Latest Commercial Aviation Content by Aviation Week & Space Technology
Aug 01, 2016
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Aug 01, 2016
After a long and successful run, changing airline operations and new-generation aircraft are likely to spell the end for 747 production.
Aug 01, 2016
NASA seeks X-plane ideas; Airbus, Dedrone team on counter-UAS; Erickson’s new S-64 rotor blade; NASA tests Pipstrel’s electric propulsion; Skunk Works robot inspects airship hull.
Aug 01, 2016
Birthday celebrations are fun, but from its inception as Aviation and Aeronautical Engineering our publication has always looked forward.
Jul 29, 2016
Aviation Week’s Aug. 1, 1966 edition chronicled the launch of the 490-seat Boeing 747, the joining of the first 737, and a story about a jet-powered train.
Jul 29, 2016
Bombardier has clearly done its homework, studying lessons learned from bleeding-edge programs like the 787 and also introducing its own innovations.
Jul 29, 2016
Our editors discuss why demand for Boeing 747s and Airbus A380s has slowed to a trickle, and explain how new narrowbody airplanes could shake up the trans-Atlantic airline market.
Jul 29, 2016
Industry experts say turbo-electric propulsion is still years away, so NASA should focus research also on gas turbines, sustainable jet fuels and propulsion-airframe integration if it wants to reduce carbon emissions.