Aircraft & Propulsion

Electric flight startup ZeroAvia has completed its first electrically driven flight in the UK as it gears up its operations to demonstrate a 250-300-nm flight with its hydrogen fuel cell technology.

Growing demand for freight capacity has led cargo specialist DHL Express to increase its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) fleet with the addition of two Boeing 767-300Fs.

Ask the Editors: Airbus is focusing on extending the A220’s longer routes while Embraer struggles with bundling and pricing for the E2.

Boeing has told its primary 737 supplier Spirit AeroSystems to produce only 72 shipsets this year.

Ask the Editors: Airlines may be concerned about crowding in cabin aisles, but adopting ICAO’s guidelines would be the best practice.

IATA has launched a new incident reporting tool designed to help airlines reduce and manage security risks.

Airbus conducted six dedicated test flights over nine months as part of the research project that culminated in April with the milestone first fully

The near-term solution to resolving whether Ligado Networks’ planned 5G towers threaten GPS reception may be to appoint an independent, third-party engineering firm or laboratory to make an objective assessment.

Certification of the aircraft, its propulsion system and operating rules are a first, European regulators say.

The situation calls for companies and leaders that can act fast and think ahead.

Ask the Editors: Composite use is growing as a percentage of weight for manufacturers. Repair and recycling knowledge also are improving.

Airbus has completed the first fully automated vision-based taxi, takeoff and landing using an A350-1000.

The FAA plans to restart its effort to mandate safety management systems (SMS) for manufacturers “shortly,” Administrator Steve Dickson said, calling the move “the biggest thing we can do” to improve how the agency oversees product certification.

Usually when a recession hits, secondary business priorities get pushed aside. Investments typically fall into that category, and venture capital (VC) experiments—a hard sell to corporate CFOs in a good time—appear all but doomed.

A U.S. startup that is working with Boom Supersonic to develop a carbon-neutral fuel for future high-speed airliners has received an investment from the venture-capital arm of carmaker BMW.

Ask the Editors: The best way to understand the fate of the SpaceJet is to look to the parent company, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

Waffling politicians usually are nothing to celebrate, but this time President Donald Trump was right on the money.

Last quarter, Amazon grew its year-over-year sales 26%. The percentage was slightly higher in its key North American market that generates 60% of its business.

If China closes its borders to jetliner imports, the C919 and CR929 will enjoy very solid production runs.

Ask the Editors: Emirates is highly dependent on the A380, and how fast it returns depends on how quickly the long-haul market rebounds.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) is back in the business of supporting Boeing and General Electric (GE)—leading aerospace and defense

In a way, it is typical for Slattery that he is emerging from what looked like a bleak professional situation, given his own expectations, to landing one of the biggest jobs the industry has to offer: CEO of GE Aviation.

Mitsubishi Aircraft confirmed its commitment to achieving certification for the first SpaceJet version but indicated no immediate return to flight testing.

John Slattery, who has led Embraer’s Commercial Aviation business since 2016, will become CEO of commercial and military aircraft engine giant GE Aviation on Sept. 1, replacing David Joyce, who will retire, General Electric announced June 15.

Commercial aerospace suppliers remain on edge for more production rate reductions from Airbus and Boeing, the makers of large commercial aircraft. No