Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Steve Trimble
A long-awaited international air show Down Under will highlight the impact of a strategic pivot by Australia since 2019.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
Daher bets on thermoplastics for higher production rates and reduced environmental footprint.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Avolon CEO Andy Cronin talked with Aviation Week about the company’s place as the second-largest lessor behind AerCap with an important voice in the industry.
Airlines & Lessors

Frank Slazer
A strong NASA budget request is essential to growing a generation of leaders who can compete globally in technological innovation.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Asia-Pacific Staff
The life-cycle cost for the jet-powered aircraft jumped 68% from 2008 to 2021.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia’s international traffic has dropped due to Western sanctions, but demand for domestic flying remains intact, bolstered by government subsidies.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Fast rotorcraft take shape, electric trainer advances and SAF from methanol.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
ESA member states scramble to protect independent access to space.
Space

By Chris Sloan
The ultra-low-cost carrier is growing its fleet and expanding east beyond its original network.
Airlines & Lessors

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick, Joe Anselmo, Jen DiMascio
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Certification, production and funding are key challenges for the eVTOL industry.
Advanced Air Mobility

Readers write about hydrogen propulsion, aerospace business, Artemis II mission, a Mars shuttle, Airbus autonomy tests and the UK and the F-35 program.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick
Both NASA and Europe’s Clean Sky 2 program are racing to meet year-end deadlines for flight demonstrators.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris, Jens Flottau
Listen in as Aviation Week editors reflect on the 747's beginning and its legacy.
Check 6

By Tony Osborne
A two-year project will explore hose-and-drogue positioning and drogue stability control.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne, Thierry Dubois
France plans to spend more than €400 billion on defense in 2024-30, President Emmanuel Macron has declared.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren, Thierry Dubois
The recent Exercise Varuna with India addresses French security concerns and showcases Rafale fighters to the Indian Navy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
As the last Boeing 747-8 leaves its birthplace, Aviation Week looks at how design features of the first widebody have shaped and influenced the industry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
No other aircraft has been as important for trade and intercontinental travel as the Boeing 747. When Airbus finally launched a competitor, it was too late.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week published a four-page photo spread of the 747 rollout in 1968, along with a glowing editorial about the new jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
“There are going to be a lot of failures this year,” Wisk CEO Gary Gysin told Aviation Week in his last official interview.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine, Guy Norris
Boeing has unveiled a redefined scalable configuration for potential development as a tactical airlifter C-130 replacement or a C-17-sized strategic transport.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Researchers see a novel way to free up volume and electricity within small-satellite buses.
Space