Aircraft & Propulsion

CEO Klaus Roewe says the shift of the Lilium Jet’s first flight into early 2025 is linked to some key suppliers missing out on EASA software validation requirements.

Aerospace engineers 2Excel have begun adding lumps and bumps to a Boeing 757 that will help test the future GCAP fighter aircraft's potential sensor suite and mission systems.

P&WC is working with Maeve on a propulsion system for the European startup's planned hybrid-electric regional turboprop for the 80-seat-class market.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has agreed to perform a flight demonstration of ZeroAvia’s ZA2000 hydrogen-electric engines in 2026.

Embraer is introducing an automatic takeoff function onto its E2 family of passenger jets, leading to much-enhanced range capabilities from short runways.

Speaking at Farnborough Airshow, Boom founder and CEO Blake Scholl shared plans to begin full-scale core tests of its Overture airliner's Symphony engine in 18 months.

The Radia WindRunner is specifically designed to transport the largest and most efficient wind turbine blades and components directly to wind farm sites.

Safran will provide the electrical power generation system for the Boeing X-66A aircraft, which forms part of NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project.

NASA Test Pilot Nils Larson spoke to Aviation Week about the space agency's mission to develop a "quiet" supersonic aircraft.

Pratt says the engine developed for the company’s Hybrid-Electric Propulsion (HEP) flight demonstrator has run at full power for the first time.

We take a look at how the static display at Farnborough Airshow's ground crews handle the arrival and positioning of aircraft for the static display.

Airbus Helicopters has selected a hybrid-electric propulsion system to be developed by Pratt & Whitney Canada and Collins Aerospace for its H145-based PioneerLab technology demonstrator.

From uncrewed vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to heavy-lift tiltwings, Sikorsky’s family of systems shares common components.

Heat exchanger for hydrogen engines; conformal LH2 tank; fuel system for LH2; and fuel-cell powertrain tested.

Jekta has selected ZeroAvia to develop a hydrogen-electric, fuel-cell-powered version of its PHA-ZE 100 amphibian, originally designed to rely on batteries.

RTX companies Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney have achieved sustained turbogenerator operation in its STEP-Tech demonstrator, marking a key milestone.

RTX’s strategic push toward more sustainable hybrid-electric aviation is accelerating with key advances in motor, motor-generator and control technologies.

Boeing is starting to see significant flow improvements in 737 MAX production, Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stephanie Pope said ahead of Farnborough Airshow.

Rolls-Royce is preparing for growing demand from the freighter market thanks to the Airbus A350F and A330P2F programs.

Customer complaints and a desire to boost performance are driving a series of enhancements into the widebody engine family.

Tier 1 and 2 aerospace supplier Triumph Group has unveiled a new set of high-level managers.

The Airbus A321XLR equipped with CFM Leap 1A engines has received its type certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.

The uncertainty for the Next-Generation Air Dominance program opens new doors for the F-22 fleet, which was once threatened with replacement.

Manufacturers need to update operational capabilities and schedules to manage the commercial aircraft industry through its supply and demand misalignment.

This week’s Flight Friday looks at how the Rolls-Royce-powered Boeing 787s are faring in terms of utilization.