Aircraft & Propulsion

Daher, a tier-one supplier of major composites and metallic subassemblies, has entered final negotiations with Triumph for the acquisition of a metal aerostructures factory in Stuart, Florida.

An ATR 72-600 prototype performed a series of ground and flight tests with one of its turboprop engines running on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

The project is symbolic of the closer UK-Japan links, UK Asia-Pacific pivot and Japan broadening defense relationships beyond U.S.

The LMS-901 Baikal light turboprop is seen as a successor to Russia’s ageing fleet of Soviet mass-produced Antonov An-2 piston-engine utility aircraft.

Boom’s supersonic flight path continues with engine tests on the XB-1 and a decision to assemble the Overture airliner in North Carolina.

Universal Hydrogen has completed a 1-megawatt iron bird for ground testing of its zero-emissions fuel-cell propulsion system and announced the first customer in France for its regional aircraft conversion.

A look at the most recent passenger-to-freighter conversion developments across the world.

Honeywell is preparing to begin an accelerated development and test program for an aircraft electric propulsion unit developed with Japanese electric motor producer Denso.

For U.S. leaders, the Lockheed-Aerojet acquisition was too much to ignore. In the future, smaller is better.

Electric Power Systems is to supply the battery system for French startup VoltAero’s prototype Cassio 330 hybrid-electric aircraft.

Ahead of Boeing’s latest financial results released Jan. 26, financial analysts knew Boeing would be reporting on another ugly quarter and another ugly year.

A technology demonstrator based on the Airbus C295 military transport and aimed at regional aviation sustainability has made its first flight in Seville, Spain.

Boom Supersonic has announced plans to develop a production, test and delivery facility for its Overture supersonic airliner at Piedmont Triad International Airport near Greensboro, North Carolina.

Elroy unveils preproduction Chaparral unmanned cargo aircraft and an order commitment from Mesa Airlines.

Listen in as Aviation Week editors review the AIAA’s annual SciTech forum which returned as an in-person event this month.

The construction of a wind tunnel by Turkish Aerospace hints at the scale of the country’s aerospace ambitions.

Another piece of low-boom supersonic design puzzle in place, as high-speed wind tunnel tests a perfect match of complex CFD predictions.

X-59 undergoes proof tests in Texas ahead of first flight in California later in 2022.

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

Safran has invested in Ineratec, a German startup developing technology for the production of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels using renewable energy and recycled CO2.

Two early-stage startups have joined forces to lay the foundations for an on-demand regional air service in Western Australia using small electric aircraft.

More sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plants are being announced in the U.S. and Middle East as energy companies respond to commitments from airlines to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Defiant clears mission profile tests; South Korea’s big missile export deal; Storm Shadow upgrade tests; and BrahMos’ first sale abroad.

Leaders in electrified aviation must fly certifiable prototypes in next 12-18 months to meet service-entry targets of 2024-25.

UK startup Electric Aviation Group is continuing its strategy of building out the enabling technologies for its planned zero-emissions 90-seat hydrogen hybrid-electric regional airliner, the H2ERA.