The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring US operators to immediately conduct thermal-imaging inspections of fan blades on certain Pratt & Whitney engines after the recent PW4077 failure on a United Airlines flight. The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring US operators to immediately conduct thermal-imaging inspections of fan blades on certain Pratt & Whitney engines after...Continue Reading

Chinese urban air mobility start-up EHang has completed cold-weather test flights of its two-seater EH216 autonomous aerial vehicle over Beijing, as it embarks on a production capacity expansion. Chinese urban air mobility start-up EHang has completed cold-weather test flights of its two-seater EH216 autonomous aerial vehicle over Beijing, as it embarks on a production capacity...Continue Reading

The US Air Force Research Laboratory is anticipating delivery later this month of the first major assembly of its Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator weapon. The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is anticipating delivery later this month of the first major assembly of its Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) weapon. SHiELD is an...Continue Reading

The company is under pressure to deliver improvements to the aircraft’s reliability and operating costs as the jet’s leading customer, the US Air Force, considers cheaper alternatives such as the Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter or a clean-sheet 4.5-generation combat aircraft. Lockheed Martin is confident the F-35 stealth fighter’s operating cost will be cut to $25,000...Continue Reading

The US Air Force jet is likely to roll out of Boeing’s St. Louis, Missouri factory in late 2021 or early 2022. The first Boeing T-7A advanced trainer has entered production. The US Air Force (USAF) jet is likely to roll out of Boeing’s St. Louis, Missouri factory in late 2021 or early 2022, says...Continue Reading