Ask the Editors: The resumption of airline traffic will drive demand for parts. We are already seeing signs that airlines in China and the U.S. are starting to add flights.
LONDON—Leonardo Helicopters has secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for the Safran Aneto 1K-powered version of the AW189 super-medium helicopter.
By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
John Slattery, who has led Embraer’s Commercial Aviation business since 2016, will become CEO of commercial and military aircraft engine giant GE Aviation on Sept. 1, replacing David Joyce, who will retire, General Electric announced June 15.
Aerostructures giant Spirit AeroSystems, the leading supplier to the Boeing 737 MAX program, is furloughing more workers after the OEM recently told it to cut o
Empirical Systems Aerospace (ESAero) is conducting fit checks with an advanced wing for NASA’s X-57 electric propulsion demonstrator as the X-plane progresses toward a first flight at Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB in California.
The drive to develop Japan’s first commercial aircraft since 1974 hits another stumbling block as flight tests are halted and production is shut down. Aviation Week editors discuss whether the regional jet program will survive—and whether its troubles will benefit Embraer.
COMAC C919s have been added to an agreement with China Express Airlines that was originally limited to acquiring ARJ21 regional jets from the state manufacturer.
Having learned first-hand the challenges of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles, a group of former Airbus Vahana team members have launched a company to develop a hybrid-electric short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft for short-haul aerial logistics.
Electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing startup Lilium has raised an additional $35 million from Baillie Gifford, a Scotland-based investment management partnership with investments in SpaceX, Tesla, Amazon and other technology companies.
