Aviation Week & Space Technology

As CEO of Airbus, Tom Enders has transformed the European aerospace giant from a cross-national conglomerate to an integrated company and made crucial product decisions, including the launch of the A320neo family.

With a lifelong passion for aviation, Paul Allen was the first of the technology barons to spend part of his fortune backing technology to enable less costly and more frequent access to space.

Building an equatorial launch base in northern Australia should begin in April. A base for launches to polar orbits is in planning.

More than 400 luminaries gathered at the 62nd annual gala to honor the winners and top students pursuing aviation or aerospace careers.

Readers primarily focused on Boeing MAX MCAS system and its implications in two crashes and the recent editorial on the Green New Deal.

BAE Systems is testing a software program for the U.S. Air Force to effectively distribute air battle planning and monitoring, and projections for the outcome, under a DARPA program.

U.S. Congress begins debating the Defense Department’s fiscal 2020 budget request.

U.S. Defense Department to begin making components for new ground-launched cruise missile systems once banned under terms of the now-suspended INF Treaty.

If the FAA and other regulators had access to ET302 data, the Boeing 737 MAX grounding scenario would have been different.

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Ramping up for a ‘Great Power’ conflict means sacrifices for some existing programs.

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

New organization will unify and integrate the development of space capabilities across the U.S. military.

Analysts agree Boeing is likely to make up for MAX delivery shortfalls before the end of the year.

Most MAX operators dealt reasonably well with the type’s grounding. But those with large fleets face more serious challenges.

Startup Logistics Gliders is flight-testing a disposable cargo-delivery aircraft for DARPA and the U.S. Marine Corps.

NASA chief fires warning shot, orders study to assess launching Orion lunar flight test on commercial boosters.

The Nauka multipurpose module is likely to miss its July 2020 launch date for additional tests.

Japan prepares to buy F-35s; Egypt signs agreement for Su-35s; BAE integrates new missiles on F-35; agreement may open Brazil spaceport to U.S. rockets.

Boeing takes a key step toward the 737 MAX's return to revenue service with flight test of updated MCAS software.

How Boeing’s Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System for the 737 MAX works.

OEMs and Tier 1s must be vigilant about lower-tier suppliers and a possible working capital crunch they could face in coming years.

The CPS program leads a new wave of spending on seven different offensive prototype weapons or demonstrators spread across three different services and DARPA.

Differences in foreign policy, arms-sales practices and industrial incentives could kill the aircraft before it gets off the ground.

The manufacturer remains committed to developing new military aircraft after commercial merger with Boeing.