Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion

May 28, 2020
Agency plans to integrate reviews into formal certification process.
May 27, 2020
Commercial aviation disruption spreads to defense supply chains as crisis deepens.
May 25, 2020
NASA’s electric plans; Xwing secures funds; GKN joins Eviation; eVTOL seats; X-59 challenges.
May 25, 2020
Domestic capacity is nearing 80% of the level of 2019. Air China and Hainan Airlines are not doing as well as others, however.
May 21, 2020
“Ike” Eisenhower’s Connie is the only privately-owned former Air Force One saved from the scrap heap
Mar 18, 2020
Airbus has to prepare for a massive, multi-year downturn that will see it get back to previous production volumes only after 2027, analysts at Agency Partners forecast.  
Mar 17, 2020
Industry insiders and analysts are increasingly forecasting a 20% or greater falloff in commercial aftermarket revenue this year for manufacturers and other aerospace and defense companies with stakes in the business due to the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis and the collapse in Western air travel.
Mar 17, 2020
As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Airbus has decided to “temporarily pause production” at its French and Spanish sites for four days, starting Mar. 17.
Mar 13, 2020
NASA is formulating a new, “multi-tech” strategy to pave the way towards a possible next-generation, subsonic, electrified X-plane
Mar 13, 2020
Regional turboprop manufacturer ATR positively contributed to Italian parent company Leonardo’s 2019 results in orders and deliveries, according to Leonardo CEO Alessandro Profumo.
Mar 13, 2020
Embraer, Stanford University and the U.S. Energy Department are exploring multifunction structures that can store energy and carry loads.
Mar 12, 2020
Boeing is moving forward with a plan to modify wiring in undelivered Boeing 737 MAXs before the aircraft are handed over to customers but is still working with the FAA and operators on how to manage grounded aircraft in customers’ fleets, the company confirmed to Aviation Week.
Mar 12, 2020
French aerospace research agency Onera is completing a wind-tunnel model aimed at improving engine-airframe integration in future aircraft equipped with higher bypass-ratio turbofans.