European airline consolidation has been relatively minor compared to the U.S., and Lufthansa’s move to take on Brussels Airlines is a typical “tiny step.”
United’s deal with AltAir signals a new level of maturity for the biofuels industry, but advancing biofuels to commercial scale calls for strategic intervention.
Germany’s E-Volo begins manned flight tests of its all-electric, 18-rotor Volocopter VC200 two-seat aircraft. Is it the vanguard of future personal aviation?
As Senior Space Editor Frank Morring says, companies are looking for "pots of gold" in space. That gold could come from commercial efforts that would extend the life of the International Space Station or to mine water from the Moon. Civilian space agencies might benefit as well—working with each other to reach the Moon and ultimately charting a path to Mars. Frank joins Mark Carreau and Jen DiMascio at the annual space symposium in Colorado Springs and discuss the latest efforts to explore—and profit from—outer space.
In preparation for a U.S. Army competition for a counter-rocket, artillery and mortar interceptor, Lockheed Martin flight tests its enhanced Miniature Hit-to-Kill missile.
There is long list of technology demonstrations behind the idea of an unmanned combat aircraft, but no requirements for an operational system have emerged. Now Europe has a try.
Fighter aircraft for “Make in India”; North Korea shows long-range air defense system; Pratt & Whitney F135 engines contract; UAE-Stratcom space data accord.
Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) is proposing legislation to tackle a broad range of space issues, foremost is ending the use of the Defense Department to manage space traffic.
A gear-up touch-down by severely fatigued pilots of a Sukhoi Superjet 100 during flight testing at Keflavik, Iceland, reveals numerous flaws in air and ground procedures.
Dublin is in an enviable position for airport expansion, having approvals in hand for an additional runway. But clauses tied to overnight usage could hamper overall operational growth.
AirAsia was forced onto the defensive last year, but since then its management and founders have strengthened the carrier’s financial standing and boosted market confidence.
Airbus Group and Siemens have signed a long-term collaboration agreement to develop hybrid-electric propulsion for small airliners, building on work already done on light aircraft.
Darpa contract for Northrop Grumman will develop MEMS-based miniature inertial measurement units to a level where they can replace ring-laser and fiber-optic gyros for guidance of precision weapons when GPS is denied.
Ultra-long-haul flying from the point of view of customers and crew | Advocating for more artificial gravity research | Lessening supersonic overflight restrictions | Single-aisle aircraft comparison request | Miscaptioned early aircraft correction
