Aerospace

First-quarter 2022 financial reports from Airbus and Boeing were snapshots of the different fates the two leading airframers face. Listen in as Aviation Week editors Jens Flottau, Guy Norris and Michael Bruno discuss the increasingly diverging paths within the duopoly.

Boeing remains a going concern, but it cannot shake the specter of an existential crisis. A resolution may be far from clear.

What’s the outlook for IFE? Will all airline passengers be able to stream with their own devices eventually?

Flight tests of Roc build on reliability of baseline Boeing 747 engines, gear and system components as test campaign intensifies.

The development phase for the Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft has been extended four years due to COVID-19 supply chain delays.

BOEING is moving its corporate headquarters from Chicago to Arlington, VA and also planning to establish research & technology hub in the region.

Norway is investing in a mini-constellation of maritime reconnaissance satellites to support surveillance in the High North.

UPS’s drone airline subsidiary UPS Flight Forward has embarked on a strategy of deploying autonomous and remotely operated aircraft across a range of use cases from medical delivery drones to large feeder aircraft.

COLLINS AEROSPACE began installing its new Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) on 737s for Texel Air; system includes EVS-3600, a multi-spectral

FLYHT has $5.65m purchase order for Iridium modems/license fees from long-time OEM customer for European airframer for three aircraft types.

GENESYS AEROSYSTEMS (Moog) was selected by India's Hindustan Aeronautics to supply S-TEC 4000R autopilot for HAL Do-228.

LATÉCOÈRE agreed to acquire Canada's AVCORP INDUSTRIES (aerostructures) in transaction valued at C$139m.

Small French manufacturers Elixir Aircraft and TurboTech plan to develop a cryogenic hydrogen propulsion system for light aircraft under a project supported by the French government’s post-COVID-19 recovery plan.

Tourism professionals from around the world will return to Dubai next week when Arabian Travel Market returns to the Dubai World Trade Centre on Monday, 9 May.

Bombardier has announced solid financial results for the first quarter of 2022.

These Q1 results reflect a solid performance across its commercial aircraft, helicopter and defence businesses.

Emirates has today revealed a new custom A380 livery dedicated to Dubai’s newest architectural icon and centre for pioneering concepts and ideas, the Museum of the Future.

Emirates will be unveiling its full Premium Economy cabin experience from 9-12 May at Arabian Travel Market 2022 (ATM).

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Secretary General, Abdérahmane Berthé, met Royal Air Maroc CEO; Abdelhamid Addou, for the AFRAA launch edition of “AFRAA Member Airline CEOs Leadership Dialogues” session.

NASA is preparing its X-57 Maxwell all-electric experimental aircraft for its first flight test this summer.

Growing defense roles, including responsive launch and hypersonic tests, factor in Virgin Orbit near-term capability goals.

E-commerce growth is encouraging more startups to enter the market for autonomous middle-mile logistics aircraft.

AIRBUS had €1.2b net income on €12b revenues in 1Q22 vs €362m on €10.5b in 1Q21; Commercial Aircraft earned €1.2b on €8.5b vs €343m on €7.3b and still

Lars Wagner was named the future Chief Executive Officer of MTU Aero Engines (effective January 1, 2023); Reiner Winkler is retiring.

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS had $53m net loss on $1.2b revenues in 1Q22 vs $172m loss on $901m in 1Q21, and says its recovery continues despite ongoing