Aircraft & Propulsion

Canada backs sustainability research; electric Smartflyer rolls out; NASA’s X-59 fires up engine; and tackling hydrogen engine vibrations.

Xyrec is developing a robotic application in which drag-reducing sharkskin properties could be directly incorporated into aircraft paint.

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

New CEO Kelly Ortberg can focus on reshaping and reinvigorating the battered aerospace giant with the machinists strike resolved.

Even in a duopoly, one company's misfortunate isn't necessarily the other's fortune. Financial analyst Sash Tusa joins our editors to explain why.

Airbus has to deliver a further 211 commercial aircraft over November and December to meet its production target of 770 airliners in 2024.

Rolls-Royce is targeting FAA certification of a Trent 1000 high-pressure turbine blade improvement “in the coming months” after previously projecting the milestone would be reached this year.

Lilium burned through more than $1.4 billion without achieving first flight of its Lilium Jet. Shareholders and customers want answers.

Airbus is seeing the growing impact of problems at key suppliers such as Spirit AeroSystems, with its planned ramp-up for 2025 and beyond at stake.

Seven large uncrewed cargo aircraft have rolled out or flown in the past few months.

The two OEMs’ key challenges are the extensive interdependencies across their shared supply chain.

The show featured a new challenger for broadband inflight connectivity, updates to unconventional aircraft and more.

Front-line workers represented by the International Association of Machinists (IAM) voted Nov. 4 to accept Boeing's latest contract proposal

Uncrewed cargo eSTOL, China’s logistics seaplane and Germany’s megawatt-scale fuel test site.

JetZero has marked a key step toward development of its full-scale blended wing body demonstrator.

Sustainable flight will require businesses that might otherwise have specialized in discrete aerospace tasks to also get involved in nontraditional areas.

Unable to evaluate risks quickly and effectively in Boeing’s vast operation, the FAA depends on Boeing-produced data points to determine the airframer’s health.

Shanghai-based TCab Technology says it has raised “several hundred million yuan” to promote industrialization of the E20 eVTOL air taxi.

Small startups in Airbus’ home city have the potential to drive technological advancements in the industry.

Japan plans to fly a supersonic demonstrator with robust low boom.

The 200-seat double-deck design seeks to increase efficiency.

Boeing and the International Association of Machinists (IAM) have reached a new tentative agreement that will be presented for a vote Nov. 4.

Reaction Engines, the UK-U.S.-based pioneer of hypersonic propulsion and thermal management systems, has been forced into closure.

The ES1000, from Beijing-based manufacturer Yifei Aviation Technology, uses distributed hybrid-electric propulsion and blown lift for short takeoff and landing.

There is a silver lining on the clouds that formed this year over Seattle, Wichita and elsewhere: the future looks undeniably brighter.