Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Thierry Dubois
As concern over space debris rises and small businesses develop solutions, European Space Agency chief calls for “ethical” actions.
Space

By Bradley Perrett
If parts of the industry are going back to square one or close to it with electric technology, Japanese newcomers may have opportunities.
Air Transport

By Steve Trimble
Russian arms buyers hang in limbo as fallout from Turkey’s defiant S-400 delivery remains unclear.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
With the air transport industry trying hard to reduce its environmental footprint, Airbus is looking at unconventional ways to improve efficiency.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Russia’s VRT500 will use a Western engine and avionics as it targets the urban air services niche.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Europe’s flutter-free wing; EasyJet and Airbus on electric; Honeywell helps AI startup; Islander is going electric; Boeing’s autonomous teaming test.
Aerospace

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Jacob Schram takes the helm of the long-haul, low-cost carrier as it continues to face numerous financial and strategic obstacles.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris, Steve Trimble, Graham Warwick
Aviation Week editors Guy Norris, Steve Trimble, and Graham Warwick discuss the details of the existence of the stealthy RQ-180.
Combat Aircraft

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

By Jens Flottau
Emirates and Air Arabia have ordered more Airbus and Boeing airliners; Etihad is reducing its Boeing 787 buy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Readers write about Project Sunrise, towed decoys, railroad-aviation pioneers, faces of the pilot challenge, and aviation industry and regulatory culture changes.
Feedback

By Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne
Surprise last-minute contract vaults UAE into manned military aircraft manufacturing club.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble, Lee Hudson, Michael Bruno
A legal dispute over who owns intellectual property is the source of a 2.5-year delay to the fifth-generation fighter’s full-rate production decision.
Combat Aircraft

By Sean Broderick, Steve Trimble
Certification could come in 2019, but service return will not be until well into next year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne
The United Arab Emirates plans to add more airborne early warning and aerial refueling capacity.
Defense

By Guy Norris, Jens Flottau
New engines on existing aircraft is a tried-and-tested formula and could buy time for radical concepts to come as propulsion providers look for applications.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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By Guy Norris
A durability fix package clears GE9X production restart and paves the way for resumption of Boeing 777-9 flight tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
Russia provides MiG-29s to Mongolia; U.S. greenlights Morocco Apache buy; GAO rules on U.S. Air Force launch contest; and the outlook for the Iranian Air Force.
Defense

Elaine L. Chao
U.S. Transportation chief Elaine Chao pledges support for the drone community and says safety is a shared responsibility.
Aerospace

By Bill Carey, Michael Bruno
Acknowledged as a drone industry pioneer, the Canadian company has gone public after taking a back seat to Chinese competitors.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
Connectivity, AI and new weaponry are part of the Rafale’s development roadmap.
Defense

The U.S. Air Force has awarded contracts to seven companies that will provide "Red Team" advanced adversary and close air support threat services.
Aircraft & Propulsion