Aircraft & Propulsion

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.

A longer and modernized version of the Dornier 328 carries Deutsche Aircraft’s hopes for a revival of the regional turboprop market.

The LMS-192 Osvey passenger turboprop will take to the air in 2026, according to a Belarusian governor.

A new version of the Dornier 328 turboprop has rolled out of the hangar, as Deutsche Aircraft presents the first prototype of the D328eco.

Editors share their impressions of an in-depth conversation with Kelly Ortberg after the Boeing CEO spoke exclusively with Aviation Week.

Since the beginning of the year, European airlines have been required to report non-CO2 effects. That data could help redefine aviation climate legislation.

The CEO talks about his plans for a turnaround, Boeing’s future in space, when it might launch a new airliner and the huge F-47 fighter win.

Otto Aviation’s Phantom 3500 will be half the weight and cost of competing super-midsize jets.

Cargo UAS collaboration; automating helicopter flight; XTI explores hybrid-electric; riblets for Vueling’s Airbus A320s.

Airbus is exchanging the leadership of its research and technology functions in a far-reaching move that also puts those activities into its airliner division.