Latest Commercial Aviation Content by Aviation Week & Space Technology
Jun 17, 2016
Helicopter makers show progress in increasing performance, cutting noise and improving safety. Speed is a challenge, but there are promising developments.
Jun 16, 2016
Safety report from IATA uses new tool to calculate fatality risk for commercial flights, which remains very low.
Jun 16, 2016
UTAS is working on engineering greater fuel efficiency as part of the Ecological Integrated Propulsion System (EcoIPS) program.
Jun 16, 2016
The MS-21 looks promising, but breaking into Western markets where large installed Boeing and Airbus fleets prevail could prove insurmountable.
Jun 15, 2016
American Airlines is providing more weather information for pilots and creating a turbulence task force to lessen the chances of similar encounters.
Jun 15, 2016
The growing number of sensors on engines and components generate unprecedented amounts of data that MRO teams must manage; new technologies can help put this data to work in real-time.
Jun 15, 2016
What is the industry’s long-term approach to global warming, the talent chase and new competition?
Jun 14, 2016
With minimal effort, airlines will be able to take advantage of the most advantageous, curvaceous new NextGen procedures with their older-generation jets.