Aviation Week & Space Technology

A manufacturing fault in a YF-77 engine caused China’s July 2 launch failure. No other Chinese rocket uses that engine type.

New 2,500-3,000+ shp turboshaft builds on Safran’s RTM322 and Tech3000 experience.

The company has submitted its final bid to NASA for development of the agency’s Quiet Supersonic Transport or QueSST low-boom flight demonstrator; it is one of two competitors to do so.

Tests demonstrate stable combustion and reliable start-up for the LE-9 main engine of Japan’s H3 space launcher.

The low-cost carrier had grand plans for rapid expansion, but these have been cast into doubt after a slate of troubles, many of its own making.

The true first flight milestone will occur sometime in late October or early November, when the aircraft hovers about 20-30 ft. off the ground for about 1-2 hr. of powered hover testing.

Sponsored by Boeing, the three-phase $2 million Go Fly competition is aimed at developing a safe, viable personal air vehicle and encompasses a wide range of parameters.

Air traffic management optimization looks like low-hanging fruit for fuel efficiency, given the results of recent extended arrival management tests in Europe.

Uncertainty about the U.S. defense spending forecast and concerns about share prices are part of the explanation.

Fly/ride range extender; Volocopter flies in Dubai; EasyJet thinks electric; Drone+van delivery; Passenger Drone’s eVTOL.

International Space Station is serving as testbed for critical deep-space travel technologies, including life support, water recycling and trash management.

As airliner connectivity broadens to benefit passengers, a cybersecurity threat may be opening to more crucial aircraft systems.

Lt. Gen. John Thompson is taking the reins at a critical moment for U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center.

Lufthansa and EasyJet both figure to benefit greatly as the result of bankruptcy deals.

Import duties for aircraft cannot be the solution to tackle subsidies in aerospace. The industry and regulators have to define standards acceptable worldwide.

Spare parts represent a large portion of aerospace exports and could benefit from the bank’s credit assistance.

Electronics miniaturization coupled with propulsion and airframe upgrades are making smaller unmanned aircraft increasing capable in a widening range of roles.

International planning group envisions human missions to the Moon’s Aitkin Basin, supported by NASA’s Deep Space Gateway.

Beijing could add two or three modules to the planned three-node station if enough countries express interest.

Russia and China each have plans for an engine for the widebody now called the CR929. But they have agreed to cooperate.

In this week's Washington Outlook: Rand report looks at ways to stop proliferation of the world’s fastest weapons; filling top civilian jobs at Pentagon taking longer; Boeing under pressure.

Orbital ATK’s sale to Northrop Grumman may—or may not—be the end of an era, but it definitely is for one person.

China’s commercial aircraft builder, Comac, was obviously not ready for flight testing when it flew the C919 for the first time in May.

How many ARJ21s will finally be built remains a matter of speculation, although the manufacturer is planning to deliver the 67th unit by the end of 2020.

DARPA taps Reaction Engines to conduct high-temperature testing of the precooler technology for its proposed hypersonic air-breathing, Sabre rocket concept.