Program Management

The little-known Canadian company is poised to take over production and support of one of the most widely used regional-turboprop families, the Dash 8 and Q400.

The Air Force’s acceptance of a new refueling tanker will allow the company to start recovering $3.5 billion in losses incurred during eight years of development.

Boeing has completed the first flight of an autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) prototype developed by subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences.

Startup works to balance high- and low-speed requirements for Mach 2.2 airliner, aiming to approach subsonic noise standards.

Initial European studies of distributed hybrid-electric propulsion underscores the challenges to making the technology feasible for large passenger aircraft.

A few details and the probable choice of engines suggest the aircraft will be conceptually like the retired U.S. F-111, but perhaps a lot bigger.

Industry is already stockpiling components—at no small cost—to prevent production disruption in the event of a “no-deal” Brexit.

In a shocking move just three months after founder Paul Allen's death, Stratolaunch has abandoned development of a family of dedicated launchers and PGA rocket engines.

Air Force Undersecretary Matt Donovan told reporters Jan. 18 that the experimentation campaign will continue and details will be revealed in the fiscal 2020 budget request.

Boom’s Overture supersonic airliner will be as quiet on takeoff and landing as subsonic aircraft flying similar routes today, the startup says, providing more insight into its efforts to reconcile the high-speed and low-speed requirements for its Mach 2.2 commercial aircraft.

OEM giant Boeing and top aerostructures provider Spirit AeroSystems signing a master agreement covering several aircraft for years, further pressing suppliers.

Launch of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, originally targeted for its debut flight test on Jan. 17, should take place in early February.

Progress towards completion of the first 777-9 comes as the 777 family passes the 2,000-order milestone, representing an industry record for a widebody model.

As the U.S. Navy prepares to open a competition for a new training helicopter later this month, service officials have released a new production plan that adds flexibility to the final two years of deliveries.

The year ahead holds milestones in human space transport, airliner first flights and new launches and more, but it also promises significant uncertainty.

With a focus on new technology more crucial than ever to maintain its competitive edge, Boeing steps up the tempo of its EcoDemonstrator testbed series.

A national security meeting of Japan’s ruling party has called for the acquisition of shipboard fighters capable of short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL).

NASA seeks industry input on the potential for an electrified aircraft propulsion X-plane demonstrator.

Why the merger with Harris Corp. was the inevitable capstone to a boom-bust story.

The abort was the first unplanned shutdown during a terminal count of a Delta IV Heavy, which has flown 10 times since its debut in 2004.

Rolls-Royce and Uptake are about halfway through a two-month proof of concept to ascertain whether a different data-science approach will improve Trent engines’ reliability—including detecting problems before they occur.

The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider has cleared its critical design review.

Lockheed Martin has begun the second phase of a project to integrate an infrared search and track sensor internally on the U.S. Navy’s Boeing F/A-18E/F fleet.

Boeing will hold a set of regional meetings and conference calls next week with 737 MAX customers to address their questions and concerns about a new system that was introduced on the re-engined narrowbody.

Airbus Defense and Space Inc. has become the second sat manufacturer awarded a contract under DARPA’s Blackjack program to demo a constellation of low Earth orbit spacecraft.