Aviation Week & Space Technology

How reduced widebody utilization due to COVID-19-related passenger service declines will affect the PW4000 aftermarket.

With cargo demand rising since the beginning of the pandemic, Airbus sounds out the potential for A350 and A380 freighter versions.

KF-21 fighter development will strengthen economy and national defense, says South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in.

Ask the Editors: Embraer’s monopoly in regional jets could last for years, but that position is not as great as it sounds.

Do SPACs herald a brave new world for space dreamers or a repeat of the dot-bomb era of the early 2000s and the space flops of the 1990s?

The U.S. Army plans to use like digital twins and advanced manufacturing to improve aviation sustainment.

Agricultural eVTOL; Quiet electrics; South Korean UAM; 3D-printed RF; and Europe’s electric potential.

Air travel is surging back in the U.S., but the opposite is happening in other regions. Aviation Week’s editors and forecasters explain why—and what it means for airlines and aircraft manufacturers.

Airbus launches superconducting electric research as it provides more detail on hydrogen plans.

Production issues prevent affected aircraft from getting FAA approval for delivery.

Israel’s new surveillance aircraft bucks trend of distributed operations, defines new standard for multifunction intelligence collection.

After losing Australia to Boeing’s Apache, could a refreshed Airbus Tiger make inroads in the attack helicopter market?

A newly validated interceptor fills a void between the Barak 8 and Arrow 2 in Israel’s air-and-missile defense portfolio.

Rolls-Royce says Accel’s advanced electric technologies are relevant to its urban air mobility and electric commuter aircraft work.

New propulsion system test site under construction for larger Hermeus hypersonic turbine-based combined-cycle engine.

ARRW booster fails test flight; KAI submits transport aircraft plan; France’s latest A-400M and Valkyrie drops Altius-600UAS.

The Pentagon needs a task force that can share best practices across services.

As the pandemic’s impact seems clearer, updated cost-benefit analysis supports acceleration of air traffic management upgrade in Europe.

A look into the U.S. Army’s unconventional approach for replacing the RQ-7B.

Despite COVID-19 and new certification challenges, GE Aviation’s Catalyst turboprop is poised to start flight tests in Germany.

The next five years could see a perfect storm of conditions driving demand for new narrowbodies, thanks to oil and related factors.

After years of frustration, U.S. Army leaders say an innovative new approach to the Future Vertical Lift programs is starting to pay off.

Ask the Editors: Aftermarket providers inspect all probes and ports to ensure they are not contaminated by insects or foreign objects.

Circular design for sustainability; Measuring quiet sonic booms; South Korean UAM; Wisk trial; and S-70 OPV.

The U.S. should account for an advanced adversary when making decisions about its future fighter force.