Commander of Gemini, Apollo and early Shuttle missions, John Young earned a reputation for masterly understatement and the deepest respect from his peers during a stellar career Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

United Airlines will join its competitors in offering a premium economy cabin on certain aircraft beginning this year. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

American Airlines is adding 52 new routes and adding its Chicago-New York flights as to its shuttle operation this year, in what it claims is its first truly integrated schedule. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Development and delivery of the US Air Force s B-21 stealth bomber could stall if Congress passes yet another short term funding bill that would freeze the Pentagon s spending limit at previous fiscal year levels, a senior USAF official warns. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Bombardier has already made “significant” progress towards opening an Alabama CSeries final assembly site that will closely resemble the company’s Mirabel assembly facility. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Pilatus conducted the first flight of a PC-21 trainer for new customer Qinetiq on 15 January, edging the single-engined turboprop towards service entry with the UK’s Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS). Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Singapore has reaffirmed its commitment to further developing the country’s aerospace industry with the launch of a new Aerospace Industry Transformation Map (ITM) on 17 January. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Northrop Grumman will prepare to modify the MQ-4C Triton unmanned air system with an emerging technology that can be used to help the maritime surveillance aircraft sense and avoid other objects in flight. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

The US Air Force is letting its close air support workhorse die a slow death by shelving plans to replace the remaining wings on the rest of its Fairchild-Republic A-10C fleet, according to a government watchdog group. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has released a detailed report that reviews arguments on both sides of the Boeing-Bombardier trade dispute and provides a basis on which commissioners will decide if Bombardier’s CSeries sale to Delta Air Lines harmed Boeing. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading