Fred E. Weick helped make aviation safer and more accessible through innovations in aircraft design, propeller research, and ...

Is Boeing on to something with the development of folding wingtips for the 777X? Well, such huge investment doesn't happen ...

The conceptual design stage is a key step in aircraft development, laying the foundation for performance, efficiency and innovation. Traditionally, this process relies heavily on experienced designers ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

Several major aerospace and defense manufacturing leaders are using digital engineering to advance the development and production of avionics systems. During two panels at the Air Force Association’s ...

Ron Barrett-Gonzalez, University of Kansas professor of aerospace engineering, shows off KU’s “hexcopter” prototype at a news conference in 2018. A KU engineering professor who has been a leader in ...

Look out from any airline seat and the shape appears entirely ordinary. Aircraft windows are rarely square and rarely have ...

Throughout the ups and downs of Boeing’s recent product development strategy, one message has remained consistent since 2015—the launch of its next all-new commercial aircraft hinges as much on ...

Lufthansa Technik is using what it says is the world’s first automated adaptive robot system that can be applied to a multitude of MRO processes for composite aircraft parts, including radome repairs.

Around 2040, some very odd-looking business aircraft and airliners will be taking to the skies for the first time. By then the aviation industry will probably have run out of options for improving the ...

How hybrid-electric aircraft can cut CO 2 emissions by 50% or more along with offering dramatically lower operating costs. Low power densities of today's batteries make all-electric flight impractical ...