Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 28, 2021
Virgin Orbit’s Dutch customer; MDA awards sensor development contracts; BAE to demo PHASA-35; and Spacecom HQ location in flux?
Jan 27, 2021
The Eurofighter, Gripen and Rafale compete fiercely but will benefit from one another’s technology as Europe develops replacements.
Jan 26, 2021
Advanced air mobility in the news: SESAR’s UAM demo; Paris test partners; UK airport link; Orkney test site; Volocopter cert plans.
Jan 25, 2021
Olivier Andries, who succeeds Philippe Petitcolin, will have to watch the financial health of Safran’s suppliers.
Jan 25, 2021
Airbus Helicopters’ Flightlab is trialing technology for urban air mobility, hybrid-electric flight and flight safety.
Oct 05, 2020
Projects to demonstrate the viability of electric propulsion have gathered momentum over the last several months.
Sep 30, 2020
Findings in the investigation of an Air France Airbus A380 “accident” may have consequences for engine design and manufacturing.
Sep 25, 2020
Green aviation start-up ZeroAvia has completed the first flight of its hydrogen fuel cell-powered Piper M350 test aircraft.
Sep 25, 2020
Swedish startup Heart Aerospace has unveiled the electric propulsion system for its planned 19-seat regional airliner, the ES-19.
Sep 24, 2020
Rolls-Royce has developed ACCEL to beat the current electric aircraft speed record of 210 mph.
Sep 22, 2020
Barring the equivalent of light speed regulatory action in Europe, Spirit AeroSystems appears unlikely to close its proposed $420 million acquisition of Asco Industries—at least not under the current terms that expire Oct. 1.
Sep 21, 2020
Austria has selected the military version of Leonardo’s AW169 twin-engine intermediate light helicopter to replace its fleet of 1960s-era Aerospatiale Alouette III.
Sep 20, 2020
Drawing on government funding into hydrogen propulsion, the manufacturer is working to define a commercial airliner to enter service in 2035.