2019-04-15 - Martin Rowe

Company Develops Longest Multilayer Flex Circuit

Trackwise has shipped a 26-m circuit for aircraft use.

2019-03-29 - George Leopold

Boeing 737 MAX: “Baffling” Decisions

The saga of Boeing’s 737 MAX serves as a case study in engineering incompetence, and in engineering ethics – or…

2019-03-19 - Junko Yoshida

Boeing 737 Max: Is Automation to Blame?

Why the catastrophic plane crashes of Indonesia's Lion Air last October and another by Ethiopian Airlines last week should be…

2019-02-14 - Mary E. Shacklett

Aerospace Companies Look to Utilize AI & Analytics

Crashes associated with maintenance neglect prompted aerospace companies to take a hard look at implementing analytics and artificial intelligence (AI)…

2019-01-23 - Hailey Lynne McKeefry

SpaceX Ramps Up Spacecraft While Downsizing Workforce

SpaceX announced that it will lay off 10% of its nearly 6,000 workers in an effort to become leaner, as…

2016-08-11 - Bill Schweber

Design constraints propel electric aircraft design innovation

An electric motor-powered aircraft offers insight into design constraints but also invites new options.

2016-05-24 - Qorvo

50V GaN transistors target defence, radar, avionics apps

The latest devices from Qorvo promise notable operational and system cost savings, operating from 10W up to 125W power levels,…