A recent trip by Moscow’s Mayor Sergey Sobyanin to GosMKB Vympel—a visit that marked the state-owned company’s 70th anniversary—served as a prime opportunity to open the doors of its facility and display a number of interesting missiles, including the R-77 (AA-12 Archer), which it manufactures on site.
United, an Airbus operator since 1993, has 174 A320ceo-family aircraft in its fleet. Adding the A321XLRs gives Airbus an opening for its current-generation narrowbody family at United—and could put some of the airline’s 170 outstanding MAX deliveries at risk.
米国の軍事的な優位性が低下している中、米国 DARPA（国防高等研究計画局）はプラットフォーム上の機能の分散を推し進めている。 As the foundation of U.S. military dominance becomes a vulnerability, DARPA makes push for decentralizing
With new scope negotiations due between now and 2022, OEMs are hopeful enough changes will enable their new crossover narrowbody jets to penetrate the North American market.
The big question for OEMs now is how much further new crossover narrowbody jets can penetrate the European market compared with previous generations of aircraft.
The Boeing 747, dubbed the Queen of the Skies, has graced the cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology on numerous occasions since its inception. We’ve scoured Aviation Week’s digital archives to chart some of the 747’s most prominent cover stories.
The enduring fascination with Lockheed’s Blackbird means that, even 19 years after it last flew, there continues to be a seemingly insatiable appetite for more coverage of this legendary aircraft.
GKN is developing a large-scale additive manufacturing process that could significantly improve the manufacture of large titanium aerospace components.
Digits over widgets and don’t overlook the backlog. In the latest Aviation Week Check 6 Podcast with Accenture, we talk about the trends and forecasts ahead of the Paris airshow this month.
In January, 1927, Capt. Charles Lindbergh sent a telegram to this magazine asking about the terms of the Raymond Orteig prize. The prize, proffered in 1919, offered $25,000 for the first nonstop aircraft flight between New York and Paris.
Working with the website OneAero-MRO, ReserveParts will let tear-down firms post part lists as soon as an aircraft is purchased and destined for disassembly.
In our latest Check 6 with Accenture, we take a look ahead at what 2017 might have in store, including the commercial aerospace industry’s growth, new orders, aircraft deliveries and challenges.
