Aircraft & Propulsion

Helicopter lessor GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) plans to become a rotorcraft operator with the takeover of Belgium-based NHV Group.

Automated Black Hawk; Eve’s eVTOL flies; Arctic auroral radar; controlling thin wings.

On Dec. 27, 2025, Russia's aviation authority Rosaviatsia issued its approval of an all-Russian modification of the Tupolev Tu-214 narrowbody.

Customer demand has made the Airbus A321neo the most successful single-aisle aircraft, currently representing 64% of all A320neo-family orders.

India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has completed the first flight of the commercial version of the indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter.

Hybrid focus for Clean Aviation; exhaust additives reduce contrails; point-to-point cargo eVTOL demo; and anti-jamming for urban air taxis.

A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision to ban Chinese-made drones for communications has instilled uncertainty among public-sector users.

As 2026 beckons, engine-makers position themselves for the industry’s most valuable prize: a place on the next-gen Airbus and Boeing single-aisle aircraft.

The wind-tunnel trials tested active control of a high-aspect-ratio wing while controlling the thin, flexible wing’s response to maneuver loads and gusts.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has signaled a desire to revitalize the agency’s aeronautics program, calling for more experimental X-planes.

In a reverse of its previous policy, Boeing is requesting an exemption from regulations prohibiting production of the current 777F beyond the end of 2027.

Onera has started using a new test facility for structural materials, applying new methods to a Clean Aviation project on airframes for hydrogen propulsion.

Boeing has delivered almost 540 aircraft by the end of November; there is still an outside possibility it can hit almost 650 deliveries by the end of the year.

As of the end of November, Airbus had delivered nearly 660 aircraft; to get to its new target, the European airframer needs to deliver around 130 aircraft.

Joby Aviation plans to double its U.S. manufacturing capacity to support production of up to four aircraft per month by 2027.

In this special anniversary episode of Check 6 Revisits, Pratt & Whitney President Shane Eddy and Aviation Week editors Guy Norris and Christine Boynton delve into the engine-maker’s achievements over its first century.

Gas turbines still dominate Pratt & Whitney’s future road map, but emerging new cycles and alternative fuels will also play a major role.

Energy-saving formation flying; airports as hydrogen hubs; electric trainer advances; urban eVTOL test flights.

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

Taiwan's and Poland's drone associations have signed a letter of intent aimed at strengthening uncrewed systems industries and supply chain resilience.

Though supply chain troubles continue to slow down moves to higher production levels, both large aircraft manufacturers are displaying more optimism.

Following five years of headwinds and with bulging order backlogs, is the commercial engine sector finally in for smoother sailing in 2026?

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

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.

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.