Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 01, 2022
Helicopter operations are a small fraction of global annual aviation fuel usage, but the industry wants to join aviation’s green efforts.
Feb 28, 2022
An order uptick is giving the rotorcraft industry confidence that it is emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Feb 28, 2022
If Boeing does not begin a new airliner this year, its ability to launch one will be increasingly constrained.
Feb 28, 2022
ARPA-E funds electric; DLR opens Winglab; River rescue drone; Northrop’s Digital Shadow; Heavylift cargo UAV; Astroscale restarts demo.
Feb 25, 2022
Embraer has to weigh multiple considerations in deciding the future of E175-E2 and new-generation turboprop programs.
Oct 27, 2021
Hydrogen-propulsion startup ZeroAvia has partnered with the Royal Schiphol Group to launch zero-emission commercial passenger flights between Rotterdam The Hague Airport and London with a 19-seat aircraft in 2024.
Oct 27, 2021
In April, Rob Scholl was named senior vice president for eAviation at Textron, a new position within the industrial conglomerate. Previously senior vice president of sales and marketing at Textron Aviation, he talked to Aviation Week’s Graham Warwick about his new role leading the company’s exploration of the technologies reshaping aviation.
Oct 26, 2021
Elroy Air plans to grow in 2021 and 2022 as it continues to secure funding from a list of investors now topping 25 companies and equity funds.
Oct 25, 2021
Startup ZeroAvia has partnered with Mitsubishi’s CRJ support division, MHI RJ Aviation, to develop hydrogen-electric propulsion for regional jets, aiming for market availability in 2028.
Oct 25, 2021
Chinese Tesla rival XPeng has unveiled a “flying car,” a two-seat, supercar-style electric vehicle that transforms into a twin-rotor helicopter, under development by its affiliate HT Aero.
Oct 22, 2021
Boeing says it is in discussions with Middle Eastern countries about a light attack version of its T-7 Red Hawk jet trainer, one of a number of opportunities the company’s defense business is pursuing in the region.
Oct 19, 2021
The UK has laid out its plan to become a net-zero society with grand designs on how to reduce the carbon impact of aviation.
Oct 19, 2021
GKN Aerospace has opened its new Global Technology Center (GTC), which will prepare the technologies to help the company build components for the next generation of fuel-efficient aircraft.