Aircraft & Propulsion

High-speed airliner developer Boom Supersonic and engine-maker Rolls-Royce have agreed to study propulsion system concepts for the Colorado-based company’s proposed Mach 2.2 Overture aircraft design.

As production rates have decreased amid the COVID-19 crisis, Airbus’ suppliers are in a difficult but still viable situation, according to Guillaume Faury, the airframer’s CEO.

Ask the Editors: It is likely that Spirit AeroSystems will try to acquire Bombardier’s aerostructures operations—but for less money.

UK’s Jet Zero Council, FlyZero study and hybrid-electric regional; Swift flies HALE UAV; Advanced electric trainer; Soft solid batteries.

Rolls-Royce is planning to make the first flight of its ACCEL high-speed electric-powered aircraft later this year.

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

With the goal of demonstrating zero-carbon flight across the Atlantic within a generation, the UK government’s Jet Zero Council held its first meeting on July 22.

Rolls’ need to fund UltraFan development drives speculation about renewed cooperation.

Britain’s plan for its Tempest has triggered UK investments by Saab and a new wave of industrial agreements with industry.

Ask the Editors: The A380’s competitive disadvantage is that airlines need a very high passenger load factor to make the economics work.

Hydrogen propulsion could play a key role in a complete rethink of long-haul aviation to reduce its environmental footprint, a study by German aviation think-tank Bauhaus Luftfhart has concluded.

Early second-stage shutdown dooms ride-share mission.

Ask the Editors: The latest work on tiltrotors focuses on reducing cost and minimizing compromises between vertical and forward flight.

Boeing’s MAX backlog, already hit hard as lessors re-shuffle their commitments, could erode even more as airline financial situations deteriorate amid

Rolls-Royce weathers COVID-19 supplier impacts to bring components together for first next-gen engine.

Company’s largest indoor engine test facility is a key part of the UltraFan development.

Asking prices in the COVID-19 era are getting soft. So, potential buyers can afford to shop for deals. Patience and perseverance could make the G280 a best buy.

He prioritizes new airplanes over aftermarket business and looks ahead to the company’s next airplane.

As an UltraFan demonstrator is prepared for 2021 tests, chief engineer Andy Geer tells Aviation Week editors about Rolls-Royce’s faith in a market recovery—and why UltraFan will be an engine for all seasons.

Despite challenging times, Boeing stays course with new 787-10 ecoDemonstrator program and plans next phases for 2021-22.

Despite the global air transport market collapse and aircraft production slowdown following the COVID-19 pandemic, Pratt & Whitney believes the longer-term impact may potentially accelerate the adoption of advanced propulsion technology as airframers revise product development strategies.

Aerospace trade associations on both sides of the Channel want the EU and the UK to find a consensus on their future relationship.

More than 100,000 A&D jobs could disappear in the next two years. To attract more people, companies should focus on who they retain.

Harbour Air founder Greg McDougall and Cape Air founder Dan Wolf are committed to electric flight.

As regional turboprop makers strive for attention, the current crisis may help them be seen as relevant.