Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Airbus' global market forecast predicts some of the fastest-growing segments will be in Asia, saying domestic flying in India will grow by 7.4% annually,
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Battery worries have led Italy-based Tecnam Aircraft to suspend plans to develop the P-Volt all-electric version of the P2012 twin-engine light aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau, Tony Osborne
Airbus has begun work on a next-generation aircraft to enter service in 2035, opting for a novel architecture that may enable use of open-rotor engines.
Paris Air Show

By Jens Flottau
Production issues and supply chain shortages are continuing short-term problems for Airbus, but the OEM must also define a long-term product strategy.
Paris Air Show

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris
Aviation Week editors talk with GE’s CEO about the company’s breakup and new focus on aerospace.
Paris Air Show

By Guy Norris
NASA and Boeing hope the X-66A Sustainable Flight Demonstrator paves the way for more efficient commercial airliner configurations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s May deliveries underscored its commercial programs’ inconsistency of late as 737 MAX handovers rebounded following a decline in April.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
The new short- and medium-haul aircraft will have similar flight envelope characteristics to today’s A320neo family, but much better fuel burn and greater range
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Tthe X-66A is the first in the experimental aircraft series specifically focused on achieving the goal of net-zero aviation greenhouse gas emissions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The piloted, two-seat technology demonstrator for Electra.aero's hybrid-electric ultra-short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft is set to fly this year for testing.
Emerging Technologies

Nico Buchholz, Bjorn Fehrm, Lukas Kaestner, Stephan Uhrenbacher and Mario Vesco
Study shows steps to speed up sustainability are clear and feasible.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers are building prototypes of an air-cooled, 1-megawatt electric motor with high specific power.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Whisper Aero unveiled a concept for an electric regional air mobility aircraft at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Aviation conference.
Emerging Technologies

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran says the airline is working to determine which of four shortlisted companies it will choose for an electric aircraft purchase.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Flyadeal's CEO Con Korfiatis says the carrier is short on aircraft after a significant increase in passenger numbers.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
The Ilyushin Il-96-400M is a new stretched variant of the Il-96 widebody passenger aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The show’s organizers plan to celebrate aviation after a four-year gap.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce Electrical unveils new details on the motors, batteries and gas turbine core set for testing for its all-electric and hybrid-electric portfolio.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Pexco Aerospace's AirShield technology, which creates an invisible shield to reduce particulate transmission between passengers, has received FAA certification.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce is expanding research into hydrogen-fueled aviation and the company has recently launched a hydrogen technology program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
The first flight of Russia's import-substituted version of the Superjet 100 draws closer, but the first aircraft will not be equipped with the PD-8 turbofan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
A seating retrofit program at Jazeera Airways will allow the Kuwaiti LCC to fit an extra row of seats in its aircraft.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Linda Blachly
Airbus said the simpler, lighter bins will lead to an overall improvement of turnaround times and reduce the weight of the cabin structure by around 300 lbs.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Michael Bruno
U.S. multi-industrial provider Barnes is buying engine components specialist MB Aerospace in a deal worth $740 million.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Shifting market dynamics may be leaving the company ideally positioned at the large-aircraft end of the market with the 777-9.
Aircraft & Propulsion