Aircraft & Propulsion

Airbus’ aerostructures production is a core part of its setup—a chance to take more work in-house—but pressure on suppliers is mounting.

The U.S. Army has announced that a regiment located in Ansbach, Germany, will be the first unit to field and test the Mobile-Short Range Air Defense System that is designed to protect soldiers from unmanned aircraft systems, rotary-wing and fixed-wing threats.

A four-year research project to develop a cheaper method of producing sustainable aviation fuel from agricultural and forestry residues has kicked off in Europe.

Zero-emissions propulsion startup Universal Hydrogen has raised $20.5 million in Series A funding from investors including the venture arms of Airbus, JetBlue Airways and Toyota.

“This is the first powered flight on another planet. Let that blow your mind for a minute.”

Bye Aerospace has launched development of the eFlyer 800, an eight-seat, all-electric competitor to Textron Aviation’s Beechcraft King Air 260 turboprop.

General warns of Chinese space prototype; U.S. Army wants FVL upgrades; Singapore’s new operational tanker; and T-7 aft fuselage arrives.

An alliance has been launched with the goal of accelerating investment in sustainable aviation fuels by creating a certificate system that provides a standardized approach to verifying and tracking the emissions reductions from the low-carbon fuels.

The policy doesn’t name Boeing as the target, but the recent history of the company’s relations with the Canadian government provide a clear link.

A Russian research agency is preparing to begin the first flight tests of a superconducting electric motor powering an aircraft.

Swiss startup H55, a spinoff from the Solar Impulse round-the-world aircraft project, has joined MagniX and Harbour Air to certify an electric-powered version of the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver.

EHang’s longer-range eVTOL; Aska flying car; Pipistrel cargo UAV for China; Xwing autonomy demo; and ANA flies Wingcopter.

Aeroflot, Russia’s largest passenger airline by fleet size, will for the first time conduct C-check maintenance of its Boeing 777 widebody in Russia

Europe has launched a research program to develop a deeper understanding of the environmental impact of future supersonic aircraft and provide input into international efforts to develop certification standards for noise and emissions.

Northrop Grumman on April 15 began flying the first of three RQ-4B Block 30 (I) unmanned aircraft systems ordered by Japan.

This webinar took place April 16, 2021 and sponsored by Carlisle Interconnect Technologies. The U.S. Army has been experimenting with new types of

UK startup Aeristech, a developer of high-speed electric motors, has closed a £5.15 million ($7.1 million) funding round.

Startup Xwing has completed the first autonomous gate-to-gate demonstration with a commercial cargo aircraft.

Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo opened April 13 with an announcement by Textron Aviation of a special edition Beechcraft Bonanza G36 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the iconic six-seat single-engine piston aircraft.

United Airlines has launched a new endeavor with nearly a dozen other corporations to collectively purchase roughly 3.4 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) this year.

LONDON—Babcock is mulling the sale of its emergency helicopter businesses as part of a streamlining effort after taking a £1.7 billion ($2.3 billion) hit to its profits.

With cargo demand rising since the beginning of the pandemic, Airbus sounds out the potential for A350 and A380 freighter versions.

KF-21 fighter development will strengthen economy and national defense, says South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in.

Electric aircraft pioneer Pipistrel is to develop a vertical-lift unmanned cargo aircraft for Chinese delivery company SF Express.

Ask the Editors: Embraer’s monopoly in regional jets could last for years, but that position is not as great as it sounds.