Despite Iran deal, the Middle East is a hotbed of weapons sales, FAA threatens to downgrade Thai aviation safety, cost of operating the ISS skyrockets and a politician’s home-state advantage.
Sensationalized reporting on accidents, too many distractions serve to sway potential new pilots from general aviation, says former CEO of Cessna, Jack Pelton.
The U.S. Air Force might need to continue using Russian-made RD-180 engines for the time being, despite congressional wishes otherwise, crimping Aerojet Rocketdyne’s EELV ambitions.
NASA funds new projects for a turbo-electric propulsion testbed; fuel-saving formation flight; deicing for smaller rotors; nanotube-reinforced composites; and plasma-enhanced combustion.
Momentum for Reaction Engines’ Sabre hybrid propulsion concept builds as first details of the frost control technology at the heart of the system are disclosed.
Planetary scientists are getting their first detailed look at the terrain on Pluto, as the New Horizons spacecraft closes in for a fast flyby on July 14.
Federal officials are investigating American, United, Delta and Southwest airlines to determine if they are coordinating efforts to keep capacity down so that ticket prices remain high. If they are found in violation of antitrust laws, they could face huge fines.
Airberlin has named Desi Barkhuizen senior vice president-revenue management and pricing, and Ole Orver senior vice president-network strategy planning (see photos). Barkhuizen rejoins the airline after a five-year stint as vice president-revenue management at strategic partner Etihad Airways; Orver was most recently senior vice president-corporate planning at Qatar Airways.
The latest Greek financial crisis may seriously affect Aegean Airlines, which has grown in the past few years despite continuous national fiscal problems.
Japan’s big two airlines are following different courses on international growth, but both are adding to what are already the world’s largest Boeing 787 fleets.
It may be difficult to prove, but the Justice Department is looking into how the big four U.S. airlines may have publicly signaled each other about capacity discipline.
Remote towers and security concerns; the Moon's limited assets; gravity of loss of Falcon 9 noted; Gulf carriers, some good and bad points; FAA partly to blame for high-fare situation
Strategy for government and industry R&D investment aims to build the U.K.’s position as a supplier of key components and systems for civil aircraft as new architectures and configurations emerge.
