Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Laflamme Aero has started responding to commercial requests for the tandem-rotor LX300 uncrewed helicopter, a company official says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno
The manufacturer’s key targets for 737 and 787 production remain in place, but mounting problems in the short run will not spare its balance sheet.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
The European Commission has approved up to $1.5 billion in state aid to support development and deployment of a hydrogen value chain for the transport sector.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
German police are investigating a collision between a consumer drone and a German Air Force Eurofighter combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
CAE and its partners have passed the PDR for their program to electrify the Piper Archer training aircraft and are heading into detail design of the testbed.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
The company’s engineers are working on the business jet’s architecture, starting with a digital twin.
EBACE

By Keith Mwanalushi
Lilium signed a licensing agreement with Dedienne Aerospace at EBACE 2024 covering tooling for production and maintenance operations.
EBACE

By Ben Goldstein
The aircraft will rival the carrying capacity of the largest civilian helicopters but with lower operating costs and a far superior noise and emissions footprint.
EBACE

By Steve Trimble
The sensor upgrade will be installed on the CH-149s as part of the C$1 billion ($734 million) Cormorant Mid-Life Update program.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Ben Goldstein
The initial aircraft is planned to launch into a company testing program around the end of this year using only the thermal engine.
EBACE

By Angus Batey
The system is intended to enable dispatchers, controllers and pilots to see which areas and contrail formation altitudes to avoid.
EBACE

By Daniel Williams
New, more capable single-aisle turboprops have shaken up deliveries in the business aviation turboprop market.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Jeremy Kariuki
Despite rising geopolitical tensions and economic strains, President and CEO Eric Trappier expressed confidence in Dassault’s market performance at EBACE.
EBACE

By Angus Batey
In 2023, Airbus Helicopters booked 74 sales, representing 42% of the total orders placed across all corporate helicopter manufacturers in the year.
EBACE

By Graham Warwick
Airbus Cryoprop superconducting propulsion; North American hydrogen hub airports; Aurora’s high-speed VTOL; CAE’s electric Archer trainer.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
EcoJet demonstrator evolves into advanced airborne lab role as Bombardier’s blended wing body business jet research effort continues second flight-test phase.
EBACE

By Ben Goldstein
The recently unveiled redesign of Heart Aerospace's ES-30 regional airliner has received criticism from some corners.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, William Moore, Graham Warwick
In 2021 airlines pledged to hit net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Aviation Week experts debate their progress so far and what approach should be taken going forward.
Check 6

By Guy Norris
Hypersonic startup accelerates development plan with jump to revised Quarterhorse demonstrator strategy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Flying with three engine types, Rolls’ unusually configured testbed is designed for high-altitude evaluation of the Pearl 10X for Dassault’s long-range Falcon.
EBACE

By Brian Everstine
The Survivable Airborne Operations Center award was a major coup for SNC, which for decades has focused on smaller commercial-derivative modificationprograms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Now CEO of Hexcel, Tom Gentile has been reflecting on his time at the helm of troubled aerostructures giant Spirit AeroSystems.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Daniel Williams, Guy Ferneyhough
The opening of final assembly lines in Tianjin, China, and Mobile, Alabama, have shifted the dynamics of Airbus A320 production.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Ben Goldstein
The startup says its revamped hybrid system will increase efficiency, but analysts are not as convinced.
Advanced Air Mobility