UK aerospace manufacturer Rolls-Royce has announced the successful test of its first all-electric aircraft. The Spirit of Innovation has completed its 15-minute maiden flight, and the company is ...

ATR is aiming to fly a hybrid-electric regional aircraft by the end of this decade, leading two of the 12 projects newly ...

In the battle of high-thrust engines that power today’s most advanced widebody jets, two names dominate the skies: Rolls-Royce and General Electric (GE Aerospace). These aerospace giants are the ...

The United Kingdom's Rolls-Royce and the United States' GE Aerospace (formerly General Electric) are currently the only two companies making engines for modern widebody commercial aircraft. Pratt & ...

One of the coolest electric nine-passenger aircraft comes from Germany, using the assets of the new-defunct Lilium eVTOL ...

Munich-based electric aircraft manufacturer Vaeridion has acquired a new battery manufacturing facility at nearby ...

In 2019, a year dominated by sustainability and advanced air mobility news, it seemed Rolls-Royce had pulled off a spectacular strategic coup when it announced at the Paris Air Show its surprise ...

Rolls-Royce retired its Boeing 747-200 "Flying Test Bed" (FTB) after 20 years of service in engine development. The FTB was instrumental in testing engines like the Trent 1000 and Pearl 10X, and ...

Hefty Bee, a Boeing 747 used by Rolls-Royce as a flying laboratory, was retired in July 2025. AeroTime takes a look at the ...