Aircraft & Propulsion

Rolls-Royce has begun bench tests of its first 320-kW electric motor demonstrator for potential regional aircraft applications.

The two front-runners in the nascent U.S. air taxi market have staked out sharply different paths in their manufacturing strategies.

In a wide-ranging interview, Culp talks about the new company’s future and says he has no interest in taking his turnaround skills to Boeing.

High-speed testbeds make progress; validating a digital twin; non-CO2 emissions road map; power-beamed UAV; SAF via bacteria.

Startup plans to support growth in onshore wind energy generation by transporting larger turbine blades.

While French innovators are making gradual progress in electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen propulsion, they are looking for critical funding.

Culp has been viewed by many as a logical candidate to lead a turnaround of Boeing.

The carrier expects to confirm deals by the third quarter as order activity in Asia heats up.

Now in its fourth year, the European Commission-led EDF aims to support defense research, development and cooperation among member states.

China’s Sinopec and France's TotalEnergies will jointly establish a sustainable aviation fuel production site in China.

A year after scrapping the SpaceJet program, Japan is revisiting plans to develop its own airliner—this time powered by hydrogen.

The eVTOL industry seems to be in a Boeing 367-like moment.

Demonstrator test program targets development of safety culture and expertise in advance of Boom’s Overture airliner effort.

Blended wing body developer JetZero has received an FAA airworthiness certificate for its 12.5% scaled demo, clearing the uncrewed twin-engine aircraft.

Aviation Week editors break down the seismic leadership changes announced by Boeing and what they mean for the company's future.

Leadership changes at Boeing have Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal out effective immediately, while both CEO Dave Calhoun and chair Larry Kellner revealed their departure dates.

Certifying electric engines; Call for UK hydrogen funding; More eVTOLs for USAF; and the UK’s future flight road map.

Boom Supersonic has flown XB-1 demonstrator, the world’s first privately developed faster-than-sound civil aircraft.

This week’s Flight Friday looks at the return of Asia-Pacific region operators (excluding China and India) to pre-pandemic levels of utilization.

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

FAA revises type certification basis for eVTOLs, beginning with Joby

The aging aircraft’s final deployment measures air quality in Asia as researchers lament lack of space in its replacement, a Boeing 777-200.

CFO Brian West told a Bank of America investor conference that Boeing would buy back Spirit using cash and debt; Boeing ended 2023 with almost $16 billion.

The company is working on changing long-established priorities that valued speed over quality.

Fuel systems for hydrogen; 3D printing on the Moon; LH2 tank breakthrough; the cost of avoiding contrails; and Velis Electro approved for training.