An Airbus-led consortium has developed tools to simultaneously streamline air traffic and make the life of airline operations centers easier.

Embraer has the raised the technology and performance bars significantly with the E-Jet E2, but amid the improvements pilots will find much that is familiar. Photo: Embraer

Bruce Whitman of Flight Safety International was awarded the Philip J. Klass Lifetime Achievement Award at Aviation Week's 61st annual Laureate Awards at the National Building Museum in Washington on March 1, 2018.

Embraer is about to deliver the first Embraer 190-E2 to its launch operator Wideroe. Just prior to certification, reached at the end of February, Aviation Week was invited to fly the third prototype at Gaviao Peixoto and Sao Jose dos Campos. Evaluation pilot Tim Wuerfel tested the aircraft's maneuverability and the protections built into the new fly-by-wire system.

Qantas is shifting its attention to investing in its future fleet, but the carrier is remaining rigorous in its value analysis.

Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is used to fending off criticism from passengers. But why is it sill flying around with three totally different color schemes ?

Avic will probably not begin deliveries of its new turboprop before 2022. Fabrication of the first prototype has begun.

As new eVTOL concepts continue to emerge and others enter flight test, the mainstream helicopter industry is coming to terms with the prospects of an urban air mobility revolution.