Aircraft & Propulsion

Leonardo is the subject of a $2.6 billion compensation claim launched Jan. 10 by the family of a Thai billionaire who was killed in an AW169 crash in 2018.

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

Spirit AeroSystems is making progress in its bid sell its Prestwick, Scotland, facility that supports Airbus programs, Airbus' Commercial CEO said.

Aviation is a target as startup Aionics applies AI tools to the design of new electrolytes for batteries.

Large geometry model trained on numerical simulation data cuts the time required for aerostructures design.

Royal NLR plans to convert its Velis Electro battery-powered research aircraft for crewed flight testing of fuel-cell propulsion using liquid hydrogen.

The Liaoning General Aviation Academy's electric RX4E has received Chinese type certification to the equivalent of the FAA’s Part 23 airworthiness regulations.

A decade after the A350’s debut with Qatar Airways, Airbus aims to replicate its success in the freighter market.

The aerospace supplier is a shell of its former self after being “cash cowed” by its parent company for several decades.

The U.S. Commerce Department is considering imposing a rule that could restrict or ban drones made in China due to the national security risks they pose.

Boeing continues to report steady progress on a long-term quality improvement plan seen as required for ensuring factory stability.

Some aerospace students assert that the industry is doing too little too late about sustainability.

Internet images show a new Chinese combat aircraft with a cockpit and stealthy configuration, including a diamond-style wing with no vertical tails.

Just as Boom Supersonic's XB-1 flew its fastest test mission to date, funding challenges remain front and center.

Joby says it has completed initial testing under FAA Type Inspection Authorization (TIA), with agency personnel assessing human factors and flight safety in a type-conforming flight deck using a company simulator.

Safran has sold its North American electromechanical actuation businesses to Woodward as it seeks to address antitrust concerns related to a deal with RTX.

Archer has announced that construction of its high-rate manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia, has been completed.

Air-breathing systems for supersonic and hypersonic platforms edge closer to flight as scaled ground demonstrators and rig tests progress

The 23-year-old fighter program will be revamped again for combat requirements in the 2030s, if it can overcome skepticism from new quarters.

Syria returns to the headlines after a bloody year of conflict between Israel and Iranian proxies.

MRO shops will continue to ensure the global fleet has as much capacity as possible as OEMs struggle to meet production and performance targets.

New orders are rolling in, buoyed by upticks in defense spending and increased demand from the public safety, air ambulance and energy sectors.

Japan has set an ambitious target of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. Would hybrid-electric or hydrogen-powered regional airliners make a dent in its domestic aviation carbon emissions?

Johannes Bussmann will become CEO of MTU Aero Engines in 2025 succeeding Lars Wagner.

Boeing did not rush its production restart following the strike, and the climb to needed rates—notably for the 737—will not come quickly.