Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Bill Carey
Limited access to facilities and the suspension of on-site training has delayed the Next-Generation Air Transportation System.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Piotr Butowski
Development of the high-altitude long-endurance system has been rocky from the start.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Ask the Editors: Short-term defense spending appears stable, but cuts over the next five years may delay Air Force programs such as NGAD.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Randy Starr
Companies will have to ramp up internal R&D spending to keep pace.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
UK talks up FlyZero; JAXA’s low-boom breakthrough; EHang air taxi in Austria; VerdeGo runs hybrid; and SkyDrive aims for 2023.
Emerging Technologies

By Bradley Perrett
Discounting and drastic discounting reveal that China does not need 2019 domestic capacity. The airlines are running that much anyway.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Ask the Editors: Aviation in Argentina and across almost all of Latin America is in critical condition. Governments have provided little-to-no financial aid for airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
The advanced air mobility market is beginning to differentiate by manufacturer, by mission and by timing.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Joe Anselmo, Jen DiMascio, Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

Readers write about NASA’s Mars 2020 mission, Japan’s Aegis Ashore plan and Boeing’s midmarket airplane strategy.
Aerospace

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 Bradley Perrett
Ask the Editors: Chinese military aircraft could benefit from Western engine technology, but there is a limit to what can be leveraged.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
For long-haul low-cost carriers, a subset of the airline industry that always has had its doubters, the COVID-19 crisis and the profound ways in which
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
As public companies reported their latest quarterly results, one segment stood out for its near-universal positivity: space.
Space

By Irene Klotz, Bradley Perrett
NASA’s Perseverance rover has company during the seven-month journey to Mars.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The mission’s true measure is not just science, but to lure youth to careers in tech.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
The U.S. Air Force’s next chief; Growler tests new jammer; Army deploys ISR aircraft; and top-level support for HBTSS.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
Ask the Editors: Railways and airlines may be moving toward stability in their shares of traffic.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
Initial drop of about 50% could be followed by prolonged and uneven climb back to prepandemic demand levels.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
How the F-35 program is quietly replacing its logistics system known as ALIS with ODIN.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Ben Goldstein
Carriers believe intensified testing can help boost traveler confidence and stimulate demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bradley Perrett
Ask the Editors: China is squeezing out foreign airframe makers but still relies on Western engine and onboard suppliers—for now.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz, Lee Hudson
Northrop Grumman and Blue Origin hoped to wrest contracts from incumbents ULA and SpaceX.
Space

By Tony Osborne
As domestic opportunities for helicopter sales shrink, the UK arm of Leonardo Helicopters presses hard for exports.
Aircraft & Propulsion