Maturing hybrid laminar flow control, active flow control, noise reduction and vibration prediction and mitigation technologies are the focuses of Europe’s AFloNext research program.
The trick to making international collaboration work applies for 21st-century human space exploration just as it did for railroads in the 19th—standard interfaces.
Qatar Airways says it will not take A320neos with PW1100G operational restrictions; Airbus negotiates with Lufthansa to take delivery of first A320neo.
Even with almost 3,000 orders in the bag before first flight, the Boeing 737 MAX is in catch-up mode with the A320neo, which was launched more than a year ahead of it.
Which comes first, small satellites or small launch vehicles? With the growth in plans for cubesat constellations, small booster development is moving into high gear.
Saab says it began testing a gallium-nitride fighter radar more than a year ago and has verified that the sensor is ready for production, although the complete system has not flown.
U.S.-European wargames in Virginia; Germany receives Airbus helos for special forces; Northrop tests counter-UAV system with U.S. Army; Ilyushin delivers heavy-lift transporter to Russian air force.
As Boeing rolls out the first 737 MAX, our editors discuss what the re-engined airliner means to Boeing, and whether Airbus can hold on to the neo’s 60/40 advantage in orders.
With its Cygnus large cargo carriers, Orbital has an eye toward the post-ISS world, when NASA expects to be operating in cislunar space while private companies try to make a profit in orbit much closer to Earth.
In less than two years, Innova went from nonexistence to a multifaceted aerospace conglomerate whose services range from pumping fuel and providing jet charters, to reengining, certifying and manufacturing aircraft and parts.
Pentagon thinkers consider a life beyond Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) and Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) systems as reliance on and vulnerability to satcom systems grows.
Turboprop manufacturer ATR is confident that Pacific Rim carriers will embrace new versions of its flagship ATR 72-600–a freight/passenger combi option and a high-density variant.
The EC’s Aviation Package puts strong emphasis on expanding open skies with key trade partners, but it is circumspect on how it will define fair competition.
Boeing is proceeding with plans to start assembly of the first “simple-stretch” 787-10 at its North Charleston, South Carolina, facility in 2016 following the completion of detailed design two weeks ahead of schedule.
