Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The captive-carry Talon campaigns should clear Stratolaunch’s Boeing 747 and Roc for a double hypersonic test attempt in early 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan's and Poland's drone associations have signed a letter of intent aimed at strengthening uncrewed systems industries and supply chain resilience.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Despite post-pandemic growth, stalled flagship programs raise questions about whether the commercial market is ready for the next leap in rotorcraft technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
Though supply chain troubles continue to slow down moves to higher production levels, both large aircraft manufacturers are displaying more optimism.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
Competition to power the emerging collaborative combat aircraft market is intense, with U.S. and international plans to spend billions in the next five years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Following five years of headwinds and with bulging order backlogs, is the commercial engine sector finally in for smoother sailing in 2026?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Daniel Williams
Flight Friday looks at how flights (cycles) for widebodies still in production, Airbus A330/A350 and Boeing’s 777/787, stack up over the last six years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Startup Evio is collaborating with Pratt & Whitney Canada on development of a hybrid-electric 76/88-seater.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
AVIC says it has conducted the first flight of a large uncrewed aerial system called SS-UAV Jiu Tian, or Nine Heavens, designed to be a drone mothership.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno, Sean Broderick
Financial outlook tracking with improved production, delivery performance, prompting talk of hitting lofty cash-flow targets.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Saab plans to fly an uncrewed aircraft in 2026 using a software-defined fuselage as part of an initiative to optimize processes to field equipment faster.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Boom Supersonic is developing an industrial gas turbine version of its Symphony turbofan to power AI data centers which will fund its Mach 1.7 Overture airliner.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Outbound, one of three U.S. startups known to be working on BWB commercial aircraft, is shutting down—and a co-founder is sharing lessons learned.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Beehive says Frenzy test results for performance, ignition at altitude, operability, and durability “met or exceeded challenging Air Force requirements.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Confident about overcoming design challenges, Aura Aero presses on with hybrid-electric ERA development.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon says there is a commitment to deliver a new U.S. Navy fighter even as the F/A-XX source selection process remains stalled and industrial base capacity is uncertain.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Alan Dron
EASA has granted a Supplemental Type Certificate to Sweden's Taby Air Maintenance for the company’s Saab 2000 Cargo Conversion.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Joe Anselmo, Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau
Airbus will again miss its delivery target due to supplier quality problems as Boeing’s turnaround takes another step forward. Listen in as our editors break it all down.
Check 6

By Jens Flottau
Reaching its 2025 delivery goal was always going to be challenging for Airbus. Now it turns out it is unachievable.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Prague-based hybrid-VTOL startup Zuri is planning a major shift from years of subscale demonstrators to a full-envelope tiltrotor prototype flight campaign in 2026.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris, Jens Flottau
The Middle East, as the crucible for challenging durability and performance conditions, is the focus for ongoing dust ingestion engine tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Fokker Next Gen has closed its legal entity in Latvia to focus its main activities in the Netherlands, according to LIAA.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
Boeing envisions FAA certification of its 737-10 “later” in 2026.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
Boeing CFO Jay Malave said that the company expects to report a $2 billion cash burn for all of 2025, better than predicted.
Aircraft & Propulsion