At first glance, the Boeing 777X looks strikingly similar to its predecessor, with a familiar fuselage and cockpit design. However, a closer look reveals one of its most innovative features: folding ...

When Boeing first unveiled the 777X's wings, the manufacturer certainly raised the eyebrows of avgeeks, carrier executives, and pilots alike. Breaking from traditional fixed wings, the 777X's wingtips ...

FORT COLLINS, Colo., Oct. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD), a world leader in aerospace and industrial controls, has been selected to provide an actuation system in support of Airbus ...

NASA successfully flight-tested a new, lightweight technology for in-flight wing folding as part of the Spanwise Adaptive Wing (SAW) project. This innovative system uses a heat-activated shape-memory ...

It's been a complicated road for Boeing's 777x. The next generation of the world's most popular widebody has had a plethora of hurdles in recent years, moving the jet more than five years behind ...

Notably, Airbus has yet to determine whether the folding section of the next-generation wing will feature actuators such as ...

Woodward (WWD) said late Wednesday it will supply an actuation system to support Airbus' folding wing research projects. Financial details were not provided. The system for wing actuation will be ...

Woodward, Inc. was selected to provide an actuation system in support of Airbus? Folding Wing research activity. The ground-based demonstrator is aimed at exploring how longer wings can reduce drag ...

Woodward will supply a complete system for wing actuation, which will be used in tests at Airbus' facilities in Bremen, Germany and in Bristol in the U.K. The ground based demonstrator will explore ...