Latest Commercial Aviation Content by Aviation Week & Space Technology
Mar 25, 2016
Report on 2015 Germanwings crash from French safety investigator BEA makes important points and avoids overreaction.
Mar 25, 2016
The extremely thin wing of the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing 4.5%-scale model meant the test team had to use pressure-sensitive paint, which can acquire data in areas inaccessible to conventional pressure measurements.
Mar 25, 2016
Aerospace and Defense is confronting human-replacing advances such as digitization, 3-D printing, automation, artificial intelligence, cloud computing and connectivity, all of which are likely to reduce jobs in the industry.
Mar 25, 2016
Barring a breakthrough worthy of a Nobel Prize, it is extremely unlikely electric and solar will play a significant role in reducing aviation’s environmental footprint anytime soon.
Mar 25, 2016
The FlyDubai Flight 981 crash on March 19 will no doubt renew concerns about how pilots handle the rare instances when they abort an approach.
Mar 25, 2016
The methods, modes and materials that go into creating an airframe have evolved throughout the years through trial and error and technological advances. Highlights of this evolution are featured.
Mar 25, 2016
Aerospace titan puts “faith” in political process | Voters reject the F-35 | Inspector General investigates government contracts to ULA.
Mar 25, 2016
Boom Technology intends to develop 40-seat, Mach 2.2 airliner that will be competitive on ticket prices with international business-class airfares.