Aircraft & Propulsion

Long-haul aviation market has changed since the 777X was launched, increasing pressure on Boeing’s business case.

Ask the Editors: Aviation will see less demand due to COVID-19, so the introduction of long-haul narrowbodies is unlikely to gain steam.

This webinar took place December 11, 2020 and was sponsored by Embraer. The COVID-19 pandemic has focused research onto aircraft of the future, as

Coming out of COVID-19 crisis, air transport must also meet demands for a more environment-friendly industry.

Aviation Week’s Guy Norris just visited Boeing Field, where he talked with 777X program leaders. Listen in for an update on the program’s status – and

The British government’s decision not to charge tariffs imposed by the European Union (EU) on commercial airliners purchased from the U.S. has been given the cold shoulder by trade representatives in Washington.

As many airlines, manufacturers and suppliers around the world fight for survival after the impact of the pandemic, could they be breathing a sigh of relief at

China-based general aviation services company Avion Pacific has signed a strategic collaboration deal with aircraft developer Aerion to support its sales and marketing efforts in the Asia-Pacific region as well as operate several of the U.S. company’s AS2 supersonic business jets.

U.S. start-up Ampaire is flying its hybrid-electric testbed on a regional airline route in Hawaii to demonstrate the propulsion technology’s potential to reduce fuel burn and CO2 emissions by 40-50%.

Recovering from its worst-ever crisis while also focusing on reducing the environmental impact will be a 2021 air-transport challenge.

Boeing’s new long-range 777-9 twinjet is demonstrating high reliability and trouble-free handling to-date in initial flight tests, according to 777/777X chief test pilot Van Chaney.

Safety-first focus for 777X as flight tests pave way for certification phase, incorporating lessons from 737 MAX.

ATW's Editor-in-Chief writes about flying in a MAX on American Airlines' media demonstration flight.

The organizers of the Paris Air Show, the world’s largest, have canceled the 2021 edition because of continued uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A return of scramjet and solid-fuel ramjet investment signals a shift in global hypersonic weapon priorities.

Airbus has carried out a new flight test program of its Zephyr solar-powered pseudo-satellite, focusing on low-altitude flying, ascent and descent.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Rolls-Royce has hired Infosys, one of India’s largest digitally-based consulting firms, to provide engineering, research and development services for its civil aerospace business, turning over a major office in Bengaluru that the engine-maker built up over the last decade.

Air logistics startup Airflow is working with VerdeGo Aero to study the distributed hybrid-electric propulsion system for its planned short-takeoff-and-landing cargo aircraft.

The reality is still not yet on par with the visions for a broad range of aviation industry dreams.

Supersonic aircraft developer Boom Technology has said it is using Amazon Web Services (AWS), including the company’s cloud-based high-performance computing (HPC) capability, to accelerate the design and construction of the XB-1 demonstrator and the follow-on Overture airliner.

VerdeGo powers XTI TriFan; Seoul stages UAM demo; and Embraer powers up electric partnership.

Future carbon-neutral commercial aircraft should benefit from a favorable tax policy to help the technology gain traction, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said.

Ask the Editors: The certification campaign may be long and expensive, but most of the development money has been spent.

Russia’s cargo carrier Volga-Dnepr has grounded its entire fleet of Antonov An-124 super heavy freighters, an airline representative confirmed Nov. 27.