Aviation Week & Space Technology

Split between the FAA and others regulators evident as EASA pledges to validate MAX changes on its own.

Production of 3D-printed metallic parts ramps up at Boeing as first additively manufactured antenna is set for spaceflight on AMOS 17 satellite.

NASA’s Aeronautics budget; CityAirbus debuts; UTC’s hybrid-electric demo; Rolls’ hybrid tests; Skyways delivers; structural battery; low-drag nacelles

The interiors industry is getting more intimate. But unlike their products, top companies also are getting stronger.

Singapore is updating its F-16s to an advanced standard, but they will be out of service within a decade.

In the aftermath of global groundings of the Boeing 737 MAX family aircraft, our editors discuss what measures need to be taken to overcome the crisis for the OEM and operators.

The five-year spending plan stops short of establishing a traditional program of record for a hypersonic vehicle.

Eurocontrol devises steps to spread air traffic management capacity across Europe this summer and tackle flight delays.

Precautionary groundings eschew data-driven approach to safety risk analysis.

NASA’s rapid feasibility project demonstrates ultralight cellular structures that can be programmed during assembly to enable a wing to adapt its shape in flight

The contract sheds a little more light on Raytheon’s closely held work developing technology for hypersonic weapons.

U.S. Navy plans to save by retiring Truman carrier; MDA delays kill-vehicle program; Philippines chooses MBDA missiles, and Australia may buy Amraams.

The RAAF’s Wedgetails have been fully operational for only four years, but a midlife update already is due.

From the latest commercial helicopter news to the irresistible growth of eVTOLs and novel hybrid-electric propulsion systems, listen to Tony Osborne and Guy Norris as they discuss the highlights of HAI’s recent Heli Expo 2019 convention from a freezing week in Atlanta.

UTC’s new advanced projects group tackles industry’s need to change its culture and stay competitive.

Airbus and EasyJet confirm interest in fuel-burn potential of Derwent hybrid-electric geared turbofan conversion design.

Japanese operator Nakanihon Air Service is the latest operator to begin evaluating the potential of the commercial tiltrotor.

While their international divisions have been under pressure, Australasian airlines aren’t deviating from plans to select new long-range aircraft this year.

He says the super supplier has “hit the ground running,” he is focused on connected aerospace and sees a “huge” future for hybrid-electric propulsion.

On time, budget and specification, the program has prepared the aircraft for training pilots of Super Hornets, Growlers and Lightnings.

Dassault invests in business-jet maintenance network amid persistently slow sales for new aircraft.

Heli-Expo orders for new-build Schweizers confirm the market for the 1950s-era training helicopter.

NASA images interacting shockwaves; Goodyear unveils a tire for flying cars; hypersonic X-60 advances; XQ-58 flies; European research project demos recycled thermoplastic parts.

By rejecting a “top-down” approach, the U.S. Transportation Department has allowed a new era of aerospace innovation to flourish.

Why did Rolls-Royce say “no thank you” to Boeing’s NMA? How might Airbus respond? Listen in as we discuss the risks of launching a new mid-market airliner.