Aviation Week & Space Technology

Fuel costs are just one of the factors making life difficult for European airlines

The Aviation Week Intelligence Network has compiled information about nearly 100 competitions for aircraft that are underway worldwide.

Turkey is increasing defense spending in 2019, but economic woes could weaken growth and capabilities

From physical facilities to reimagined exhibits, the Smithsonian’s Air & Space Museum prepares for an overhaul.

In Germany, new combat aircraft, helicopters and air defense systems will all benefit from budget hikes.

Operators are keeping a close eye on the effect trade tensions, Brexit and high fuel prices will have on a sector still enjoying strong growth.

Whether it is the Future Air Combat System (FCAS), Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) or simply Future Fighter, development of the next generation of combat aircraft is gaining momentum around the world, aiming for fielding in the 2030s and beyond.

Digital change is happening fast in the civil aviation aftermarket—for those that adapt, payoffs are happening.

Physical scale is old news. Creating physical scale by combining facilities and operations through M&A has delivered benefits.

Infrastructure shortfalls, economic turmoil will burden Latin American airlines in 2019.

Readers discuss—and offer suggestions of how to alleviate—pilot retention problems faced by civil and military sectors, and offer a cautionary note to SpaceX.

Several innovative technologies are helping to make the jobs of MRO workers safer and easier.

Naval programs are set to dominate Australia’s equipment budget next decade. A phase of aviation-oriented spending is winding down.

A wide range of technical, operational and other challenges must be overcome before urban air mobility can become reality.

In competition with Russia and China, the U.S. is pushing its own hypersonic strike weapons research forward at a more rapid pace.

U.S moves to relax restrictions on sales of armed UAS while China keeps the pressure up in the export market.

Mixed feelings about defense spending growth by President Donald Trump and criticism by Democratic Party leaders spell uncertainty for defense spending.

While China Southern’s departure from SkyTeam is big news, the CAAC is driving for higher service standards.

Three years in, Trudeau government’s long-term strategy calls for a significant increase in defense spending through 2027, but has not cured annual budget woes.

Airbus will almost double its commercial aircraft production workforce in Mobile, Alabama, as it ramps up A220 final assembly there.

Orders for large geostationary communication satellites fall, but small birds flock to LEO and beyond.

Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have not reached an agreement on KC-46 first delivery and how best to rectify deficiencies.

Earthrise image, Bible reading transcended objectives of first human flight into deep space.

Airlines are nearing the 10th year of profitability since the industry recovered in 2010 from the 2008 global financial crisis, an unprecedented length of time.

Acquisition plan for fiscal 2019-23 includes nine E-2Ds, four KC-46As and converting helicopter carriers to operate F-35Bs.