Supersonic airliner developer Boom Technologies has narrowed the choice of candidate powerplants to derivatives of existing low-bypass-ratio turbofans.
The U.S. Air Force will receive the first of its long-awaited Boeing KC-46A aerial refueling tankers in October. The multirole aircraft is capable of air refueling using both boom and hose-and-drogue systems and can carry cargo, passengers and patients.
As countries modernize their rotary-wing fleets, they are bringing much-needed relief to the helicopter manufacturers suffering from a downturn driven by oil and gas industry woes.
Lockheed Martin, General Atomics and Boeing are competing to build the U.S. Navy’s carrier-based unmanned aircraft as the contest comes down to the wire.
The Farnborough Airshow will be buzzing around the digitalization of the aerospace and defense industries. Forget composite materials and Sharklets; think blockchain and artificial intelligence.
As Airbus heads to Farnborough Airshow, it faces potentially devastating fallout of a hard Brexit and the challenges of many changes in top leadership.
Money is central to many of the Joint Strike Fighter’s issues, ranging from whether to repair or replace, to clearing testing and driving down the per-unit price.
Over a dozen countries have varying needs for upgraded combat aircraft or fleet replacements, with the major OEMs in a fierce competition for their business.
The A350-1000 is Airbus' latest widebody and the manufacturer has high hopes the aircraft will be a big sales success. Aviation Week & Space Technology evaluation pilot Tim Wuerfel was given the opportunity to test-fly the aircraft from the company's Toulouse base.
As the 2018 Farnborough Airshow showcases the latest and greatest in aviation and aerospace, we look at some of the technologies shaping the industry’s future.
A multi-industry group is working on a set of standards to make it smoother and easier for airline passengers to access the internet on their own devices.
Most OEMs have programs in the offing, for all-new aircraft or revamped ones. Major manufacturers and startups are pursuing electric-powered regionals.
