Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Carriers face numerous challenges to profitability but remain optimistic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Steve Trimble
Digital engineering had promised to deliver the trainer within six years of contract award, but problems have conspired to stretch Boeing’s schedule to 8 years.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Chen Chuanren
Strategy of denial also focuses on cyber, space and anti-access, aerial-denial weaponry.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Aviation industry and environmental campaigners welcome ReFuelEU accord but stress the need for further progress.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris, Steve Trimble, Richard Aboulafia
Dual-use aircraft could serve as a military tanker while ushering Northrop Grumman into the airliner business.
Check 6

By Steve Trimble
Scramjet testing has scored several breakthroughs, but the path forward for the Pentagon’s portfolio of hypersonic glide vehicle projects is unclear.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Byron Callan
Competition from lower-tier suppliers and other countries is picking up.
Supply Chain

Matthew Fulco
The first visit in four years by U.S. defense contractors to the island democracy will focus on joint production of drones and ammunition.
Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Tools created to save ailing suppliers, such as a dedicated investment fund, are becoming permanent.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Lithium-metal battery; composite LH2 tanks; agricultural eVTOL; and MTU adds electric motors.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
Top executives see midterm relief from supply chain issues by 2024 but a lot of work in the near term.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Bristow’s S-100 Camcopters are being used to monitor small boats used for migrant trafficking in the English Channel.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Bill Carey
A California county’s prohibition of leaded avgas at Reid-Hillview Airport ignited a slow-moving nationwide transition to unleaded fuel.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Garrett Reim
Startup fails in attempt to be the first private company to land on the Moon.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The country is exploring new roles for its J-22 Orao combat aircraft and expanding its uncrewed aircraft system fleets.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Sean Broderick
Regional aircraft manufacturers see opportunities in broadening their aftermarket services portfolios beyond their product lines.
Supply Chain

By William Garvey
First Boeing to sprout now-ubiquitous blended winglets
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio, Irene Klotz, Garrett Reim, Brian Everstine
Aviation Week editors talk about the aftermath of the Starship test and the future of commercial and military space launches.
Check 6

By Jen DiMascio
Turkish trainer flies; a look at two U.S. Space Force programs; Rocket Lab’s hypersonic test and Biden picks new Army chief.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Christine Boynton
Absent current industry constraints, regional carriers say the demand is there—in a market poised for evolution.
Airlines & Lessors

P. Barry Butler, Robert L. Sumwalt and Kristy Kiernan
Challenges to aviation safety need to be treated in the same way that the best academic medical institutions focus on diseases.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The Bulgarian startup is readying Black Swan remotely piloted cargo aircraft for flight tests.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
Despite its global sales success, the F-35 entered service five years late and cost billions more than expected to develop and acquire.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Aero tow concept aims to provide zero-emission range extension for electric, hydrogen and modified conventional regional and single-aisle airliners.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
While the short-term economic situation is uncertain, conversion specialists say long-term trends justify full orderbooks.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain