Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Joby achieved a major feat in its eVTOL development program late last month when its S4 air taxi made the first piloted transition between vertical hover and forward cruise.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau
As both Airbus and Boeing push to deliver more aircraft to eager customers, they are tackling different sets of issues.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Earlier this week, an industry anniversary passed: 20 years ago, the Airbus A380 performed its first flight in Toulouse.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Daniel Williams, Guy Ferneyhough
As Airbus and Boeing face up to the new tariff environment it is the European OEM that circumstances continue to favor when it comes to market access in China.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Robert Wall
Rolls-Royce says it can deal with newly announced tariffs as it stuck to its full-year guidance in a May 1 update on the financial performance of the business.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Thin wing technology remains the key focus for the future single-aisle as Boeing hits reset on the high-wing truss-braced wing demonstrator.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau
Tariffs introduced by the U.S. government are proving to be a big financial burden and a logistical nightmare for aerospace.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau, Ben Goldstein
Hybrid-electric aircraft manufacturer Heart Aerospace has decided to move its corporate headquarters from Save airport near Gothenburg, Sweden, to Los Angeles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Aerospace intends to expand global operations and ramp up production across its defense and aerostructures businesses.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
A study in Germany on the use of SAF in helicopters, has confirmed considerable reductions in soot particles, confirming cleaner and greener operation of rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sash Tusa
Disjointed U.S. tariff policy has led to cascading confusion within the aerospace industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Airbus is set to take over more of Spirit AeroSystems than originally planned to ensure a more reliable flow of parts for the A350 and A220 programs.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Since GE and Safran share CFM’s revenue but only a small part of the costs, tariffs will test the 50-year-old joint venture in an unpredictable way.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Beijing has chosen to exempt some aircraft parts from import tariffs introduced as part of the escalated trade conflict with the U.S. according to Safran's CEO.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
Not everyone is buying into the hype surrounding electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft and distributed electric propulsion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By William Garvey
“If that’s a business jet, it needs winglets,” blended winglet chief Joe Clark said about the nascent Boeing Business Jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Boeing is pausing development of the X-66 transonic truss-braced wing aircraft with NASA and reallocating resources to get the 737-7, 737-10 and 777X certified.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
United Rotorcraft hopes to gain Transport Canada certification for its Airbus Super Puma firefighting modification package this summer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Yakovlev has flown a prototype of its Superjet 100 regional jet in an all-Russian configuration powered by PD-8 engines for the first time.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne, Guy Norris
Seeking unprecedented levels of electrical power generation and thermal management, the GCAP engine team has ditched an adaptive-cycle concept.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Trent 7000/1000TEN Phase 2 durability enhancement package tests are underway as Rolls targets on-condition maintenance in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Boeing has divested Jeppesen, ForeFlight, AerData and OzRunways to software-focused private equity investor Thoma Bravo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The medium-thrust UltraFan design launch signals Rolls’ commitment to single-aisle market ventures as its large engine variant moves toward new tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Another Chinese eVTOL flies; artificial intelligence beats human in drone race; detonation-powered hypersonics.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
The AVIC AG600 has attained type-certification from the CAAC; at a MTOW of 60 tons, it is the world’s largest commercial amphibian aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation