Commercial

A350 to Replace A380 as New Airbus Flagship Airplane

The A350 is now the flagship passenger jet for Airbus, after the manufacturer made a financial decision to end production on the A380, executives said during their annual conference in Toulouse, France,…

Commercial

Boeing-Safran Engine Joint Venture Named Initium

The Boeing-Safran joint venture to create engine auxiliary power units (APUs) will be named Initium Aerospace, the companies declared Wednesday, more than seven months after the partnership was initially announced last June. Each…

Unmanned

New MQ-9 Sensor Option Undergoes Successful Testing

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Raytheon Deutschland have tested a new sensor option on GA-ASI's MQ-9 platform. Called the advanced radar detection system, the sensor offers passive, wide-area electronic intelligence (ELINT)…