Aviation Week & Space Technology

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

Spending for 2019 is scheduled to rise 8.2%. Within that, the equipment, research and development budget will advance 13.7%.

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

The F-35 fighter aircraft’s bid for market dominance faces looming milestones and revived interest in alternatives.

Though China surpassed the U.S. launch rate in 2018, private U.S. “new space” companies are ramping up activity.

Manufacturers and operators are working to build the business case for maintaining and upgrading satellites in orbits to extend their usefulness.

The outlook for airframe heavy maintenance in 2019 and beyond will be challenged by tightening market and labor pool.

Britain wants to grow defense capabilities, but questions remain on what can be afforded, post-Brexit.

Human spaceflight, electric propulsion, smallsat megaconstallations, unmanned tankers—some of things to look out for in 2019

The MRO demand across civil, military, helicopters and business aviation will amount to $170.8 billion in 2019.

Responding to recent accidents and incidents, FAA and EASA are requiring improved pilot training for upset-recovery and other serious inflight situations.

SpaceX scrubbed its first two GPS III satellite launch opportunities.

France is slated to receive new transports, tankers and intelligence-gathering aircraft as part of increased defense spending.

2019 will be a year of rebuilding the strained long-standing relationships between engine-makers and airframers.

Slovakian leaders say Block 70/72 buy shows commitment to NATO partners.

The year ahead holds milestones in human space transport, airliner first flights and new launches and more, but it also promises significant uncertainty.

Services agreements are increasingly becoming part of the asset-purchase process.

For commercial aviation in 2019, though each major manufacturer has its own challenges, it’s all about executing on the production side.

Electric regional progress; Pseudo-satellite takes shape; Drone flies through walls; Single-person multicopter; Algae makes jet fuel in Japan.

U.S. defense agencies are stepping up development of hypersonic weapons to keep pace with China and Russia.

Northrop hopes its “flexible” Firebird UAS will open a new market for surveillance aircraft beyond a defense contractor’s traditional customer base.

Airbus' Mobile assembly line is preparing to break ground on a new A220 factory that will nearly double employment. Listen in as general manager Daryl Taylor shares details with our editors.

With a focus on new technology more crucial than ever to maintain its competitive edge, Boeing steps up the tempo of its EcoDemonstrator testbed series.

Unity’s Dec. 13 flight marked its fourth rocket-powered test and the first to achieve the goal of exo-atmospheric flight set by Richard Branson 14 years ago.

Only a few months ago, Avianca Brasil had big plans, but it now has filed for bankruptcy.