Aerospace

While Lufthansa Technik sees riblet films as most suitable for older-generation widebodies, MicroTau targets the Airbus A320 narrowbody.

Rotating detonation engines have huge potential for realizing efficient high-speed flight, but they are proving fiendishly difficult to get right.

Qatar Airways display its ‘Qsuite Next Gen’ – the newest iteration of its multiple award-winning patented Qsuite Business Class, during the Arabian Travel Market (ATM).

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

Archer has revealed the specifics of its planned air taxi launch network in New York City.

Skyports Drone Services has acquired Australian startup Redbird Aero.

Editors are joined by Wall Street analyst Scott Mikus to break down how global trade turmoil affects OEMs.

Investment Fund Capza has entered exclusive negotiations to become the majority shareholder of metal component supplier Mecadaq.

Rolls-Royce is in the final stages of flight tests of its ALECSys (Advanced Low-Emissions Combustion System) lean-burn combustor system.

Taiwan’s state-backed drone industry alliance is expeditiously decoupling from China-based supply chains, Chairman Hu Kai-Hung tells Aviation Week.

The C-130’s new role opens the door for a novel class of mass-produced, low-cost cruise missiles to enter U.S. and foreign weapon inventories.

The new Trump tariffs and trade wars could indelibly alter the global aerospace and defense industry.

Companies say they are ready to support the White House’s Golden Dome initiative. They just need the green light.

A coalition concept for future airspace calls for integrating automation into safety-critical ATM to meet the demands of an increasingly complex environment.

China’s Comac is studying a potential low-boom supersonic airliner for possible mid-century market entry; a study published in China details the design.

Lufthansa Technik is studying how its fuel burn reducing AeroShark riblet film can be engineered to cover a greater proportion of the aircraft.

IATA has released a study quantifying the substantial value that aviation (including aviation-related tourism) generated for the UAE in terms of jobs and economic activity in 2023.

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Lilium employees were promised wages for nearly two months’ work, but those paychecks never arrived.

Lawmakers are pressing the Secret Service to explain its role in a series of anti-collision alerts reported by aircraft near Reagan National Airport March 1.

Japanese trading conglomerate Marubeni performed an initial demo flight at the Osaka World Expo using the Hexa single-seat eVTOL.

Airbus is discussing internally the level of required investment to address growing defense demand, CEO Guillaume Faury says.

Ethiopian Airlines took home two awards after events taking place in Hamburg, Germany.

The Chinese government has reportedly blocked its airlines from taking delivery of Boeing aircraft and U.S.-made aerospace equipment.