Latest Commercial Aviation Content by Aviation Week & Space Technology
Oct 31, 2016
The Boeing 777X folding wingtip is designed for reliability and simplicity, with no moving parts or even wingtip lights beyond the hinge line.
Oct 28, 2016
Crosswind take-offs and landings are common, but they're no less scary to watch. See frightening landings including the KLM Boeing 747 St. Maarten landing.
Oct 28, 2016
The tests completed in late September under the Fquroh project were the first demo flights of noise reduction designs applied to high-lift devices, according to JAXA.
Oct 28, 2016
Although an expansion of Heathrow Airport has been approved, political and legal hurdles remain.
Oct 28, 2016
Airbus Group’s Silicon Valley outpost A3 is building a full-size prototype to fly at the end of 2017 and plans a demonstrator to lift an 800-kg payload in 2020.
Oct 28, 2016
In this week’s Washington Outlook: companies create new ways to contain potential battery fires; the hunt for new space policy champions; and a recommendation for changing remote-sensing regulations.
Oct 28, 2016
New runway condition code could avoid overruns like 2005 accident involving Southwest Airlines 737 at Chicago Midway, answering NTSB recommendations.
Oct 27, 2016
The deal comes at a price but adds a portfolio of popular cabin-interior products to Rockwell’s highly regarded avionics and connectivity systems.