Air Transport

Numerical simulation set to expand beyond aircraft design, into lifetime monitoring

Malaysia Airlines (MAS)’s Chief Commercial Officer Hugh Dunleavy underlined the need for the industry to improve information sharing about where it is safe to fly and where it isn’t.

Order cut derails premium long-haul foray

There is no autopilot for sustaining the industry’s culture of innovation

If minority outreach were a business project, it would have been shut down by now

Cutting-edge work lures A&D talent

Long-feared A&D workforce transition has begun—with a twist

Semiconductor technology is reaching fundamental limits, and the next step is not yet clear

Rising stars in aerospace and defense

CFM Leap development intensifies as first NEO engines begin assembly and -1C nears flight-test

NTSB members at odds over Asiana Airlines safety recommendations

A resurgent Ryanair ups the pressure on full-service rivals

Deployment of autonomous capabilities across aerospace faces major hurdle

Airspace, skills shortages are obstacles to Chinese low-cost operations

Oversight agencies face myriad obstacles to ensuring universal air security

Move into flight-simulation market rewarded with manufacturer deals for new Textron unit

Shared computing could provide long-term solution to global flight monitoring

Success has trumped the severe skepticism that greeted the nascent Airbus and its offerings

Meosar taking the ‘search’ out of search and rescue

Aireon venture expands potential of ADS-B for aircraft tracking

The notion that a $250 million, state-of-the-art Boeing 777-200ER could vanish without a trace seemed ludicrous until March 8.

A brief history of flight-tracking

MH370 disappearance increases pressure for streaming data and deployable recorders

How an industry went from growth leader to laggard

Orders pour in for current turboprop models, but launch of larger 90-seat version remains elusive