Aviation Week & Space Technology

Readers write about handling complex engine failures, AW&ST design, U.S. aircraft carriers and remembering Dan Petramale.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

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

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

By Irene Klotz
Launch this year still possible, says NASA.
Space

By Sean Broderick
Changes still to come for the Boeing 737 family as part of post-accident evaluations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jen DiMascio
Austin would review Germany troop withdrawal; Greece’s new F-16s; CH-47F safety concerns and inside Japanese missile upgrade plan.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The tactical aircraft portfolio review pits F-16s, F-15s, attritable aircraft and a sixth-generation fighter against the F-35A for new orders.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Ask the editors: Despite the pandemic-related travel dip, demand for speed continues to propel development of supersonic business jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Spear 3 is expected to become the primary air-to-ground weapon for the UK’s F-35 fleet from 2025.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
MagniX and Eviation set up base in Washington state, focused on enabling “middle-mile” air transportation using electric aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
Airbus expected to raise single-aisle production rates late 2021; Boeing resumes MAX deliveries. Concerns over widebody demand persist.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Saurabh Joshi
Naval aviation is essential to New Delhi’s plan to protect sea lanes after last year’s land-based standoff with Chinese forces.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
Budget carriers have been taking steps to secure their activities—but they need bookings to pick up soon.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Norwegian is dropping long-haul in a bid to survive. But if Europe’s short-haul LCCs are faring better, they still need more bookings.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
With a major budget increase and a launcher strategy being defined, the EU’s space ambitions begin to crystallize.
Space

Matthew Ziemkiewicz and Gail Dunham
Despite unprecedented economic constraints, improving the safety of commercial aircraft must remain the highest priority.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Reducing aircraft NOx; Automotive radar for eVTOLs; Satellite inspection in space; and NASA picks university projects.
Emerging Technologies

By Kevin Michaels
Structural changes due to the COVID-19 crisis will slow return of business travel, with crucial implications for industry stakeholders.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jen DiMascio
Ask the Editors: Joe Biden’s choice to name recently retired General Lloyd Austin as defense secretary seems both political and personal.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Lee Ann Shay
How Southwest Airlines MRO is preparing its aircraft for the expected traffic rebound.
Aircraft & Propulsion

This webinar took place January 15, 2021 and sponsored by Makino. In the final months of President Donald Trump’s presidency, his administration
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
Boeing’s latest KC-46 contract; KC-390 flies to U.S.; Insitu fraud case resolution and U.S. Space Command to settle in Huntsville.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Buoyed by a new production contract, Boeing’s improving KC-46A tanker program gears up for upgrades.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Under Trump, NASA expanded business, international partnerships.
Space

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris
Critics worry R&D cuts will hamper ability to catch Airbus. Veteran aerospace analyst Ron Epstein joins Aviation Week’s Guy Norris to discuss.
Aircraft & Propulsion