Latest Commercial Aviation Content by Aviation Week & Space Technology
Jul 08, 2015
Two 727-200's cost less than one Airbus. That was the claim made by Boeing, which placed this ad in Aviation Week & Space Technology in 1972 promoting the cost and performance advantages of the tri-jet.
Jul 07, 2015
The Chinese government has ordered A330s in bulk and will encourage—if necessary, direct—Chinese airlines to take them. Hainan Airlines has the best reason to comply.
Jul 07, 2015
If regulators are concerned about the Big Four U.S. carriers colluding, why did they allow so much consolidation in the first place?
Jul 06, 2015
The U.K. Airports Commission’s unanimous decision to select the £15 billion northwest runway option proposed by Heathrow’s owners was hardly a surprise, but it will likely provoke protests.
Jul 06, 2015
Gull wings, engines above the wing or embedded in the tail—all options gaining increased consideration for future fuel-efficient commercial aircraft.
Jul 06, 2015
U.K. government investment in civil aerospace R&D is now channeled through the Aerospace Technology Institute, and the organization releases its first strategy to guide where the money will be spent.
Jul 06, 2015
Clinic deliveries by UAS; new turbine superalloys in the mix; airline backs biofuel from waste; Embraer to fly ecoDemonstrator; better carbon-fiber repairs.
Jul 02, 2015
Lapse in Ex-Im bank assistance could hurt Boeing in the long term, and the general aviation community sooner; Former NASA chief provides another perspective on SpaceX’s commercial viability.