Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick
ZeroAvia flies fuel cells; Boeing pauses NeXt; Rolls tests ACCEL; Safran’s quiet gear; Vertical’s smart charger.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
With air traffic activity suppressed by the coronavirus pandemic, the ATM community is forward-focused on future scenarios.
Air Traffic

By Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois, Guy Norris
The company is making key technology choices early and still has massive challenges ahead: technological, regulatory and in convincing industry partners to participate.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris
Aviation Week had the opportunity to sample the flight characteristics of the Joby air taxi in a company demonstration simulator. I was guided through
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois
Numerous challenges must be overcome to get to the hydrogen propulsion future envisioned by Airbus, along with rewritten business models.
Program Management

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Lifting the veil of secrecy over its electric air taxi vehicle, Joby Aviation makes pioneering steps toward eVTOL certification.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
After NASA’s DART collides with Didymos asteroid, Hera will precisely measure the impactor’s effect.
Space

Readers write about Boeing and its subcontractors, hand-flying and automation, and Pentagon budgeting and funding practices.
Feedback

Aerospace Calendar Sept. 29-Oct. 30—RTCA Plenary Sessions/Committee Meetings. Virtual or various locations. See rtca.org/content/upcoming-committee
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Byron Callan
The word “reduction” needs to be carefully parsed, no matter who is in the White House.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Requirement contenders are the Boeing T-7, KAI T-50 family, Leonardo M-346 and RAAF’s current type, the Hawk.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
Northrop’s new jammer; Chinook tests more powerful engine; Brazil accepts Gripen E; and the soft power of space.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
When Airbus acquired what was then called the Bombardier C Series in 2017 for essentially nothing plus guaranteed loss-sharing with the Canadian
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau
Aviation Week discusses the future of Safran and the propulsion industry with CEO Philippe Petitcolin.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Discovery of potential biomarker in Venusian atmosphere raises new questions in search for life beyond Earth.
Space

By Michael Tint
Ask the Editors: MRO activity is down due to the outbreak of COVID-19, but the military segment has been spared the brunt of the blow.
Air Dominance

By Michael Bruno
The return of a downcycle harbors major changes to the commercial aerospace supplier base.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
How a massive budget cut, a DARPA program and a lengthy internal debate transformed the NGAD program.
Air Dominance

By Lee Ann Shay, Sean Broderick
Ask the Editors: The rest of this year will be relatively quiet for MROs, but then the return will start happening in 2021.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

This webinar took place September 21, 2020. The biggest new U.S. Air Force innovation of this decade may not be a new stealth fighter but rather the
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Could the RAF’s approach to technology, UAS and future combat aircraft make it a winner in the UK’s upcoming defense review?
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
MagniX powers Dash 8; Aerion picks BAE; Autoflight unveils eVTOL; Ampaire hybrid plans; LG flies lithium-sulfur; Walmart drone delivery.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
As the downturn is slashing demand, Airbus plans to adapt workforce by the summer of next year.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain