Aircraft & Propulsion

Airframers must remember that these funds preserve their wealth in part by avoiding risk and pursuing relatively safe investments.

The strike by IAM District 751 and W24 workers is the first exogenous crisis for suppliers since the pandemic. Managing it may feel similar.

Airbus Helicopters UK has formally opened its new headquarters at London Oxford Airport, making what Chairman John Harrison calls a £55 million ($73 million) "investment not only in our infrastructure, but also in a better future."

Textron Aviation presented its best and final offer of a new four-year labor contract to the machinists union Sept. 18, one which includes a 26% wage increase over the life of the contract. Union leaders recommend acceptance.

As negotiators enter the final stages of labor contract negotiations, Textron Aviation workers are prepared to strike as union leaders say the sides remain far apart on key issues.

As the Swedish hybrid-electric startup takes a step toward flying a prototype of its regional aircraft, the road to certification remains long and risky.

Embraer has revealed new details about its Energia regional aircraft concept studies.

Performance goals for the next generation of aircraft will benefit from progress in measurement techniques and a drive to increase investments in test centers.

The clear gulf dividing Europe and North America over the level and intensity of hydrogen propulsion research appears to be of growing concern to Airbus.

MD is the latest company to throw its hat into the emerging regional air mobility sector, with plans for an electric 10-seater called the MDA1.

Boom Supersonic is beginning to step up the pace of its XB-1 demonstrator flight test program following a third sortie from Mojave Air & Space Port, California.

Inside a drive/fly eVTOL; NASA joins GoAero Prize; engine lubrication in a pod; and lithium-ion device fires on the rise.

ATR has revealed new details of the preliminary hybrid power system architecture under study for the company’s advanced EVO family.

The final tranche of funding for hydrogen-electric propulsion startup ZeroAvia came from the Scottish National Investment Bank.

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

Boeing's unionized workers at its major manufacturing hub in the Seattle area have overwhelmingly voted to go on strike with immediate effect.

Heart also plans to fly the X1 within the next six months from a yet-to-be-decided airport in the U.S., which would make it the first new-generation hybrid aircraft to reach that milestone.

The advancement of hydrogen and electric propulsion research at Royal NLR comes as several Netherlands-based companies are designing new-generation aircraft.

A nonpublic investigation into the recent crash highlights an increasing disconnect between the U.S. Air Force and Navy program offices.

Aerodynamic checks following unexpected handling issues on the first flight were added as a precautionary step in flight control modification.

U.S. Air Force and Army support finally takes Piasecki’s Ares into the air.

Aviation needs other transport sectors such as road transport to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles and meet SAF targets, Boeing's Jim Hileman says.

Asset manager Brookfield plans to invest up to $1.1 billion in Infinium to boost the output of the company's power-to-liquid e-fuel production plant in Texas.

Airbus UAM CEO Balkiz Sarihan tells Aviation Week the CityAirbus NextGen full-scale eVTOL prototype is on track to make its first flight before year-end.

Dewar was most recently senior vice president and general manager of the Airbus A220 program.