Aviation Week & Space Technology

Destabilizing shocks, such as Hamas' bloody Oct. 7 attack on Israel, highlight a dangerous new security environment.

Airbus, Boeing and Embraer hope the worst supplier and production problems are behind them, but engine issues continue to hold them back.

A new book takes the wraps off the secret flight-test history of the facility in the Nevada Test and Training Range like no one ever has before. Listen in to hear from author Peter Merlin.

Smaller U.S. airlines are aiming to consolidate to quickly grow scale in a changing marketplace.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

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

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

The new year will bring new certification protocols and at least one draft rule that will affect how the FAA approves new designs.

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.

Canadian carrier Porter Airlines has increased its order for Embraer E2s and announced a joint venture with leisure airline Air Transat.

Such hurdles as espionage and supply chain issues stand in the way of a more reliable indigenous defense industry.

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.

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

Lockheed Martin’s two electronic warfare pod programs progress toward flight testing and airworthiness certification.

Honeywell Aerospace’s new chief talks to Aviation Week editors about his priorities.

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.

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

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

Most fighter aircraft made in the U.S. are in line to get improved radar warning receivers and self-protection jammers.

Former NASA chief Dan Goldin oversaw creation of the station. What does he think of it now? Listen in to find out.

Electra.aero begins flight-testing its blown-lift distributed electric propulsion ultra-short-takeoff-and-landing technology.

The country’s Vision 2030 set challenging goals for its fledgling defense industry, but SAMI CEO Walid Abukhaled says the efforts are on track.

Airbus is building a road map of technologies for automated aerial refueling that will pave the way for a second-generation MRTT.

Interest in ADL’s aerodynamic modification kit is growing among Boeing 737-800/-900 operators as future design work pivots to the Airbus A320 family.

Helped by international players, the UAE has become a regional leader in space.