Commercial Aviation

Initially eVTOL will focus on niche markets and retain pilots.

50 years after its founding, and in spite of many successes, Embraer is about to enter a new era, giving up control of its commercial jets to Boeing.

Slow market uptake and stretched resources are factors behind Boeing’s decision to halt 777-8 work for now.

Design from the ground up around battery-electric propulsion drove the unconventional appearance of Eviation’s Alice.

On the eve of International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS 2019, the Russian aircraft industry is looking for ways to boost production, including exports.

Design teams refine technology for high-power electric motors and generators that can be competitive with gas turbines.

Qantas aims to finalize its ultra-long-haul order, then address other widebody and narrowbody fleet needs next year, says CEO Alan Joyce.

Changes are already evident in how regulators will scrutinize aircraft certification.

Boeing confirms it is sliding its 777-8 development program back after hitting major delays to the 777-9 flight test and certification campaign. The move comes as Boeing continues to funnel engineering resources to tackle the 737 MAX crisis, and will almost certainly result in first deliveries of the longer-range 777-8 variant slipping into 2023 or beyond.

The entity that will be the rest of Embraer is on course to become a separate operational unit once Boeing takes over the Brazilian OEM’s commercial aircraft business by the end of the year, company leaders said Aug. 14.

Billions of dollars are needed to make conceptual aircraft a reality. This raises the question of whether the market will justify this massive investment.

European airlines are likely to face more environmental taxes soon. They are partly to blame themselves that it has come so far.