Aircraft & Propulsion

Airbus Names Scherer As Commercial Aircraft CEO

By Jens Flottau Sep 26, 2023
Airbus is carving out its commercial aircraft business as a separate entity and has named sales chief Christian Scherer as the new unit’s CEO.
Aircraft & Propulsion

China’s Slowdown Turns It Into 'Normal Big Market'

By Jens Flottau Sep 26, 2023
China’s decades as aviation’s fastest growth country is over for now, and it will take years for aircraft deliveries to return to previous levels.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The Week In Technology, Sept. 25-29, 2023

By Graham Warwick Sep 25, 2023
Abating long-haul climate impact; Automotive power for e-aviation; CycloRotor flies; Pentagon battery move; and Avic’s eVTOL.
Emerging Technologies

Podcast: The Case For A New Boeing Airplane

By Joe Anselmo Sep 22, 2023
Bank of America’s Ron Epstein talks with Aviation Week editors about the business and technical implications of his call for Boeing to act fast.
Check 6

Podcast: The Case For A New Boeing Airplane

By Graham Warwick Sep 22, 2023
Bank of America’s Ron Epstein talks with Aviation Week editors about the business and technical implications of his call for Boeing to act fast.
Check 6

Podcast: The Case For A New Boeing Airplane

By Michael Bruno Sep 22, 2023
Bank of America’s Ron Epstein talks with Aviation Week editors about the business and technical implications of his call for Boeing to act fast.
Check 6

Podcast: The Case For A New Boeing Airplane

By Ron Epstein Sep 22, 2023
Bank of America’s Ron Epstein talks with Aviation Week editors about the business and technical implications of his call for Boeing to act fast.
Check 6

F-35s And Eurofighters Perform First European Road-Runway Operations

By Tony Osborne Sep 21, 2023
British Eurofighter Typhoons and Norwegian Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters have performed their first landings and takeoffs from road runways.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Boom Supersonic ‘Tops Out’ Overture Final Assembly Building

By Guy Norris Sep 20, 2023
Boom Supersonic has sized the facility to produce up to 33 Overture aircraft per year and expects to start rolling out its Mach 1.7 airliner from 2026.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

DLR Says Lower, Slower Flights, New Fuels Can Decarbonize Long-Haul

By Graham Warwick Sep 20, 2023
A study by German aerospace center DLR also shows that further reductions in climate impact are possible by switching to hydrogen as an aviation energy source.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel

RAF Eyes Low-Cost Approach To Collaborative Platforms

By Tony Osborne Sep 19, 2023
The UK Royal Air Force is closing in on a first early iteration of an autonomous collaborative platform capability.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Safran Landing Systems Kentucky Expands Composites Brake Site

By Michael Bruno Sep 18, 2023
The company already has invested more than $300 million in Boone County and employs 340 Kentucky workers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Higher Workload Brings Challenges For UK Rotary Charter Sector

By Angus Batey Sep 18, 2023
The helicopter charter market in the UK is booming.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Airbus Invests In Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion Pioneer ZeroAvia

By Graham Warwick Sep 18, 2023
Airbus and ZeroAvia have agreed to collaborate on certification approaches for hydrogen power systems and work together on key technologies.
Advanced Air Mobility

China’s AVIC Unveils Ultralight eVTOL, Hydrogen-Powered UAS

By Graham Warwick Sep 18, 2023
AVIC's AR300 bears a close resemblance to the U.S. Lift Aircraft Hexa ultralight eVTOL vehicle, although there are some notable design differences.
Advanced Air Mobility

The Week In Technology, Sept. 18-22, 2023

By Graham Warwick Sep 18, 2023
First-response eVTOL; Stop-fold tiltrotor; Hydrogen-electric milestone; Offshore drone delivery
Emerging Technologies

Surf Air Leverages Textron Partnership In Electric Caravan Push

By Ben Goldstein Sep 15, 2023
Surf Air Mobility is developing both electric and hybrid-electric powertrains for the Cessna Caravan.
Advanced Air Mobility

First Take, Sept. 18, 2023

By Graham Warwick Sep 15, 2023
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

Pratt GTF Repair Plan Jolts Beleaguered Airline Industry

By Sean Broderick Sep 14, 2023
Pratt & Whitney has been working for months to figure out how to schedule needed PW1100G repairs. The fleet management plan is painful for everyone involved.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Pratt GTF Repair Plan Jolts Beleaguered Airline Industry

By Michael Bruno Sep 14, 2023
Pratt & Whitney has been working for months to figure out how to schedule needed PW1100G repairs. The fleet management plan is painful for everyone involved.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Pratt GTF Repair Plan Jolts Beleaguered Airline Industry

By Christine Boynton Sep 14, 2023
Pratt & Whitney has been working for months to figure out how to schedule needed PW1100G repairs. The fleet management plan is painful for everyone involved.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Pratt GTF Repair Plan Jolts Beleaguered Airline Industry

By Jens Flottau Sep 14, 2023
Pratt & Whitney has been working for months to figure out how to schedule needed PW1100G repairs. The fleet management plan is painful for everyone involved.
Aircraft & Propulsion

FAA Postpones Drone Remote ID Requirement

By Bill Carey Sep 13, 2023
The FAA on Sept. 13 announced that drone operators now have until March 16, 2024, to equip their aircraft for the so-called Remote ID requirement.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Standard Aero Could Build Black Hawks In Britain For NMH

By Tony Osborne Sep 12, 2023
Lockheed Martin is proposing the assembly of the S-70M Black Hawk in the UK as part of its bid to secure the country’s New Medium Helicopter requirement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Latest Issue Slows 737 MAX Deliveries, But Not Ramp-Up Plans

By Sean Broderick Sep 12, 2023
Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems say the latest 737 MAX production-quality issue will affect near-term deliveries but not plans to boost production.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain