Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Brian Everstine
Top service official says tanker, fighter and Collaborative Combat Aircraft plans unaffordable without large changes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
After years of scattered attempts to keep pilots in service failed to change the trend, the Air Force is renewing outreach to its aircrews.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brandon Patrick
Aviation Week projects that regional defense investment will to climb to $270 billion by 2032 from $197 billion in 2023.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Joe Anselmo, Sean Broderick, Daniel Williams, Michael Bruno, Guy Norris
As bad as it is for Boeing, it could have been a lot worse. Listen in as our editors discuss the Alaska Airlines midair blowout.
Check 6

By Michael Bruno
Chief operating officers are returning to prominence across aerospace and defense companies as the industry labors to recover from the COVID-19 disruption.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The service is adding a new approach to launch contracting, as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture takes shape.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Dutch startup is the latest to move away from all-electric propulsion and toward a larger hybrid design that it hopes will better meet market requirements.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China’s own upgrades are driving other nations in the region toward change. Add text Jul 22, 2024 by KL.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Joe Anselmo, Sean Broderick, Guy Norris, Richard Aboulafia
As Boeing elevates a possible successor to CEO Dave Calhoun, industry guru Richard Aboulafia joins our editors to discuss the company's 2023 and its path forward.
Check 6

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. military sees orbital transfer vehicles keeping adversaries guessing.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Rearmament in Europe is focused on strengthening combat and support aircraft capacity and ground-based air defenses.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Thierry Dubois
ICAO and IATA are taking steps to encourage more sustainable aviation fuel production to meet growing demand from airlines. Add my $0.02 worth.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Byron Callan
Three sources of U.S. budget indeterminacy will spawn other uncertainties that defense contractors will have to assess.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
A potential mandatory cut in addition to ongoing continuing resolutions have military officials blasting congressional inaction on Pentagon plans.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Recovery to pre-pandemic engine production levels is in sight for some, as other manufacturers battle durability and supply chain challenges.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton, Helen Massy-Beresford
Carriers are looking for optimizations in the year ahead while keeping a close eye on costs, as post-pandemic growth settles into a measured pace.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
As the U.S. Army prepares for high-speed rotorcraft, the commercial helicopter industry continues its wait for advanced new technologies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Repeated sightings of a new form of low-observable features means infrared stealth technology is progressing out of military and industry laboratories.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Matthew Jouppi, Sterling Richmond
Aviation Week has assembled this guide to some of the most important contests that are unfolding between 2024 and 2033.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jens Flottau
Airlines are ending their roller coaster ride from high profits to deep losses. The new operating environment sounds familiar: high costs and low margins.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Christine Boynton, Adrian Schofield
Airlines worldwide look forward to more clarity on industry consolidation activity in 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
With over 3,000 aircraft delivered since 1984, the Cessna Caravan is a workhorse of global aviation—known not only for its ubiquity, but also its utility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne, Brian Everstine
An ongoing software problem haunts Lockheed Martin’s production and modernization agenda for the F-35 as a raft of new competitors hit key milestones in 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Hill Helicopters’ founder says the aircraft could find a role in providing advanced air mobility ahead of eVTOLs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Sean Broderick, Joe Anselmo
Airbus, Boeing and Embraer hope the worst supplier and production problems are behind them, but engine issues continue to hold them back.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain