Aviation Week & Space Technology

Draft minimum curriculum needs more emphasis on the MCAS and manual-trim scenarios, pilot groups tell the FAA.

NASA’s moral autonomy; Beyond FAA’s UAS IPP; X-57’s lift props; VoltAero picks Sonaca; Hill’s in-house turboshaft; Canadian AAM.

UK, U.S. F-35 commanders claim “seamless” integration in joint exercises on new British carrier.

Ask the Editors: Widespread, affordable testing is the key in the short-to-medium term.

Latest Roland Berger report highlights lack of dominant business model in nascent UAM market.

Japan’s major airlines are drastically cutting back widebody fleets while also increasing their focus on medium-haul LCC subsidiaries.

The new U.S. Air Force chief of staff is finding out how difficult it will be shed older aircraft and make way for a modernized fleet

As new lockdowns threaten further drops in demand, airlines are hoping for a 2021 recovery.

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

MQ-9Bs for Taiwan?; Collins’ $700 million ejection seat win; New carrier delivery strategy; and Air Force opens space structures lab.

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.

POLITICAL BIAS? I am very disappointed in Aviation Week for spotlighting the challengers to Sen. Majority Leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell and House

Building common ground for space becomes NASA’s political mantra.

Listen as Aviation Week editors Joseph Anselmo, Sean Broderick, and Jens Flottau discuss Aviation Week's analysis of proprietary aircraft operational data showing the precipitous fall in utilization for many aircraft workhorses.

After 15 years of development, Karem’s Optimum Speed Tilt Rotor shows its potential on the test stand.

Seven years after the demise of the X-51 program, the Pentagon puts Boeing back in the running for hypersonic cruise missile programs.

The likely return of the 737 MAX is adding to what many fear will be overcapacity as airline recovery stalls.

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

Cellular operators are baulking at the cost of establishing 5G networks. Could masts in the sky be an option?

NASA hastily packs up spacecraft for return trip home to avoid losing overflowing sample.

With work reduced to documentation, it is not clear how the group is preserving corporate knowledge for a possible restart.

Falcon 9 engine issue delays first U.S.-launched ISS crew flight since the space shuttle.

Ongoing concern over the robustness of the GPS system in the U.S. undergirds development of alternative navigation systems for aviation.

Fallout from commercial aviation business lost could eliminate businesses, create opportunities.

Ask the Editors: Deciding whether to diversify away from the Boeing 737, Southwest must weigh the pros and cons of a dual fleet.