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Aviation Week & Space Technology, Dec. 11, 2023

VOL. 185 NO. 48 December 11, 2023
profile of pilot
Credit: Adeline Witherspoon

2023 AVIATION WEEK PHOTO ISSUE

Crew 7

Aviation Week 2023 Photo Contest Winning Photos

Dec 08, 2023
This year’s best photos include a crew launch that looks like a nebula, front-line combat aircraft, an NFL team’s private jet, a jet-powered sailplane and more.
Thunderbird

2023 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editors’ Picks: Defense

Dec 06, 2023
Whether they are on training missions or performing in air shows, photographers in the air and on the ground captured the high-energy flying of combat aircraft.
Erickson Aero Tanker’s MD-87

2023 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editors’ Picks: Commercial Aviation

Dec 05, 2023
Advanced air mobility aircraft makes an impressive debut among this year’s entries. Firefighting aircraft and commercial aircraft round out the competition.
Falcon 9

2023 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editors’ Picks: Space

Dec 08, 2023
Launch photos capture the power and fury as millions of pounds of thrust lift payloads to orbit and beyond, as well as the sheer joy of watching a launch.
Lockheed T-33

2023 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editors’ Picks: General Aviation

Dec 07, 2023
Historic aircraft from World War II, a jet sailplane, balloons and bush planes are among those entered this year.
rockets

2023 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editors’ Picks: Photo Illustration

Dec 07, 2023
This new category lets photographers use special effects and features launch vehicles, war birds, a lunar eclipse and the Dark Star from “Top Gun: Maverick.”
Panavia Tornado

2023 Aviation Week Photo Contest: View Entries From Every Continent

Dec 08, 2023
The Aviation Week Photo Contest goes truly global this year with entries from all seven continents.
British Antarctic Survey DHC-6 Twin Otters

2023 Aviation Week Photo Contest: Entries From Antarctica

Dec 08, 2023
This year's Aviation Week Photo Contest featured entries from the frozen continent for the first time in the contest's history of more than 30 years.
collage of 2023 photo contest winners
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Aviation Week’s 2023 Photo Contest: Meet The 2023 Winning Photographers

Dec 08, 2023
This year’s winners represent an assortment of first-time entrants and veteran Aviation Week Photo Contest entrants.
judges of the 2023 photo contest
article

Aviation Week’s 2023 Photo Contest Judges

Dec 08, 2023
With backgrounds in photography, journalism, art and design, our judges bring an appreciation for aesthetics and love of aviation.

FIRST TAKE

Embraer’s C-390
article

First Take, Dec. 11, 2023

Dec 08, 2023
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

PROPULSION

fan technology demonstrator
article

Strategic Shift At Rolls Faces Key Execution Challenges

Dec 06, 2023
Sweeping changes and streamlining plan targets fourfold profit increase by 2027 and exit from electric propulsion sector.

DEFENSE

F-16 in flight
article

U.S.-Built Fighters To Receive Self-Defense Upgrades

Dec 04, 2023
Most fighter aircraft made in the U.S. are in line to get improved radar warning receivers and self-protection jammers.
Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare pod on MH-60
article

New Pods Bring Electronic Attack To U.S. Army And Navy Aircraft

Dec 05, 2023
Lockheed Martin’s two electronic warfare pod programs progress toward flight testing and airworthiness certification.
reusable Roadrunner UAS
article

Pentagon Presses Industry To Prep For Counter-UAS Production Boost

Dec 06, 2023
The need to counter faster, more powerful drones at a large scale is becoming the “problem of our time,” a top Defense Department weapons buyer says.

SPACE

Arianne 6 launch
article

Ariane 6 Leads Europe’s Bid For Space Launch Comeback

Dec 07, 2023
With the Ariane 6 seeing progress at last and Avio leaving Arianespace, the European Space Agency takes steps toward a competition for Europe’s future launchers.

FAST FIVE

Jim Currier
article

Fast Five With Honeywell Aerospace President And CEO Jim Currier

Dec 05, 2023
Honeywell Aerospace’s new chief talks to Aviation Week editors about his priorities.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Alaska Airlines jet
article

Alaska Joins Next Round Of U.S. Consolidation With Bid For Hawaiian

Dec 08, 2023
Smaller U.S. airlines are aiming to consolidate to quickly grow scale in a changing marketplace.
E195-E2s
article

Porter Grows E2 Order, Announces Joint Venture With Air Transat

Dec 07, 2023
Canadian carrier Porter Airlines has increased its order for Embraer E2s and announced a joint venture with leisure airline Air Transat.
Japan Airlines aircraft
article

Japanese Carriers Face Longer Waits For Outbound Recovery

Dec 08, 2023
Inbound travel from overseas to Japan is booming, but outbound tourism is unlikely to fully recover until late 2024.

SUSTAINABILITY

Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 on transatlantic flight powered by 100 percent SAF
article

Industry Welcomes ICAO Framework On Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Dec 05, 2023
Industry is hoping November 2023 will go down in history as a turning point for sustainable aviation fuel after a historic framework put forth by the ICAO.

TECHNOLOGY

Xwing aircraft
article

The Week in Technology, Dec. 4-8, 2023

Dec 05, 2023
AI leaders cooperate; Cargo eVTOL flies; UK extends R&D funding; and China’s firefighting eVTOL.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

aircraft on runway
article

Opinion: It Is Time For Pragmatism About Aviation Sustainability

Dec 01, 2023
Three pragmatic approaches to sustainability can minimize the impact of regulation and help aviation grow responsibly.
Taiwanese aricraft
article

Taiwan Faces Challenges With Plans To Bolster Defense Manufacturing

Dec 06, 2023
Such hurdles as espionage and supply chain issues stand in the way of a more reliable indigenous defense industry.
fighter jet at sunset
article

Opinion: U.S. Must Win The Battle For The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Dec 06, 2023
Leveraging cloud-native architectures can help the U.S. military modernize electromagnetic spectrum operations.
Daher aircraft wing
article

Flight Tests Advance Distributed Hybrid-Electric Propulsion

Dec 08, 2023
Elroy Air’s Chaparral, Electra’s Goldfinch and Daher’s EcoPulse take the next step in electric aircraft propulsion.
article

The Debrief: South Korea Decision Builds Momentum For C-390

Dec 04, 2023
The future seems bright for Embraer’s C-390 assembly line surrounded by sugar cane fields in Gaviao Peixoto, Brazil.

DEPARTMENTS

aircraft carriers
article

Letters From Our Readers, Dec. 11, 2023

Dec 08, 2023
Readers write about Check 6, F-35 and Pratt & Whitney engine problems and aircraft carrier ops. Plus: Behind the Scenes at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center.
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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, Dec. 11, 2023

Dec 08, 2023
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
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Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events, Dec. 11, 2023

Dec 08, 2023
A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.