Aircraft & Propulsion

UK talks up FlyZero; JAXA’s low-boom breakthrough; EHang air taxi in Austria; VerdeGo runs hybrid; and SkyDrive aims for 2023.

The advanced air mobility market is beginning to differentiate by manufacturer, by mission and by timing.

Ask the Editors: Chinese military aircraft could benefit from Western engine technology, but there is a limit to what can be leveraged.

Ask the Editors: Railways and airlines may be moving toward stability in their shares of traffic.

Ask the Editors: China is squeezing out foreign airframe makers but still relies on Western engine and onboard suppliers—for now.

Rolls-Royce has discovered cracks in the intermediate pressure (IP) compressor blades of higher-time Trent XWB-84 engines during scheduled overhaul but said early detection will enable the speedy development of a fix.

Ask the Editors: The global battle for airframe dominance is now a battle between Airbus and Boeing, but could Comac shake up the scene?

Hypersonic Air Force One; High-performance missile fuel; MTU/DLR team on fuel cells; Opportunities for hydrogen; and UK advances UTM.

Hydrogen could be introduced for niche airport applications as early as 2025 and enable deeper decarbonization of aviation by 2035, a Boeing-supported report by Australian researchers concluded.

Both the 737 MAX and the 777X programs are key to helping Boeing emerge from a historic industry downturn.

Boom and Virgin Galactic agreements with Rolls-Royce mark a potential competitive ramp-up in the commercial supersonic market sector.

Boeing does not expect to issue more debt to raise funds at this time, the company’s chief financial officer said Aug. 5, but management will “keep all our options open” through the "dynamic" COVID-19 and 737 MAX crises .

Spirit AeroSystems intends to keep pursuing its acquisition of Asco Industries and certain aerostructure assets from Bombardier, despite retrenchment in the com

German aerospace center DLR and MTU Aero Engines plan to cooperate on development of a zero-emissions hydrogen fuel-cell power train for flight testing in a 19-passenger Dornier Do 228 regional aircraft, from 2026.

Ask the Editors: The F-15EX is a product of digital engineering, but it is not representative of the Digital Century Series initiative.

The FAA does not plan to extend the UAS Integration Partnership Program after October.

BAE Systems will build a full-scale fuselage section of the notional Tempest design in its factory of the future trials.

Despite Boeing’s recent decision to push back the commercial debut of the 777X from next year to 2022, the 777-9 test program continues to ramp up with the third development aircraft completing its first flight on Aug. 3.

Virgin Galactic has unveiled the outline configuration of its ongoing high-speed air-breathing passenger transport study and announced Rolls-Royce as its propulsion partner for the Mach 3 design concept.

Ask the Editors: The TSA and Homeland Security should be mandating such checks and tests.

As Airbus is reconciling production rates and deliveries, its CEO sees the current situation as manageable for the supply chain.

Swiss eVTOL demo; EASA advances AI; suborbital spaceplane; AeroTEC advances electric; EHang expands; and Sunglider flies higher.

Ask the Editors: There’s a way to go before propulsion electrification, but the type certification of aircraft begins to lay the bricks.

Russia’s United Engine Corporation (UEC) has made a vital step in the development of the PD-35, its largest turbofan engine.

Airbus made major moves earlier this year, leaving Boeing to make large adjustments as the ramifications of COVID-19 become clearer.