Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Startup begins converting 70-seat Dash 8 Q400 to test a 2-megawatt-class hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Richard Aboulafia
Changes to India’s military procurement process would have implications for the broader world combat aircraft market.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
French air safety investigation bureau BEA has started an investigation after an Emirates-operated Airbus A380 was found damaged by a potential drone collision.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Active flutter control; humanoid robot pilot; delivery drone detect-and-avoid; heavy-lift VTOL demonstrators.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
After three decades of studies, the BWB will finally become full-scale as JetZero and Scaled Composites ramp up for a multirole U.S. Air Force project.
Emerging Technologies

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Richard Aboulafia
As Russia pulls out of the CR929 and Airbus and Boeing sit on their hands, JetZero is showing that its radical new concept just might be for real.
Check 6

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
The initial set of checks flags 201 engines on Airbus A320neo-family aircraft and requires pulling them from service by late September.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Boom Supersonic has received an FAA experimental certificate of airworthiness for its XB-1 technology demonstrator, meaning flight-testing can now get underway.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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