Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 21, 2025
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Mar 20, 2025
Electric engines and turboshaft developments signal new growth in the light helicopter market sector.
Mar 20, 2025
Operational trials and innovative financing are reshaping how offshore operators acquire new rotorcraft.
Mar 17, 2025
Editors at Verticon run the rule over new programs launched by Airbus and Robinson and discuss other highlights from the event, formerly known as Heli-Expo.
Mar 17, 2025
Sikorsky flies VTOL UAS, first hybrid airship order, NASA backs university research and fuel-cell performance milestone.
Mar 10, 2025
London-based Macquarie Rotorcraft Ltd is to be taken over by the joint venture of Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Leasing (SMFL) and LCI Helicopters (LCI).
Mar 07, 2025
Austrian general aviation aircraft manufacturer Diamond Aircraft is set to take over insolvent electric aircraft maker Volocopter, according to industry sources.
Mar 06, 2025
JetZero has secured a propulsion systems agreement with RTX covering its blended-wing-body aircraft’s primary engines, auxiliary power system and nacelles.
Mar 05, 2025
Under a newly formalized partnership, Delta Air Lines plans to play a “crucial role” in the development of JetZero’s blended-wing-body (BWB) aircraft.
Mar 04, 2025
Pratt & Whitney is planning further development of rotating detonation engine (RDE) technology following “positive test results” from a series of ground tests.
Mar 03, 2025
The indefinite pause of operations at Eviation was caused by a rift between the majority shareholder and the startup's co-founders.
Mar 03, 2025
Boom has frozen the configuration of its planned Overture supersonic airliner, paving the way for the start of preliminary design.
Feb 28, 2025
Hill Helicopters says it will fire up its internally developed GT50 turboshaft engine for its HX/HC50 family of single-engine light helicopters this summer.