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Helios Horizon pushes the boundaries of battery tech in crewed electric flight

1d ago·1 min read·106 words

Special Report: The reasons Spirit Airlines failed are also why United wants American

2d ago·1 min read·108 words

Boeing CEO confirms TAC report it is studying hiking 737 production to 70-jet monthly rate

5d ago·1 min read·112 words

Boeing explores hiking 737 production close to rival Airbus’s stratospheric target

6d ago·1 min read·104 words

Boeing delivers first iMTOW 787 with handover to United Airlines

Jun 3·1 min read·102 words

Honeywell Aerospace’s spin-off accelerates its supply chain strategy with success on the line

Jun 2·1 min read·108 words

Whisper Aero reveals ‘stall-proof wing,’ Mach Industries partnership

Jun 2·1 min read·98 words

Another WWII outpost reemerges in the Pacific to support classified U.S. missions

Jun 1·1 min read·106 words

FAA expects commercial eVTOL ops under integration pilot program

May 29·1 min read·100 words

The Air Current nominated for 11 2026 Aerospace Media Awards

May 27·1 min read·102 words

Boeing faces good and bad news as it plots 737, 787 production hikes

May 27·1 min read·108 words

To avoid forced retirement, MHI RJ prepared to retrofit CRJ fleet with traffic awareness tech

May 22·1 min read·112 words

Historic Tinian airfield slated for debut flight operations as Pentagon expands Pacific network

May 20·1 min read·108 words

FAA details first official response to D.C. crash safety recommendations

May 19·1 min read·102 words

Boeing ends a nearly decade-long sales drought to China

May 16·1 min read·100 words

ATC modernization strains the definition of ‘America first’

May 11·1 min read·8 words

Airbus revives A220 sales as AirAsia places largest-ever order

May 6·1 min read·9 words

The coming air age that wasn’t: How Igor Sikorsky provided the template for eVTOL hype

May 4·1 min read·15 words

Spirit Airlines rescue effort frustrates an industry waiting for it to fail

Apr 29·1 min read·12 words

FAA eyeing purchase of Dallas building for consolidated ATC facility

Apr 29·1 min read·10 words

United CEO: Merger with American would have been ‘adding and not subtracting’

Apr 27·1 min read·12 words

Ethiopian Airlines is plotting a 100-jet fleet expansion even as it weathers oil shock

Apr 22·1 min read·14 words

Boeing’s 737 Max engine anti-ice fix finally in the air

Apr 22·1 min read·10 words

Vertical Aerospace’s piloted transition flight is a technical and business milestone

Apr 18·1 min read·11 words

Spirit Airlines seeks U.S. government aid as oil spike threatens turnaround

Apr 17·1 min read·11 words

FAA quietly developing AI-enabled predictive air traffic management system

Apr 17·1 min read·9 words

Army aviation chief: D.C. crash ‘wasn’t about’ outdated Black Hawk cockpit

Apr 15·1 min read·11 words

The Air Current adds Julie Johnsson to editorial team as Global Correspondent

Apr 15·1 min read·12 words

FAA short-lists competitors for key next-gen ATC software platform

Apr 10·1 min read·9 words

United CEO is skeptical of eVTOL airport taxis, but FAA has a more nuanced take

Apr 7·1 min read·15 words

U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX fighter mired in delays and disagreements despite fresh funding

Apr 6·1 min read·12 words

D.C.-area ATC evacuations followed 2025 smoke event which injured controllers

Apr 1·1 min read·10 words

Caught between Airbus and airlines, Pratt prioritizes the grounded fleet

Mar 31·1 min read·10 words

The Middle East jet fuel air gap is about to reach the tap

Mar 26·1 min read·13 words

Boeing’s certification logjam begins to break with FAA approval of 787 upgrade

Mar 23·1 min read·12 words

Decades of aircraft and ground vehicle near misses at LGA preceded fatal crash

Mar 23·1 min read·13 words

Drone tech company Swarmer expands focus beyond Ukraine with sensational IPO

Mar 19·1 min read·11 words

FAA clears Boeing 777-9 to begin first part of TIA Phase 4 certification trials

Mar 18·1 min read·14 words

Understanding U.S. eVTOL developers’ long trudge through certification

Mar 16·1 min read·8 words

The collision avoidance tool that could help prevent the next midair disaster

Mar 11·1 min read·12 words

Takeaways from The Aerospace Event 2026: Soaring demand and a fragile supply chain

Mar 10·1 min read·13 words

NTSB board member J. Todd Inman abruptly departs safety watchdog

Mar 8·1 min read·10 words

With Iran strikes, geopolitical chaos again haunts commercial aviation

Mar 2·1 min read·9 words

Hyundai eVTOL subsidiary Supernal lays off most of its staff in major retrenchment

Feb 27·1 min read·13 words

How clashes between Sean Duffy and Bryan Bedford intensified FAA’s year of turmoil

Feb 17·1 min read·13 words

Xcert AI wants to save human experts time, not replace them

Feb 16·1 min read·11 words

Boeing retires final 787 test aircraft after 16 years

Feb 11·1 min read·9 words

Newcomer ERC, now flight testing, keeps Germany’s eVTOL dreams alive

Feb 9·1 min read·10 words