Aerospace

Italy has become a hotbed of UAV development, but can Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer find success in a contested marketplace?

The stakes are getting high for Boeing, so giving equity to Uncle Sam may be the least of the worries facing the embattled OEM.

Budget cuts to ground NASA SOFIA 747SP observatory, while obsolescence prompts replacement study for DC-8 airborne science missions.

Small narrowbodies have been losing market share to larger aircraft but lower travel demand may mean a second chance.

Far from being retired, the storied U-2 is being upgraded into the U.S. Air Force’s first fully open mission systems compliant fleet.

Vivek Saxena, managing director of Advisory Aerospace, speaks with Aviation Week editors Sean Broderick and Michael Bruno about how the supply chain is coping with COVID-19.

LEONARDO, Italy completed acquisition of KOPTER GROUP, Switzerland from Lynwood (Schweiz) for $185m plus incentives.

Europe will launch the public consultation on the technology road map for the proposed Clean Aviation public-private partnership that would follow the current Clean Sky 2 research program.

This webinar took place April 9, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic swept over Europe and North America, causing economic chaos and changing life as we

Boeing’s Airpower Teaming System unmanned aircraft is on its landing gear and powered up as the loyal wingman demonstrator progresses toward a first flight planned in Australia later this year.

For the first time in its history, the Cargo division of South African Airways, SAA Cargo, operated a passenger aircraft for a pure cargo uplift.

Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services is adapting its operations to the evolving global demand for air cargo services following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite oil prices tumbling, offshore helicopters are continuing to operate as a critical component of international energy production.

Industry has rapidly developed modifications enabling the carriage of bulky bio capsules to transport COVID-19 patients.

In-person training, inspector approvals are among the tasks being paused or reevaluated as agency seeks to maintain oversight.

UNIVERSAL PHOTONICS secured ISO 9001:2015 certification for quality at its manufacturing and distribution facility(surfacing & polishing) at Central

Airbus decided April 8 to cut commercial aircraft production by roughly one third across the board as it deals with the fall-out of the coronavirus crisis.

AIRBUS booked order on March 31a from an unidentified customer for 10 A350-900s, and ended 1Q20 with 356 orders (290 net).

AIRBUS is resetting average monthly production rates of A320 Family to 40, A330s to two and A350s to six, which it says is roughly 33% lower than pre

AIRBUS delivered 36 aircraft (two A220s; A321ceo; 29 A320neos; A330; three A350s) in March 2020 vs 74 (five A220s; 13 A320ceos; 44 A320neos; three

AERO PRECISION and KELLSTROM DEFENSE were classified as essential businesses and will remain open through crisis.

CONTEC, NY was selected by iAero Thrust to provide warehouse management expertise and advanced spare parts management tools at its facility in Miami.

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS has halted production for Boeing programs, subject to certain exceptions, performed in Wichita, Tulsa, and McAlester for an

Australian nanosat startup Sky and Space Global has entered voluntary administration—a process similar to Chapter 11 U.S. bankruptcy—after posting losses of more than AUS$30 million ($18.5 million) in 2019.

To the list of potential long-term challenges to commercial aviation from the COVID-19 crisis, add the likelihood of faster growth in high-speed train services for travelers in China and Europe, according to a new report by a major investment bank.