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Feb 09, 2016
A 2020 fleet target suggests China Eastern will need approximately 100 more aircraft to support expansion, plus an unknown quantity for replacements, and more again if it reduces the number of aircraft it has on lease. It is close to ordering Airbus A350s.
Feb 09, 2016
As major carriers in the Asia-Pacific region embrace the low-cost carrier paradigm, this approach is still most advanced in Singapore.
Feb 09, 2016
The success of the A321neo has given Airbus a substantial lead in the competition with the Boeing 737 MAX. How will Boeing react?
Feb 08, 2016
From rapid surveys of wreckage in remote locations to high-fidelity forensic reconstruction, drones are quickly becoming an essential tool for accident investigators who can use them.
Feb 08, 2016
U.K. buys stratospheric UAVs; MIT’s Hyperloop pod design wins; Airlander taking shape for flight; microwave-powered spaceplane abandoned; insurers assess damage using UAVs
Feb 08, 2016
Researchers find significant fuel savings in “minimal” turbo-electric concept, thanks to benefits of a boundary-layer ingesting,electrically driven propulsor and resulting weight savings from downsizing conventional turbofan engines.
Feb 08, 2016
Researchers led by Airbus regard distributed hybrid-electric propulsion as one promising option for a post-2035 commercial aircraft. Europe may fly a scaled demonstrator of this, or an alternative configuration, in 2022.
Feb 05, 2016
X-planes, UAVs and a Cold War footing, this year’s budget request has it all. And Aviation Week’s Graham Warwick and Aviation Week Intelligence Network’s Dan Katz analyze President Barack Obama’s last chance to make change.