DARPA has awarded Aurora Flight Sciences a phase 2 contract for its CRANE (Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors) program, following wind tunnel testing of a small-scale X-plane that ...

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has secured a potential $211 million delivery order under a basic ordering agreement to deliver flight control surface spares for the F/A-18 E/F and E/A-18G aircraft to the U.S. Navy ...

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said it chose Aurora Flight Sciences to begin the next phase in development of an aircraft that can fly without using moveable control ...

Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences was selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as the first awardee in a potential X-plane project designed to explore the use of active ...

Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), which is developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, and GKN Aerospace have today agreed a multi-year agreement for the supply of thermoplastic ...

The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing (NYSE: BA) a potential $211.9 million delivery order under a basic ordering agreement to repair flight control surfaces on F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G fighter aircraft. The ...

Because of their many redundancies, electronic fly-by-wire controls are actually far safer than traditional hydraulic ones. Any pilot who has ever done a pre-flight check on a Cessna or a Bonanza ...

Joby Aviation and GKN Aerospace have signed a multi-year agreement to supply the air taxi developer with thermoplastic flight control surfaces. “We are very excited to be joining forces with GKN ...

This year the world will be celebrating 120 years since the historic first flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright, an event which marked the start of humanity’s expansion into the skies (and later into ...

Boeing has launched a new Nacelle and Flight-Control Surface Exchange Programme providing airlines an integrated and economical solution. Under the programme, customers can exchange nacelle and flight ...