Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 27, 2020
U.S. Air Force eVTOL event; EHang plans E-port; Zipline fights COVID-19; Pipistrel measures DEP noise; Onera tests airship.
Apr 23, 2020
Airbus nudges the RACER first flight to the fourth quarter of 2021, citing program management complexity for the high-speed rotorcraft.
Apr 21, 2020
How the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry will fare in the aftermath of the COVID-19 impact on commercial aviation is far from clear. But most…
Apr 20, 2020
Airship in wind tunnel; X-57 ground tests; battery for hybrid-electric demonstrator; next-gen fuel cell; EASA’s drone rules.
Apr 17, 2020
Distributed electric propulsion for powered lift could redefine regional mobility, Aurora founder Langford believes.
Feb 28, 2020
IAG cut its growth target from around 3% to 2% and may end up below that figure should the crisis worsen, according to CEO Willie Walsh.
Feb 28, 2020
The fallout from COVID-19 coronavirus is set to complicate the long-haul LCC's financial situation after losses widened in fiscal 2019.
Feb 27, 2020
Safran is adapting to the production halt of the Boeing 737 MAX, finding ways to mitigate the financial consequences, but the company is already measuring job cuts in four digits.
Feb 27, 2020
The first Pratt & Whitney PW1200G engine to be assembled in Japan has been flown, installed in a Mitsubishi Aircraft SpaceJet prototype, the airframe company said.
Feb 26, 2020
The Canadian government will provide $3 million to LAUAK Canada to establish a high-technology manufacturing center in Mirabel.
Feb 26, 2020
Virgin Australia plans to reduce capacity by accelerating the retirement of the last of its Airbus A320s operated by LCC subsidiary Tigerair.
Feb 25, 2020
An Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion—developed by joint-venture partners ST Engineering, Airbus and Dresden-based freighter conversion specialist Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW)—has secured EASA supplemental type certification (STC).
Feb 25, 2020
An FAA draft directive set for publication Feb. 26 calls for Boeing 737 MAXs to undergo inspections and modifications before further flight to ensure engine-control wiring has adequate protection from electromagnetic interference.