Aircraft & Propulsion

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

The trinational engine effort aims to bring adaptive-cycle power and propulsion to the Future Combat Air System fighter.

Engine and toilet woes give way to tariff concerns as the biggest questions for Airbus’ outlook.

JetZero has selected Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the manufacturing and final assembly site for its BWB aircraft.

As production-standard engines add hours, design changes gain pre-delivery experience.

As the Paris Air Show opens, tensions between Europe and the U.S. are at a new high.

While preparing to launch its next-generation GTF Advantage, Pratt & Whitney is offering a durability-boosting retrofit for the existing base engine variant.

Michael Schreyögg talks with Aviation Week about everything from defense investments to future powerplant pursuits.

From commercial aircraft to defense to space, CEO Guillaume Faury looks to shape Airbus’ path forward.

GE Aerospace laid out plans during a recent media event for testing and fielding its fully integrated, hypersonic propulsion systems for missiles and aircraft.

In the U.S., politically there’s never been a better time since the 1960s to develop a civil supersonic aircraft.

Dutch startup Maeve Aerospace has redesigned its planned hybrid-electric regional aircraft to target the replacement of today’s regional jets beginning around the middle of the next decade.

U.S. President Donald Trump issued executive orders directing FAA to take immediate action to expand drone operations and strengthen counter-drone capabilities.

Safran Landing Systems is counting on new production facilities at its Molsheim site in eastern France to keep up with demand for landing gear.

Factorial Energy has shipped its first solid-state lithium-metal battery cells for drone use to Avidrone Aerospace, a developer of long-range UAS.

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury has reaffirmed Airbus’ commitment to launching a new narrowbody around the turn of the decade in an interview with Aviation Week.

The aerospace supply chain has begun to show signs of improvement, but tariffs and restructuring are adding new risk.

GE Aerospace believes the fielding of the first adaptive cycle engine for fighter aircraft could be accelerated.

Europe has a role to play as a sustainability driver, but the region’s airlines have cast doubt on sustainable aviation fuel targets.

MIT’s sodium fuel cell; airship testing expands; integrating hydrogen propulsion; and nuclear battery for lunar power.

The budget calls for NASA in fiscal 2026 to develop a new strategy to maintain U.S. leadership in aviation and focuses aeronautics research in four main areas.

The U.S. has suspended sales of aircraft technologies to China for use by state-owned commercial aircraft manufacturer Comac, industry sources say.

A powder metal part-contamination problem affects hundreds of Pratt & Whitney PW2000 engines on Boeing 757s and C-17s that will require inspections.

Liebherr Aerospace Toulouse is preparing several scenarios for future cabin air systems and airframe anti-icing systems, depending on various energy sources.

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