Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Bradley Perrett
The C919’s turbofan is due to enter service in 2030. AECC is not waiting to finish that job before beginning an engine for the CR929.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois, John Morris
Bombardier developed two new large-cabin, long-range business jets under cover, helped by a secretly certified engine from Rolls-Royce.
Business Aviation

By Guy Norris, John Morris
The next-generation Pearl 15 engine forms the vanguard of Rolls-Royce’s counter to aggressive competition in the high-end business jet market.
Business Aviation

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

By Jen DiMascio
U.S. lawmaker worries about India’s S-400 deal, Canada’s defense investment plan, General Atomics teams with Canadian companies for RPAS program, and Kazakhstan buys Su-30 fighters.
Defense

By Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau
Some analysts project Iran’s airlines, which operate about 250 aircraft, could absorb as many as 500 new airframes in the next decade or so.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
The criminal investigation is closing in on the people responsible, says the Joint Investigation Team.
Air Transport

By Byron Callan
How Campbell Soup can help defense executives navigate the future.
Defense

By Thierry Dubois
The French aerospace industry’s lobbying association is pushing for its smaller companies to consolidate for survival.
Air Transport

By Rupa Haria, Molly McMillin, Thierry Dubois
The business aviation industry gathered in Geneva for this year’s EBACE convention buoyed by an uplift in market conditions. Big players had plenty to announce and show. Listen in as our team on the ground discusses some of the key developments from EBACE 2018.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Return to flight for S-97 Raider and propulsion testing for SB-1 Defiant are approaching milestones in development of a new class of high-speed helicopter.
Aerospace

The primary electro-optical camera for the Skunk Works U-2S is being upgraded to see across 10 optical frequencies.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick
Flying car maker says scarcity of vertiports drives needs for integrated ground and air approach to door-to-door transport.
Aerospace

By Helen Massy-Beresford
As low-cost carriers continue to target growth, a new report explores the effect their expansion has had on European leisure, work and study habits.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
First British Apaches have been sent to the U.S. for remanufacturing to AH-64E standard.
Defense

By Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick, Adrian Schofield
Airlines have been enjoying low fuel prices for almost four years. But with costs escalating they must be more disciplined about capacity and yield control. Photo: Aaron Tait/BP
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Sikorsky Raider back; Bahaus turbofan concept; Rolls’ new engine research; Cormorant unmanned delivery test; MIT’s Albatross/Sail UAV; Lockheed’s VTOL Stalker.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
The latest version of Boeing’s attack helicopter looks set to be the most successful so far in terms of sales.
Defense

Eric Fanning
Today’s military technologies have grown out of the past’s government-sponsored science.
Defense

By William Garvey
Aircraft by Tecnam, a small, family-owned Italian company, are reinvigorating small city regionals and serving NASA’s e-flight explorations.
Business Aviation

By Arie Egozi, Tony Osborne
The Israeli Air Force has employed the Lockheed Martin-made aircraft across the Middle East.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Britain is looking to step up its role as an international space power not only commercially, but militarily too.
Space

By Bill Carey
The FAA says it has nearly completed the installation of key systems that comprise the NextGen infrastructure.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Performance margins built into Karem’s Butterfly quad-tiltrotor eVTOL have allowed Uber to show its aerial-ride-sharing requirements can be met with available battery technology.
Aerospace

By Adrian Schofield
An ICAO mission to North Korea has yielded aviation safety commitments that could lead to airlines resuming flights through the nation's airspace.
Aviation Week & Space Technology