Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 03, 2020
EASA drafts electric rules; unmanned cargo gliders; orbit debris removal; Uber engages on UAM; Honeywell eyes fluidic propulsion.
Jan 30, 2020
As the 777X makes its first flight, Boeing pulls back on the NMA and announces its first annual loss in a generation. Aviation Week's editors discuss the implications.
Jan 30, 2020
As Pentagon officials come to grips with challenges facing hypersonic boost-glide missiles, air-breathing alternatives are gaining speed.
Jan 27, 2020
Eviation’s Alice catches fire; Boeing teams on ducted fans; Boom plans XB-1 flights; SkyDrive readies eVTOL; Bell demos cargo drone.
Jan 27, 2020
Following a successful three-month trial, LATAM Airlines Group has decided to use Donecle drones at its São Carlos base maintenance site for visual inspections during heavy checks.
Jan 13, 2020
An Air China Boeing 737-800 recently completed a trial flight using China’s BeiDou satellite navigation system, which is nearing global coverage.
Jan 10, 2020
Boeing is facing a second civil penalty for installing unairworthy slat tracks on 737s—this one covering 178 MAXs.
Jan 10, 2020
The Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 (PS752) investigation appears headed for a major impasse as Iranian officials welcome international aircraft accident investigation experts to Tehran, even as they remove vital evidence of the Boeing 737’s wreckage and deny claims by foreign intelligence sources that the aircraft was shot down.
Jan 07, 2020
Petaluma, California-based Jump Aero is developing a small, fast, short-range vehicle for transporting first responders.
Jan 06, 2020
Boeing on Jan. 6 provided more details on how the 737 MAX production pause will progress, while major program supplier Spirit AeroSystems said it will begin accepting “voluntary” layoffs.
Jan 06, 2020
Weeks into a rash of reported drone sightings in eastern Colorado and part of Nebraska, the FAA on Jan. 6 lacked an explanation for the reports or whether drones were actually involved.
Jan 03, 2020
Flirtey is preparing to begin routine food deliveries by drone within the largest industrial park in the U.S.
Jan 02, 2020
U.S. Air Force is seeking information on commercial eVTOL vehicles that could be fielded within three years.