Aviation Week & Space Technology

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

Military aircraft opportunities are expected to peak in 2032, according to the newest Aviation Week Intelligence Network outlook.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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 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

By Ben Goldstein
As Archer, Joby and Volocopter inch closer to certification, several obstacles still stand in the way.
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By Steve Trimble
Destabilizing shocks, such as Hamas' bloody Oct. 7 attack on Israel, highlight a dangerous new security environment.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris, Steve Trimble
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.
Check 6

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

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

This year’s winners represent an assortment of first-time entrants and veteran Aviation Week Photo Contest entrants.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Smaller U.S. airlines are aiming to consolidate to quickly grow scale in a changing marketplace.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Adrian Schofield
Inbound travel from overseas to Japan is booming, but outbound tourism is unlikely to fully recover until late 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

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.
Feedback

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Sean Broderick
The new year will bring new certification protocols and at least one draft rule that will affect how the FAA approves new designs.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
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.
Space

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Canadian carrier Porter Airlines has increased its order for Embraer E2s and announced a joint venture with leisure airline Air Transat.
Airlines & Lessors

Paul De Lia
Leveraging cloud-native architectures can help the U.S. military modernize electromagnetic spectrum operations.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
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.
Missile Defense & Weapons

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

By Guy Norris
Sweeping changes and streamlining plan targets fourfold profit increase by 2027 and exit from electric propulsion sector.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion