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 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 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 Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-powered BWB; carbon fiber from algae; understanding lightning hazards; and storing CO2 in concrete.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Blue Spirit Aero is pressing on with ground testing of a dedicated prototype of its Dragonfly hydrogen-powered light aircraft, gearing up for flight trials.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Ascendance is testing structure, aerodynamics and propulsion as it develops its hybrid-electric, vertical-takeoff-and-landing regional aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Joe Anselmo, Richard Aboulafia, Jens Flottau, Daniel Williams
Is free trade over in commercial aviation, or it is all just smoke and mirrors? Analyst Richard Aboulafia joins Aviation Week editors to discuss.
Check 6

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Thirty-seven years after the A320 first entered service with Air France, the family is about to become the most successful commercial program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren, Tony Osborne, Graham Warwick
Advanced rotorcraft have been flown by Changhe and Harbin, helicopter manufacturers within AVIC.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia has selected the thrust rating for its new heavy turbofan engine which will be installed on both future commercial and military platforms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
JetZero and SHZ Advanced Technologies are working to adapt the French company’s liquid hydrogen storage and distribution technologies to the BWB configuration.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
DARPA confirmed plans on Aug. 26 to launch development of a High-Mach Gas Turbine (HMGT) engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Cargo eVTOL transitions; Joby flies airport-to-airport; direct aviation by eSTOL; and drones drive advanced battery demand.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
Some suppliers are taking action to ensure they have capacity for the air transport ramp-up, as many ask: When will production increases come and at what rate?
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
Reliable Robotics has agreed to sell its Reliable Autonomy System (RAS) to the U.S. Air Force to be integrated and tested beginning mid-2026.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Two geared turbofan upgrade packages and new takeoff ratings lead Pratt & Whitney’s road map for improved Airbus A320neo performance.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Aerostructures supplier Latécoère is betting on tablets with augmented reality software to make manufacturing inspections swifter and more reliable.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
At some point very soon, the Airbus A320 will have become the most successful narrowbody program ever in terms of deliveries, surpassing the Boeing 737.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The state of Oregon has signed an agreement with Yamaha Motor Co. USA to study the use of Yamaha’s Fazer SAR uncrewed helicopter to fight wildfires.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Jennifer Meszaros
Among the standouts of China's eVTOL landscape is Shanghai-based Vertaxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The homegrown LUS-222 is intended to lift Portugal into the global aircraft market.
Aircraft & Propulsion