Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Brian Everstine
Frank Kendall discusses with Aviation Week the need to “reoptimize” the Air Force to acquire, plan and train better for potential near-term conflict.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force is closing in on a first early iteration of an autonomous collaborative platform capability.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin suggests Black Hawk assembly in Gosport, England, to meet UK’s New Medium Helicopter need.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble, Chen Chuanren
An industry that has fielded a fighter, advanced jet trainer and several munitions awaits the government’s decision on the next big projects.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
A quasi CFIT involving an AirHub-operated Airbus A320 was the most serious incident in 2022 in France.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
First-response eVTOL; Stop-fold tiltrotor; Hydrogen-electric milestone; Offshore drone delivery
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
With fewer slots available next summer at Amsterdam’s airport, the Netherlands’ plan to cap flight capacity to limit noise is starting to become a reality.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel

By Graham Warwick
Stuttgart-based H2Fly completed four flights of its HY4 testbed aircraft from Maribor, Slovenia, in September.
Advanced Air Mobility

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

Bill Sweetman
The U.S. plan for TacAir has many strands, providing multiple opportunities for angst—or catastrophe.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

Readers write about the DARPA/NASA space nuclear rocket program, and Senior Editor Guy Norris replies.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

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

By Christine Boynton
At a recent summit in Washington, industry CEOs shared some of their current pain points, particularly those around supply chain constraints.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jen DiMascio, Brian Everstine, Garrett Reim
Northrop Grumman is starting tests on the next stealth bomber, while industry is floating multiple concepts for collaborative combat aircraft.
Check 6

By Sean Broderick
Listen to any senior executive at the top of the commercial aircraft supply chain and it won’t take long to hear concerns about struggles going on downstream.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
NASA is working with at least six companies interested in operating orbital outposts.
Commercial Space

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno, Christine Boynton, Jens Flottau
Pratt & Whitney has been working for months to figure out how to schedule needed PW1100G repairs. The fleet management plan is painful for everyone involved.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Research into new sustainable aviation fuels moves into high gear as production plans continue to grow.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
Eurowings and Discover Airlines have firm strategies in place as City Airlines nears launch. But Lufthansa Group must invest in renewing its narrowbody fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

Andy Pasztor
The regulator’s slow response to Pratt & Whitney’s engine issues is concerning.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
While the eVTOL leaders are developing their own electric motors and battery packs, Cuberg and Safran are looking to the next technology wave.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
T-38, T-45 face decreasing mission capable rates, grounding due to aging powerplants.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Airline CEO ends tenure early as criticism grows.
Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Fulco
Embraer’s fortunes in China are set to improve, buoyed by a convergence of favorable commercial and geopolitical trends.
Aircraft & Propulsion