Aerospace

Rolls has completed certification testing of a major Trent 1000 upgrade and is now looking to secure the delayed certification of the Durability Enhancement.

A group of Airbus A350 operators plans to demonstrate the operational practicality of pairing flights to take advantage of wake energy.

Here are the five must-see stories from the Aviation Week Network for the week of January 12, 2025.

China’s Sichuan Lingkong Tianxing Technology on Jan. 20 unveiled its Yunxing family of supersonic aircraft, alongside the Jindou-400 supersonic engine.

More than two decades after Boeing launched development of its last clean sheet aircraft, a new survey of airlines, lessors, manufacturers, component suppliers and MRO providers reveals a high degree of interest in a next-generation narrowbody that Embraer has been studying for some time.

Hydrogen-fuel turboprop; cargo uncrewed air vehicle flies on liquid hydrogen; riblet paint on Boeing 787; BAE battery for Airbus hybridization.

Bengaluru-based startup Sarla Aviation unveiled its prototype Shunya air taxi on Jan. 20.

But despite the high hopes, industry watchers generally agree that air taxi operations will not be profitable until they reach scale.

Planned for the summer, the flight will involve Beta’s conventional-takeoff-and-landing Alia CTOL.

European emergency aerial services company Avincis has secured a seven-year contract to fly Italy’s fleet of CL-415 amphibian waterbombers.

GACA of Saudi Arabia will present aviation investment opportunities on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos this week.

Daher is cementing its position on the North American aerostructures market with a long-term lease for its Stuart, Florida, site.

Windracers, the developer of the Ultra uncrewed aircraft system, has a new version it hopes will transform the logistics business.

SpaceX is pressing ahead with plans for another Starship test flight as it investigates the loss of the upper stage during the most recent development mission.

The UK eVTOL startup showcases progress with aircraft and battery development as it prepares to close a vital new funding round.

DARPA and NASA’s nuclear thermal propulsion project will miss its scheduled 2027 testing time frame, as its development has proven trickier than anticipated.

A sound operating system is crucial when managing highly volatile environments, enabling connectivity and performance from enterprise strategy to shop floor.

Survivability and increased standoff head the list of priorities for long-term Air Force modernization.

Editors discuss some of the breakthrough technologies and advanced concepts to emerge at this year's AIAA SciTech. They also hear from AIAA's new CEO, Clay Mowry.

Bruno Stoufflet, Dassault Aviation’s former CTO and director of innovation, has taken office as president of the Toulouse-based Air and Space Academy.

The ADNEC Group has reviewed preparations for IDEX and NAVDEX 2025 along with diplomatic representatives and military attachés accredited to the UAE.

Wisk’s Vice President for Certification Cindy Comer recently caught up with Aviation week to discuss the company’s progress toward its G-1 certification basis.

While the performance of Airbus and Boeing in terms of deliveries has been in the spotlight, dramatic falls in order numbers for both OEMs have gone under the radar.

Both Airbus and Boeing continue to grapple with supply chain constraints, though recent signs point to better days ahead.

The acquisition of Ferrovial Vertiports, announced Jan. 8, came after a pivot by Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial away from the vertiport business in late 2024.