From voluntary incident reporting to greater reliance on advanced simulators, to an increased focus on pinpointing potential hazards by downloading information from flight-data recorders, the chopper world is turning to tried-and-true safety enhancements.
The EU opened an in-depth probe into Airbus and Safran’s joint acquisition of Arianespace, Europe’s premier rocket company.
The U.S. and China agreed to a U.N. resolution that would impose tougher sanctions on North Korea in response to its recent nuclear and missile tests.
Boeing Co. announced the sudden retirement of Chris Chadwick as head of its defense-and-space unit. Leanne Caret will replace him.
Airbus Group posted a 15% rise in profit for 2015 and raised output again on a popular long-range jet in a sign of sustained strong demand for commercial airliners.
Honeywell kept the pressure on United Technologies to engage in merger talks, saying there were no major regulatory obstacles, while UTX said the proposal was dead on arrival.
Global satellite operator SES and Wi-Fi provider Gogo have signed a contract to provide a major boost for in-flight Internet connectivity over the U.S., Latin America and the North Atlantic.
The rapid rise in Chinese military spending and a greater assertiveness in its territorial claims is fueling an arms race in the Asia-Pacific region even through many of the countries have been hit by an economic slowdown, new research reports suggest.
The ballistic tests are alarming, but Tehran already has cruise missiles that can deliver a nuclear warhead.
Rising tensions in the South China Sea have turned Vietnam into one of the world’s most active arms importers as it tries to counter China’s increasingly aggressive territorial claims.
We all agree that the U.S. must cease dependence on Russia. However, if we do so hastily, the result could leave our military in a dangerous predicament.
Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg defended the company’s accounting practices, days after a report alleging the Securities and Exchange Commission was probing its financial projections.
After placing a premium on big media over cable companies for years, investors are changing their tune. The valuations of companies such as Viacom and Disney are under pressure, as cable operators including Comcast and Cablevision hold steady amid cord-cutting fears.
ViaSat is betting that a pair of behemoth spacecraft operating far from earth can provide better Internet connectivity to far-flung regions than a swarm of small, low-altitude satellites envisioned by its rivals.
BAE Systems confirmed the appointment of oil-industry executive Charles Woodburn as chief operating officer, making him heir apparent to the company’s long-standing Chief Executive Ian King.
South Korea said hundreds of millions of dollars paid to North Korea as wages for workers at a recently closed industrial complex were used to develop weapons and pay for luxury goods for the Pyongyang leadership.
BAE Systems is poised to name oil industry executive Charles Woodburn as chief operating officer, putting him in line to eventually replace Chief Executive Ian King.
Chinese manufacturers are turning out 3-D printers, drones and hoverboards to help pull the country through a painful economic transition from infrastructure investment to a consumer-led model.