Boeing has revealed a scale Mach 5-plus concept demonstrator that could lead to a future full-scale hypersonic strike and reconnaissance capability. Planned to ultimately be about the same size as the 33.6m long SR-71A Blackbird which was retired in 1998, and bearing more than a passing resemblance to the Blackbird through its sharply swept wing
The French Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) has awarded a contract to Airbus and the Naval Group to develop a new maritime tactical unmanned helicopter demonstrator. The contract will initially cover de-risking studies, and will lead to the development of a demonstrator for trials of the air vehicle, mission systems and launch/recovery systems aboard ship.
Bombardier’s single-aisle, twinjet C Series small airliner is as popular with passengers as it has been lukewarmly received by airlines, with an all-new cabin, 2-3 configuration and 18‑inch wide seats stretching to 19-inch in the middle seat of three making it one of the most pleasant ways to fly. “It’s a cute little airplane,” said
Qantas has given its third Boeing 787-9 a distinctly West Australian flavour as the airline counts down to the start of nonstop flights between Perth and London. The oneworld alliance member said on Friday the third of eight 787-9s on firm order would be named Quokka, which is a native animal most commonly found on
The search for Missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume shortly after the Malaysian government formally accepted an offer from private company Ocean Infinity to find the aircraft on a “no cure, no fee” basis. Malaysia Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai and Ocean Infinity chief executive Oliver Plunkett officially signed the contact in Kuala Lumpur
Boeing has shown an autonomous drone designed to carry cargo and bulk shipments with its unmanned electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) cargo air vehicle (CAV) prototype. Built in three months, the prototype successfully completed initial flight tests at Boeing Research and Technology’s Collaborative Autonomous Systems Laboratory in Missouri, the company said on Wednesday (US time). Boeing chief
