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Flagship Boeing widebody is suffering from production-quality issues forcing time-consuming rework on airplanes most do not need.

Fearful of an FVL monopoly in Europe in the 2030s, Airbus is turning to Europe to fund studies for a European Next-Generation Rotorcraft.

Will Biden’s policy on aerospace business with China differ from Trump’s? The answers may be surprising politically but not economically.

Shoulder-mounted conformal fuel tanks could be cut after flight testing reveals “challenges.”

Greece is investing in defense again and new combat aircraft top the list of priorities.

The nation needs to adopt a "commercial first" policy for space technology to bolster its international competitiveness.

Virgin Orbit’s Dutch customer; MDA awards sensor development contracts; BAE to demo PHASA-35; and Spacecom HQ location in flux?

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Three of the region’s widebody operators are negotiating to cut their debt loads and dispose of some of their aircraft.

Sikorsky-Boeing Takes Wraps Off Defiant X Design For U.S. Army’s FLRAA

The Eurofighter, Gripen and Rafale compete fiercely but will benefit from one another’s technology as Europe develops replacements.

Consensus is that spending will be flat in the first term of the Biden administration, but analysts are not clear on what this means.

Advanced air mobility in the news: SESAR’s UAM demo; Paris test partners; UK airport link; Orkney test site; Volocopter cert plans.

Canada’s latest testing requirements could further stymie the recovery for the country’s airlines.

Feedback from Operation Barkhane in Africa has helped confirm the relevance of keeping the Mirage 2000D in service.

Olivier Andries, who succeeds Philippe Petitcolin, will have to watch the financial health of Safran’s suppliers.

Airbus Helicopters’ Flightlab is trialing technology for urban air mobility, hybrid-electric flight and flight safety.

Ask the Editors: USAF pushed the Northrop Grumman B-21 bomber’s first flight from December 2021 to mid-2022. What does that mean?

This webinar took place January 22, 2021. Hydrogen is emerging as one of the paths forward for aviation to become more environmentally sustainable

Europe’s safety regulator goes beyond FAA requirements in lifting the flight ban, a move that illustrates EASA’s bigger role.

Smallsat contracts firm up after Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne deploys first payloads in ‘picture-perfect’ demo polar orbit test mission.

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

Universal Hydrogen wants to enable zero-emissions commercial aviation by tacking the two biggest challenges: creating a distribution infrastructure and kick-starting demand for hydrogen.

Launch this year still possible, says NASA.

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