3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (814+ words) Lufthansa Technik has entered the final certification phase for its AeroSHARK surface technology on the Airbus A330ceo, bringing the aviation industry a step closer to seeing ‘sharkskin’ technology deployed on another major commercial aircraft family. The German maintenance, repair and overhaul…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (602+ words) The order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) covers work between 2026 and 2028, with options to continue during 2029 and 2030. It includes flying and ground-based demonstrators, advanced studies and the development of concepts spanning crewed and uncrewed aircraft. Saab will work…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (677+ words) Starfighters Space is turning its fleet of Cold War-era F-104s into flying laboratories capable of giving hypersonic hardware minutes rather than seconds in a real-world supersonic airflow. The company has developed a modular underwing test platform that can carry full-size components…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1311+ words) For aerospace, defence and space suppliers, proving maturity is only part of the challenge. The bigger question is what happens next. As production rates increase and customers look for greater resilience across their supply chains, companies are under pressure to…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (516+ words) New images of China’s mysterious new stealth drone, dubbed the WZ-X, have given analysts their best opportunity to examine the aircraft’s unusual design. While nothing has been officially released by the Chinese government, the aircraft is thought to be a low-observable,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (693+ words) The organisation announced on 31 August that Elroy Air, a US-based UAM developer, and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development had conducted a hybrid-electric demonstration flight to test cargo deliveries using remotely piloted aircraft at Houma-Terrebonne Airport (HUM) in Louisiana....

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1727+ words) NASA has built a new facility where engineers can put model aircraft into stalls and spins, test spacecraft falling through an atmosphere, and find dangerous problems before a real vehicle ever takes to the air. A small aircraft model is…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1593+ words) On August 31, 1956, the KC-135 took to the skies for the first time. Now, seven decades later, the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker has been one of the most important aircraft in the history of the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed in…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (869+ words) The aviation industry is currently facing a striking contradiction. On one hand, the long-term outlook for employment remains exceptionally strong, with airlines expected to need thousands of new pilots as global fleets expand and experienced professionals retire. On the other,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (702+ words) NASA has awarded about $30 million to four university research teams working on technologies that could shape the future of aviation. The projects cover Mach 4 propulsion, AI-powered avionics, quieter urban air mobility and faster aircraft certification. This is the ninth round…...