Aerospace

Leading U.S. eVTOL air taxi startups announced plans to enlist in the U.S. Transportation Department's newly created eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP).

Most small UAS are battery powered and limited in flight time—but what about using aerodynamics to boost flight time by soaring the way birds and gliders do?

China is rapidly advancing its uncrewed cargo aircraft capabilities—ostensibly for commercial use but with potential military applications.

Boeing managed to sell its 737 MAX to three major Airbus operators, helped by pricing, availability and some strategic considerations.

Airframers are struggling to develop an aircraft that is unopposed in its benefits.

Atropos Group unveils the Tacit Spear concept for an autonomous airlifter and a blueprint for delivering the large aircraft in a few years.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Under the Extra Performance Wing (X-Wing) project, Airbus is studying what could become a major aerodynamic improvement on a next-generation narrowbody.

The U.S.' recent proposed rulemaking to advance beyond visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) civilian drone operations was hailed by industry as a major breakthrough.

Diehl Aviation has opened a site in Queretaro, Mexico, that will manufacture interior parts for the Airbus A220 and in future Eve Air Mobility's air taxi.

Hermeus expects to begin installation “within weeks” of a Pratt & Whitney F100-229 engine into its Quarterhorse Mk. 2 supersonic flight demonstrator.

A recent series of demonstration flights shows that the Boeing MQ-28 now leads an international pack of Collaborative Combat Aircraft projects.

Boeing is wrapping up a project with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to test certification guidance for using artificial intelligence in the cockpit.

Hyundai’s U.S. advanced air mobility subsidiary Supernal has paused development of its eVTOL air taxi.

Rumors that Boeing could be blowing the dust off an old product development plan and reviving its New Midsize Airplane appear wide of the mark with many impediments to that course of action.

The parade in Beijing was the most significant in nearly a decade, and the breadth of equipment unveiled was striking.

AI is enhancing aviation safety and manufacturing. Discover how Rowan University’s collaboration with NARTP unlocks possibilities in aerospace R&D.

UK eVTOL startup Vertical Aerospace has completed flight testing in windborne cruise mode.

The Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking (JU) has selected 12 projects for a combined research and technology budget of $1.1 billion.

China’s Liaoning General Aviation Academy has flown the RX1H, a two-seat electric helicopter.

M&A experts say production rate increases, retiring small shop owners and a paucity of middle-market assets to buy will draw more attention to smaller companies.

GE Aerospace has appointed veteran engineer Craig Higgins as chief mechanic and architect for the Open Fan engine project.

GE-Beta team on turbogenerator; megawatt milestone for DLR’s Balis; fuel cell put through paces; and flying car meets other traffic.

The data analytic tool was developed by GE Aerospace in the wake of a 2024 GEnx-1B engine in-flight failure.

Founded in 2019, Jump Aero is developing the JA1 Pulse, a single-person tailsitter eVTOL.