Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Helen Massy-Beresford
In a sign of progress toward sustainability goals, the aviation industry has set out a plan to achieve carbon-neutral growth by 2050.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio, Irene Klotz, Guy Norris
Listen in as Aviation Week editors talk with Jared Isaacman, the founder and CEO of Shift4Payments who has chartered a SpaceX crew Dragon orbital
Space

By Irene Klotz
Suite of video cameras provides unprecedented view of what it is like to land on Mars.
Space

By Jens Flottau
Boeing’s possible new aircraft could raise complicated questions for Airbus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Industry expects actions from U.S., Europe and other governments in 2021 to encourage production of low-carbon aviation fuels.
Sustainability

By Thierry Dubois, Michael Bruno
Cutting jobs, closing factories, reducing purchase costs but protecting research and technology investment: Safran finds a new balance.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Short-seller attack on Chinese startup EHang highlights the risks to investors in a nascent market.
Program Management

By Graham Warwick
Reverse merger with blank-check investment vehicle will vault Joby to the top of the UAM valuation league.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Liquid-hydrogen prototype; lenticular rotors; GPS in GEO; emergency-response eVTOL; and flying car advances.
Emerging Technologies

By Lori Ranson
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the aviation industry, the need for consolidation was becoming apparent in Mexico.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Ask the Editors: With demand for widebodies diminishing, lessors will abstain from placing new widebody orders for several years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kevin Michaels
Growing e-commerce and shifting transportation modes are positive signs for air cargo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Digital manufacturing trend yields new experimental, air-launched UAS at Lockheed’s rapid prototyping house.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jen DiMascio, Guy Norris, Steve Trimble
As the Pentagon is grappling with how to maintain the F135 engine powering F-35 fighters, the engine on a Boeing airliner failed on a flight in the western U.S. Aviation Week editors discuss what these incidents mean for safety and reliability as well as the future of military engines.
Aerospace

The former Boeing CEO and business partner Kirstin Bartok Touw discuss their new investment venture.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris, Thierry Dubois
Aircraft and engine-makers see enabling 100% sustainable-aviation-fuel use as essential to meeting aviation’s emission goals.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
An acquisition proposal, China’s rise and a new administration mix as good cause for reconsidering U.S. defense industrial base policy.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
Industry embarks on coordinated endeavor against runway excursions, a risk that appears to persist despite being a long-time concern.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jen DiMascio
NGI sparks industrial base concern; Israel to buy U.S. tankers, fighters; T-7 to final assembly; new approach to small parts contracting.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
GTF engine retrofits and orders boost market recovery hopes for Pratt & Whitney.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Aeralis’ modular jet trainer concept could prove UK’s Pyramid open architecture software development.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Ask the Editors: Exports will be critical for both the Tempest and FCAS programs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
After decades of neglect, a surge of investment in new electronic warfare capabilities is starting to pay off.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Adrian Schofield
Singapore Airlines and Korean Air are two of the region’s airlines pushing back aircraft deliveries to delay growth and spending.
Program Management

By Graham Warwick
Integrating electric propulsion; Jaunt advances Journey; Leonardo’s cargo drone; Finnish e-fuel research; smart rotors for eVTOL.
Emerging Technologies