Aircraft & Propulsion

German eVTOL manufacturer Lilium has signed a formal partnership with its avionics provider Honeywell and Japanese automotive specialist DENSO to co-develop and manufacture electric motors for the Lilium Jet.

Five years since it was created from the rotary-wing operations of its parent company, Airbus Corporate Helicopters has managed to grow its market share while weathering the COVID-19 pandemic and economic headwinds.

Can Magic Carpet render undergraduate carrier landings unnecessary for future Navy pilots

Regional jet OEM has issued an RFI to engine-makers for a powerplant that features 20% lower fuel burn.

Supply chain disruptions are flaring, but Spirit AeroSystems remains confident. One quiet project helps explain why.

Heavy-aircraft pilots will use simulators to bridge the gap between the initial turboprop trainer and operational aircraft.

Subscale flight test; Nordic electric seaplane; shaped by flow control; and net-zero across the Atlantic.

ATR’s EVO plan offers engine-makers a new regional hybrid-electric power opportunity.

Canberra is spending an additional A$454 million ($313.3 million) to acquire seven more Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bats and expand industrial capability.

The promise of Single European Sky has yet to be realized 20 years on, but concrete advances can be seen in the continent’s airspace.

Unmanned Logistics System emerges as the top priority as attack and utility fleet replacement is deferred.

The country's adoption of the Gulfstream G550 for intelligence-gathering aligns with the trend of modifying special-mission business jets.

Australian startup believes ammonia fuel can allow existing engines and aircraft to be modified to carbon-free propulsion.

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

Graham Webb, Pratt & Whitney’s Chief Sustainability Officer, tells Lee Ann Shay about what needs to be done now to reduce aviation’s carbon footprint.

When OEMs launch a new airplane program, they will need supplier partners to help shoulder the burden of development.

Market demand for the A320neo family remains strong, but Airbus is delaying A321XLR entry-into-service due to certification issues.

Swedish Biofuels has announced plans to bring 400,000 metric tons (130 million gal) of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) annually to the Swedish market by building three new plants producing alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) fuel.

Renewed focus on narrowbody aircraft and the U.S. pilot shortage challenge RJ operations.

Pyka plans to develop and manufacture an autonomous aircraft for agriculture and cargo applications with a control center.

ZeroAvia’s second testbed; Hydrogen for GA; Cyrogenic propulsion plan; and Hydroplane modifies Cherokee.

Flight tests of Roc build on reliability of baseline Boeing 747 engines, gear and system components as test campaign intensifies.

The development phase for the Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft has been extended four years due to COVID-19 supply chain delays.

NASA is preparing its X-57 Maxwell all-electric experimental aircraft for its first flight test this summer.

Growing defense roles, including responsive launch and hypersonic tests, factor in Virgin Orbit near-term capability goals.