Latest Commercial Aviation Content by Aviation Week & Space Technology
Jul 06, 2017
Supersonic startups welcome a positive move from Congress on high-speed commercial aircraft, but it could dramatically cut the time for developing standards.
Jul 06, 2017
Most suppliers at the air show were buzzing about the big, bold goal for the new Boeing Global Services to reach $50 billion in revenue by the early 2020s.
Jul 06, 2017
Airlines are trialing biometrics-based technologies to eliminate boarding passes and move travelers through security more quickly.
Jul 05, 2017
Japanese airlines are focusing on Tokyo slot plans for their next wave of expansion, and will curtail growth until then.
Jul 04, 2017
Demand for Cuba travel has underwhelmed the industry. The 50-year flight hiatus meant airlines had little data with which to predict the popularity of flights.
Jul 04, 2017
With backing from Boeing and JetBlue and now Washington-state, startup Zunum Aero is beginning to build the prototype propulsion system for its planned hybrid-electric regional airliner.
Jul 04, 2017
NASA’s lower aeronautics budget for fiscal 2108 keeps X-plane plans alive, but pushes a key subsonic-airliner demonstrator out to the mid-2020s.
Jul 03, 2017
NLR probes noise; Boom refines XB-1; Zee breaks cover; TsAGI’s model support; Onera’s electric idea.