A joint venture of the space divisions of Airbus Group and Safran, dubbed Airbus Safran Launchers, is getting started on a successor to the Ariane 5 that could be ready to fly in 2020.

Boeing says airline requirements for a potential 757 replacement or middle-of-the-market (MOM) sector aircraft are coalescing on performance targets that will not only be tough to reach but also challenging to meet in a modular design that could also be scaled down to replace the 737.

Esterline CMC Electronics is presenting its new expanded portfolio of avionics and highlighting finalization in February of its acquisition of global technology giant Barco’s aerospace and defense division at this year’s Paris Air Show.

Approaching his 10th anniversary on the job, Boeing chairman and CEO Jim McNerney spoke with AW&ST editor-in-chief Joe Anselmo and senior editor Guy Norris at the company’s headquarters in Chicago.

Mississippi State University is the site of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Center of Excellence.

CAE will take Flight Safety International’s place as the turn-key initial and recurrent simulator and live flight training provider for more than 600 pilots who fly the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force C-12, starting in fall 2016.

Airbus tackles rocket reusability plan to compete with recoverable Falcon 9 core stage.

The manufacturer is also working to improve the aircraft’s operational capability.