Mitsubishi Aircraft

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa has revealed plans for a major revamp of its fleet that will see the mainline Lufthansa Airlines operate a lot fewer narrowbodies by 2028.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
The light twinjet Beechjet 400A has remained a popular aircraft through various corporate changes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Forecasts, snapshots and military aircraft to watch.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Facing tight deadlines and a rapid pace of development, GCAP’s industry partners seek the right ingredients for a joint workflow.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The trination Global Combat Air Program could see several hundred export sales of the crewed aircraft that emerges, industry figures suggest.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Volocopter has completed its first uncrewed demonstration flights with its 2X prototype in Saudi Arabia.
Advanced Air Mobility

Readers write about the Boeing 747, airline operations snafus, vertical flight on Mars and the Mitsubishi SpaceJet.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Garrett Reim
Astroscale has raised a $76 million Series G round of capital and plans to jointly develop satellite buses with Mitsubishi Electric.
Commercial Space

By Jens Flottau
The loss to Japanese industry and government is more than just the $7 billion funneled into the ill-fated SpaceJet program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Mitsubishi Heavy attributed the failure of the SpaceJet to an insufficient initial understanding of the highly complex certification process for airliners.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The move, if confirmed, comes as little surprise following Mitsubishi’s late 2020 decision to freeze work on the loss-making program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
The Super Interceptor must confront masses of cruise missiles but also include a high-performance air-to-air missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Industrial and governmental joint ventures would allow more national partners to join the program and benefit from volume.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Boeing will slow production of 777 and 787 widebody twinjets as well as development of the next new aircraft program as it continues restructuring to
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
Mitsubishi Aircraft on Mar. 18 conducted the first flight of the first SpaceJet prototype that conforms to the new, certifiable design of the regional jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
Japan’s defense ministry has proposed to start working with a foreign partner on the country’s Next Generation Fighter.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
Japan will extended local assembly of Lockheed Martin F-35s by at least two years.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
Local production of the Sikorsky UH-60J has suffered the largest cut in the defense budget for the coming fiscal year OK'd by Japan.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
The amount of spending suggests a greater effort than put into previous concept designs earlier in this decade for the aircraft.
Defense