-Up Plan Is Showing Signs Of Success

Feb 25, 2025
The aircraft-maker’s much-anticipated production rate increases on its key programs remain tied to quality improvement targets that appear to be in sight.

SAFETY

aircraft in clouds
article

Climate Change Makes Turbulence An Increasingly Pressing Issue

Feb 24, 2025
While some radars improve detection of weather-related turbulence, clear air turbulence detection remains difficult. One company looks to negate the phenomenon.

TECHNOLOGY

turbulence-canceling system on the wing of an aircraft
article

The Week In Technology, Feb. 24-28, 2025

Feb 24, 2025
Turbulence canceling; deep learning controls flow; stratospheric test flight; and imaging manufacturing defects.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

student conducting a drone certification test at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
article

Opinion: Ensuring Air Safety Amid Proliferation Of Drones

Feb 27, 2025
Drone data collected through the FAA’s Remote ID and academic studies provides critical information for improving operations.
A yellow seaplane rides the water
article

Tavares, Florida, Rebounds As ‘America’s Seaplane City’

Feb 26, 2025
The Central Florida city has a public airport with a 3,000-ft. water runway on Lake Dora as well as a large marina and even a seaplane-themed water park.