Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Two U.S. aerospace industry teams have been awarded NASA contracts to study technology for sustainable high-speed airliner designs capable of Mach 2-plus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The goal of the 40-month, $4.2 million project was to actively suppress flutter using onboard sensors, algorithms and control surfaces.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Amazon Prime Air has petitioned the FAA for an exemption to enable BVLOS of its MK27-2 delivery drone upgraded with an optical detect-and-avoid system.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
Western sanctions have impeded Russia’s participation in the widebody program, but China plans to pursue it alone.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Liquid-hydrogen fuel systems; TCab eVTOL flies; Tiltwing UAS demo; New twin launched; Fuel-cell compressor.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
The aircraft will be modified for NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The blended wing is now seen as offering a potential paradigm shift in efficiency for a broader range of aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Enabling contrail avoidance; hybrid regional demonstrator; next-generation HAPS; and quantum computing for R&D.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Aero Challenge Group is to invest “a double-digit million Euro sum” in development of the aircraft designed to carry 1,000 kg of payload or eight passengers.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson, Sean Broderick
Carriers in the U.S. affected by accelerated inspections of certain Pratt & Whitney PW1100 engines are preparing to have aircraft on the ground during the fall.
Airlines & Lessors

Jim Harris
Country-specific policies around climate goals could complicate financial decisions by airlines and OEMs.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel

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

By Graham Warwick
Another eVTOL technology demonstrator crashes during flight testing. Should the industry be worried?
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
Canada-based CAE Inc. beat analysts’ expectations in the April-to-June quarter.
Maintenance & Training

By Graham Warwick
Tier 1 aerospace suppliers see the AAM industry as a way to bridge the business and technology gaps to the next single-aisle airliner.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sash Tusa
The rotary-wing industry model is fracturing, and a much smaller U.S. civil rotorcraft industry is likely as civil and military requirements diverge.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The linkup between Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and Australia’s Hypersonix Launch Systems is the latest in Hypersonix’s growth into the U.S. market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Boeing’s legacy 727 has found an unlikely role as a first responder to global oil spills.
Aircraft & Propulsion

During more than three decades in our Washington bureau, Bond wore many hats: reporter, editor, content innovator and mentor to young journalists.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin, Steve Trimble
Textron Aviation has won type certification from the National Civil Aviation Authority of Brazil (ANAC) for its Cessna 408 SkyCourier utility turboprop.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Comac/CATL electric aircraft venture; high-power silicon battery; JetBlue and carbon capture; and fly/drive evTOL hovers.
Emerging Technologies

By Molly McMillin
Owners of Catalina Aircraft Trust, plan to revive and update the aircraft as a new Next-Generation transport category turboprop with modern technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Spanish defense electronics supplier Indra is taking a stake in compatriot ITP Aero, the aero-engine company sold off by Rolls-Royce in 2021.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Bill Carey, Molly McMillin
A mix of old and new brought thousands of aviation enthusiasts to the annual fly-in and convention in Oshkosh.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Ferneyhough
Rolls management’s top priority is regaining an investment-grade credit rating as work continues on reducing the engine-maker's debt pile.
Aircraft & Propulsion