Aviation Week & Space Technology

Ask the Editors: The resumption of airline traffic will drive demand for parts. We are already seeing signs that airlines in China and the U.S. are starting to add flights.

Flight testing will increasingly augment ground tests as U.S. hypersonic development transitions to operational vehicles.

Ask the Editors: Emirates is highly dependent on the A380, and how fast it returns depends on how quickly the long-haul market rebounds.

Electric STOL for logistics; electric aircraft certification; Wisk back in flight; more funds for Lilium; Norway eyes e-fuels.

France and Germany clear billions in support for aerospace, with France aiming at a carbon-neutral narrowbody.

The pace of hypersonic strike systems research is picking up internationally, galvanized by developments in Russia and China.

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

Readers write about First Take graph proportions, "STOLPort" history, COVID-19 and airlines, and NASA’s C-17 role.

Russia buys interim fighter-bombers; GA-ASI to vie for MQ-9 replacement; KC-46 RVS testing coming; COVID-19 contractor relief bill?

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

Transborder restrictions, weak balance sheets are among the challenges for decimated airline networks.

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.

Ask the Editors: The return to pre-COVID-19 production rates will vary, but manufacturers are aware the process may be slow and arduous.

Design software providers are working closely with customers to fully industrialize additive manufacturing.

Joe Anselmo outlines Aviation Week’s plan to roll out dozens of forward-looking reports, CEO interviews, webinars and tech deep dives.

European budget carriers slash prices in face of quarantine restrictions, gradually resume flights in time for peak summer season.

In response to the novel coronavirus, the U.S. military was forced to think outside the box on how to produce pilots.

The drive to develop Japan’s first commercial aircraft since 1974 hits another stumbling block as flight tests are halted and production is shut down. Aviation Week editors discuss whether the regional jet program will survive—and whether its troubles will benefit Embraer.

Ask the Editors: The supersonic renaissance slowed before the pandemic, but new aircraft should come to market after aviation recovers.

Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken lifted off aboard SpaceX rocket, first Americans to launch into orbit on a U.S. vehicle since shuttle.

Six months after the ADS-B mandate entered force, the FAA says it is pleased with the level of compliance.

Kaman developing commercial unmanned aircraft based on K-Max heavy-lift helicopter.

Ask the Editors: Despite a downturn in aviation, demand for skilled technical personnel will remain high.

The to-do list for Mitsubishi: Hit cost targets, then set and execute a certification plan and finally decide when to resume production.