Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries.

Jet engines are not simply hung under a wing; they are mounted through a deliberately engineered weak-link system designed to protect the aircraft when loads become extreme. That is one reason ...

A tilt-rotor fixed-wing drone built with bamboo-based composite materials completed its first flight at Tianjin Huanxi Airport on February 9, 2026, achieving vertical takeoff and landing, cruise ...

M1 Support Services (M1) announced today it has selected retired Army Major General Tom Drew to serve as Executive Program Director for its Flight School Next offering. Flight School Next (FSN) is an ...

The Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) ruling by the FAA significantly expands how Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) are designed, certified, and operated.

A RENEWED deep-sea hunt for missing flight MH370 has failed to find any trace of the doomed jet 12 years after it vanished. Search teams spent nearly a month combing thousands of square miles of ...

Which is where we get to weight and balance, a required document for every aircraft, certified or experimental; it is the "W" ...

The A350's winglets are much larger than the A330neo's, an aircraft that partially followed the A350's winglet design.

The transition from the GE90 to the GE9X marks the end of the brute force era of engine design.

Tensions in the Gulf briefly reached a dangerous new level after fighter jets from Qatar intercepted and shot down two ...

The United States is reportedly deploying a third aircraft carrier to the Middle East. The USS George HW Bush completed its ...