American Airlines has become the second airline to operate the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in the States, joining United Airlines.Their patience was finally rewarded as the airliner – originally scheduled to be delivered last November – made its first flight from Everett, Washington to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. They...

On the third week of January 2015, Airbus and Boeing (the world’s two largest manufacturers of airliners) released their figures for orders and deliveries for the year 2014: Read more >>

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading American global aerospace and defense technology company. Originally starting as Northrop Corporation in 1939, it was not until 1994 where Northrop Aircraft merged with Grumman Aerospace to form the corporation it is today. The company is headquartered in West Falls Church, Virginia, and is considered as one of the largest corporations in America. Read more >>

Boeing has recently been focusing more efforts on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the aviation industry, which has culminated in its announcement of initial test flights with “green diesel.” In this first test flight, a Boeing 787, which has been coined the ecoDemonstrator, successfully flew with 15% green diesel fuel and 85% conventional fuel. This percentage of green diesel is only expected to increase as Boeing as well as other companies experiment further with eco-friendly technology. Read more >>

As a joint venture between American firm GE Aviation and Snecma (Safran) of France, CFM International is a multinational rocket engine manufacturer with headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Paris, Franc...

Curtiss-Wright Corporation has been a global manufacturer of energy products for the commercial, industrial, and defense markets for almost 100 years. In 1929, the company was formed via the merger of Curtiss and Wright, both supplier companies. The company had quickly grown to become the largest aircraft manufacturer in the USA by the end of...

Founded in 1929 Dassault Aviation is a member of the Dassault group. The French manufacturer manufactures business jets, regional jets, and aircraft for the military. In the 1960’s Dassault began producing airborne radars, seeker heads for air to air missiles, navigation, and bombing aids under the name Electronique Marcel Dassault.Dassault Systems was established in 1981 to develop Dassault’s CAD program. In early 2000 they merged with several European companies to form EADS which was later renamed to the