Aerospace & Air Transport

Boeing Predicts 20-year $4.9T Commercial Support Demand

2026 outlooks similar to 2025 projections

Maintenance and Modifications

Boeing 777

Do228 NXT Demonstrator Debuts at Farnborough Show

Vintage twin turboprop has modernized cabin and cockpit

General Atomics AeroTec Systems (GA-ATS) Do228 NXT

States Set Politics Aside To Pitch Aerospace Appeal

More than 20 states are represented in the U.S. International Partnership Pavillon

Florida poster at FIA 2026

Slower Growth Reshapes Airline Outlook on Capacity

McKinsey report says carriers may be fine with delivery delays

McKinsey bar graph

Airbus Racer Compound Helicopter Flies at the Paris Air Show

This experimental helicopter is faster and more fuel efficient than a conventional rotorcraft.

Airbus Racer in flight at Paris Air Show

Technology and Geopolitics Lead the Paris Air Show Agenda

Ahead of the show opening, we discuss what's relevant to attendees.

Boeing 787 at Paris Airshow

Turbulence Canceling Technology Could Make the Skies Smoother for Aircraft

Active control surface system cancels turbulence effects.

Maintenance and Modifications

Shark 600 aircraft flying with Turbulence Solutions TCS system

Sikorsky S-92 Helicopters Get a Second Life as Firefighters

Fireflighting mission is ideal for large rotorcraft nearing the end of their useful lives.

Sikorsky S-92 dropping water as a fire bomber

Runway Overrun System Approved for Embraer’s E2

The ROAAS mitigates potential runway overrun risks

Embraer E2 illustration

IPO Boosts Engine Castings Specialist Doncasters

250-year-old UK group is now listed on the New York Stock Exchange

Doncasters superalloy castings

Safran Tests Phileas Hybrid-electric Demonstrator

Work is aimed at powering future short- and medium-haul aircraft

Safran Aircraft Engines test stand in Istres

AINsight: Explaining the Unexplainable Pilot ‘Action Slips’

Cognitive error during an automatic/routine task can turn deadly for aircraft crews

Pratt & Whitney Invests for the Future

Millions in facility upgrades are paying dividends

Pratt & Whitney's engine assembly facility in Middletown, Ct.

Honeywell Expands Samurai Counter-Drone Capabilities

Odys VTOL extends counter-drone system aloft

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Samurai system mounted onto the back of a pickup truck in a field

Rolls-Royce Completes UltraFan 30 Concept Review

Larger UltraFan 80 returns to the testbed this year

UltraFan 80 in test chamber

Pratt & Whitney Nears the End of the GTF Saga

Its next-generation engine program reverses course

Airbus A220

EASA Overhauls Flight Training Simulation Rules

New framework modernizes approach to qualification and use of flight-training simulator devices

Training and Workforce

Loft Dynamics virtual reality flight simulators

Boeing Keeps an Open Mind on Open Fan as It Rebuilds 737 Output

BCA leader Stephanie Pope talks propulsion and production ahead of Farnborough

Stephanie Pope, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, walks off stage at the ceremonial opening of Everett's North Line on July 10.

Dreamliner Set to Fly As New Boeing ecoDemonstrator

Green aviation partnership is backed by Rolls-Royce and Lufthansa

Boeing 787 ecoDemonstrator test bed aircraft

Orbis Showcases Sight-saving Role at Farnborough Airshow

MD-11 airliner serves as a flying eye hospital

Orbis eye care charity

Geopolitics Drives Technology Shift to Defense at GKN

European investment in sovereign capability targets new drones

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

GKN Aerospace additive manufacturing

Safran Turbogenerator Will Power Electra Hybrid Aircraft

Electra recently received FAA G-1 issue paper defining certification path

Safran TG600 turbogenerator

Embraer’s Commercial Backlog Soars as E-Jet Output Climbs

OEM expects smoother E-Jet delivery cadence in 2027

Three E-Jets in hangar with open door

Pratt & Whitney Adds AI to Borescope Inspections

Claims the new process is more efficient, with less operational disruption

Pratt & Whitney engine on supports in test facility