Aerospace

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

By Graham Warwick
China’s Liaoning General Aviation Academy has flown the RX1H, a two-seat electric helicopter.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
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.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace has appointed veteran engineer Craig Higgins as chief mechanic and architect for the Open Fan engine project.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Guy Norris
The data analytic tool was developed by GE Aerospace in the wake of a 2024 GEnx-1B engine in-flight failure.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Founded in 2019, Jump Aero is developing the JA1 Pulse, a single-person tailsitter eVTOL.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Brazilian startup Moya Aero has concluded a monthlong series of wind tunnel testing with its Moya 256 eVTOL drone, keeping it on track for first flight in the coming months.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
Airbus delivered a total of 61 commercial aircraft in August, slightly down from July when the company handed over 68 jets.
AWIN Knowledge Center

Sharon B. DeVivo
The new academic year is a great time to reach out to students who could be next-generation employees in aviation and aerospace.
Maintenance & Training

By Michael Bruno
A distinctive new launch complex on the Virginia shore heralds Rocket Lab’s medium-class rocket.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The Space Development Agency and its suppliers are racing to scale production and prove the resilience of their optical communications tech.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
After its rapid-fire development, the low-cost Extended-Range Attack Munition cruise missile program is poised for trial by fire.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
A project established by Sikorsky and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) could lead to an autonomous helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Ascent Aviation Services has chosen Block Aero Technologies to digitalize its used serviceable material business and open doors to selling parts in China.
Services & Support

By Graham Warwick
GE Aerospace has joined forces with startup Beta Technologies to develop a turbogenerator for hybrid-electric advanced air mobility applications.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
When non-CO2 effects are taken into consideration, the maximum lifecycle reduction in emissions possible with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is less than 50%.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Guy Norris
Manufacturers and passenger-to-freighter conversion specialists are confident about air cargo’s long-term prospects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chloe Greenbank
The two-passenger EHang EH216-S is the world’s first pilotless human-carrying eVTOL to achieve the full suite of regulatory certifications.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Joby has concluded exercises with the U.S. Air Force in which it used an automated Cessna Caravan to fly thousands of miles over the Pacific and Hawaii.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
Russian Helicopters has logged the first flight of its Ansat light twin rotorcraft powered by locally produced engines.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Victoria Moores
Former EASA head Patrick Ky has joined the board of Vertical Aerospace, adding regulatory expertise as the company works to certify its VX4 eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Startup AIR has received FAA Experimental Airworthiness Certification for its two-seat eVTOL to begin flight testing in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Victoria Moores
German sustainable e-fuels producer Ineratec is poised to announce its first aviation contract and is looking to roll out its modular plant design.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Chinese startup Guangdong Feifei Technology, also known as Flypio, has flown an uncrewed subscale model of its Suzaku, a winged eVTOL.
Advanced Air Mobility