Will airline managements in Europe use the current “profit honeymoon” as a fortunate opportunity to prepare for a “return to normal,” more difficult conditions?
Rolls and other aeroengine OEMs need two types of critical mass: scale in gas turbines to fund ongoing R&D and corporate critical mass to ride business ebbs and flows
Saab ships laminar wing Section as Airbus A340-300 moves toward 2017 flight tests; NASA fires 3-D-sprinted rocket motor; Clean Sky tests of advanced business-jet design; Sea-Tac RFP for biofuel study; U.K. pushes out R&D commitment to 2026.
Rapid advances in commercial smallsat launch technology, plus an explosion-prone energetic propellant, cause research agency to drop plans to flight-test air-launched smallsat booster.
Northrop Grumman wind-tunnel tests and tail-sitter VTOL concept for Darpa’s Tern program and hopes for a contract to build a demonstrator for seaborne flight trails
How does Aviation Week determine who is its Person of the Year? Hint: it should not be seen as an award. Join top editors as they discuss the process and why this year’s choice is Richard Anderson, the CEO of Delta Air Lines.
It is late, and lagging developments in technology and the market, but the FAA under Administrator Michael Huerta is tackling the challenges created by the proliferation of small unmanned aircraft.
Talent and technology innovation have shaped society’s past, and they will surely shape its future. But all stakeholders must understand what spawns innovation.
Jan. 4-8—AAIA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference. Manchester Grand Hyatt. San Diego. See aiaa-scitech.org/SDM Feb. 2-4—The Unmanned Systems Conference and Exposition. World Forum. The Hague, Netherlands. See tusexpo.com
A former Smithsonian Air & Space Museum staffer, Reuters photo editor and Aviation Week's executive editor, art director and data analyst/planespotter collaborate to select the year's best aviation and aerospace photos.
COMMERCIAL AVIATION Boeing plans to fly the 737 MAX at the end of January following the Dec. 7 rollout of the first aircraft, a 737-8 designated 1A001. Airbus will deliver the first A320neo to Lufthansa on Dec. 22—rather than Qatar Airways as planned—because of operational restrictions on the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan.
The Air France-KLM Group has appointed Nathalie Stubler (see photos) CEO of Transavia France; Antoine Pussiau Air France-KLM senior vice president-Asia Pacific; and Patrick Roux Air France-KLM senior vice president-Alliances. Air France has appointed Eric Schramm executive vice president-operations/accountable manager, overseeing flight and ground operations and maintenance.
BEST OF THE BEST FIFI’s Fireworks FIFI is the center of attention on Boeing Plaza during Saturday night’s fireworks at EAA AirVenture 2015 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
