The French engine-maker says turbofan improvements will continue while parallel studies of hybrid and all-electric propulsion studies ramp up.

LeoLabs teams with Planet; Swiss demo U-space; fuel cell powers multicopter drone.

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The Raider’s hard landing is blamed on a flight-control software issue, not coaxial rigid-rotor technology, Sikorsky obtains backing to finish the demonstration.

There is virtually no overlap between the two companies, and OEMs may seek commercial concessions but are unlikely to block the transaction.

Wide range of users are benefiting from drone imagery of damage from Hurricanes Harney and Irma, but there will also be important lessons emerging.

Airbus may approve a demonstrator that would continue work toward potential development of a hybrid-electric, single-aisle airliner.

The Chinese understand that what will make or break their industry is what happens in the middle of the value chain, at the component and subsystem levels.