Supersonic travel attracts venture capital interest, but is it enough to enable a startup to break into commercial-aircraft manufacturing?

American Airlines CEO Doug Parker says the plan is not to change technology or direction, but to assure steady, long-term financing and move forward with NextGen quickly and decisively.

British company plans to support remote oil and gas and mining installations with fleet of hybrid airships.

Airbus Ventures CEO Tim Dombrowski on the new fund specifically and A&D’s overtures to tech generally.

As the era of the commercial hybrid airship dawns, we take a closer look at more features of the newly-launched Lockheed Martin LMH-1.

Engines in contention to replace Russia’s RD-180 on U.S. launches cover a lot of technology, from segmented solid propellant to the methane-burning Blue Origin BE-4.

The choice is effectively between market potential maximization and operating economics: A single-aisle jet offers lower production and operating costs but would miss much of the replacement market; a twin-aisle could stimulate new demand but would be more expensive to produce and operate.

The money, talent and business model could be found to break the Airbus and Boeing duopoly, but the vision may prove more elusive.