Aerospace

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
Though supply chain troubles continue to slow down moves to higher production levels, both large aircraft manufacturers are displaying more optimism.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By P. Barry Butler
We have created the world’s safest form of transportation through reporting our errors. Imagine what we could achieve by examining our successes with equal rigor.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy is strongly opposing Sec. 373, “Manned Rotary Aircraft Safety,” in the House-passed 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
Vertical Aerospace’s eVTOL aircraft will be called Valo, the company announced Dec. 10.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
The French Environmental Authority (Ae) is recommending Aura Aero provides more details and analysis on the environmental impact of its factory.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Startup Evio is collaborating with Pratt & Whitney Canada on development of a hybrid-electric 76/88-seater.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
AVIC says it has conducted the first flight of a large uncrewed aerial system called SS-UAV Jiu Tian, or Nine Heavens, designed to be a drone mothership.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
IATA warns that sustainable aviation fuel production growth is slowing and targets are at risk.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
Investors were widely disappointed with UAV pioneer AeroVironment's financial results for the fiscal second quarter.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
For the seventh time in six years, CPI Aerostructures has a new chief financial officer. The Edgewood, New York, manufacturer has appointed Robert Mannix as CFO
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
France's ARCC is seeing progress in raising awareness of the aviation community and official bodies about who to call after an accident.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
Reliable Robotics has secured a new NASA contract to flight test its automated Cessna 208B Caravan in and around U.S. airports.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Boeing’s latest ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a United Airlines-owned 737-8, successfully conducted flight tests in Europe and the U.S.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
GKN Aerospace and Anduril have teamed up to work together on autonomous collaborative platforms (ACP) for use by the UK military.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Safran is selling Safran Passenger Innovations, its inflight entertainment and connectivity division, to U.S. private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Michael Bruno, Sean Broderick
Financial outlook tracking with improved production, delivery performance, prompting talk of hitting lofty cash-flow targets.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Saab plans to fly an uncrewed aircraft in 2026 using a software-defined fuselage as part of an initiative to optimize processes to field equipment faster.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation has partnered with Archer to accelerate deployment of eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Keith Mwanalushi
Jeh Aerospace is leveraging digital technology to ramp up manufacturing capacity, aiming to alleviate supply chain bottlenecks.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
Swiss startup Jekta has completed its second 1:9-scale prototype amphibious seaplane and is preparing to launch into a flight test campaign in January.
Advanced Air Mobility

JEN MESZAROS
David Peng, vice president of Marketing at WeFly, sat down with Aviation Week to discuss progress on the startup’s five-seat W280 eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Diehl Aviation is designing more modular cabin monuments and developing ways to increase onboard water reuse.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Guy Norris
Boom Supersonic is developing an industrial gas turbine version of its Symphony turbofan to power AI data centers which will fund its Mach 1.7 Overture airliner.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Beehive says Frenzy test results for performance, ignition at altitude, operability, and durability “met or exceeded challenging Air Force requirements.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
A house aviation subcommittee meeting turned unexpectedly combative as Beta Technologies CEO Kyle Clark clashed with lawmakers over electric aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility