Aircraft & Propulsion

Sustainable alternative jet fuels are a better bet to meet aviation’s low-carbon challenge.

Ask the editors: The C-5 and C-17 may seem dated and the A400M is small, but these aircraft still fulfill the needs of military missions.

A new type of passenger aircraft looks to shatter the placidness with sonic and business booms alike.

Biotechnology company United Therapeutics is an unlikely driving force behind the development of eVTOL technology.

Ask the Editors: In theory, high production levels in times of low demand lead to low pricing. But the reality may prove more nuanced.

Airlines and aerospace manufacturers may still face added complications, but a last-minute Brexit deal is good news.

Cost cuts and market uncertainty force Rolls-Royce to put brakes on UltraFan follow-up development plans.

Two new U.S. national security laws are shaping how the Pentagon does business in 2021.

A recovery is expected to start this year but the French aerospace industry is still in the middle of its endeavor to save jobs and skills, showing solidarity and exploiting state aid programs.

The COVID-19 crisis has dented Airbus’ and Boeing’s growth trajectories and boosted China’s quest to become an aerospace powerhouse.

From electric and autonomous tow vehicles to a rail system, alternative approaches to aircraft ground handling come into focus.

From flight trainers to regional miniliners, European light aircraft manufacturers are moving to exploit propulsion electrification.

Ask the Editors: Progress on the production and liquefaction infrastructures for hydrogen could mean big things for aviation.

Rolls-Royce is indicating development of its next-generation UltraFan engine could be temporarily put on ice following completion of the on-going

The publicly traded aerospace and defense (A&D) sector saw its share prices fall 16% collectively in 2020, with commercial aerospace companies plummeting 21% and defense companies dropping 8%, according to Vertical Research Partners.

Air shows are primarily about the enormous and intricate industry that creates ever-improving platforms and systems.

The U.S. Commerce Department on Dec. 18 added 77 mostly Chinese companies, including small drone manufacturer DJI, to its Entity List of companies subject to export restrictions “for actions deemed contrary” to U.S. interests.

Industrial and regional changes open vast new opportunities for Israel’s defense sector.

Slattery wants the engine manufacturer to become more agile, is bullish about the 737 MAX and cautious for future hydrogen propulsion.

The commercial rotorcraft industry has weathered the pandemic, but key programs are facing more delays.

North filed pilot reports on more than 120 aircraft and was a protector of his staff and the publication.

The global economic context is unfavorable for everything in aviation except maybe for one thing: the delivery of a new freighter.

Startup ZeroAvia has raised $37.7 million in funding to develop a zero-emission hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion system to power 19-seat regional airliners.

The Boeing-Airbus duopoly cannot count on widebody sales anytime soon, so their hope is to get narrowbody production back to normal.

An Irkut MC-21-300 narrowbody powered by Russian PD-14 turbofan engines made its first flight from Irkutsk, Russia, on the morning of Dec. 15.