Aviation Week & Space Technology

Charter flights are one thing, but returning Eastern Air Lines to its former prominence will require scheduled service, and Cuba could be the start.

Interview with BAE Systems CEO Ian King: Expansion in Turkey and India are on the target list.

Eurocontrol’s mobile simulators allow airports to prepare for worst of the real world by practicing in the virtual world.

Narrowbodies will be in the spotlight at this year’s Farnborough Airshow. But strategy, not orders will be at the top of the agenda for airframe manufacturers.

New check-in system introduced at Tokyo Narita Airport will be rolled out at more Star Alliance major bases.

What will be the broader ramifications of Brexit on the aerospace industry, and has the market has appropriately priced this in?

The Hercules birds could be flying through hurricanes or fighting fires one day and dropping paratroopers into battle the next. Aviation Week joins a WC-130J Hurricane Hunter on a mock assignment over the Atlantic Coast.

Space exploration is likely to be lost in the “fear and loathing” that will attend the two U.S. political conventions upcoming this month. That is a shame, because the opportunities—and pitfalls —looming in the spaceflight endeavor this year cry out for a well-reasoned, coherent U.S. policy.

Airbus and its Tier 1 partners, led by GKN Aerospace, have invested heavily to make the U.K. a center for wing design and manufacturer. What will it take to keep that lead?

ESaero uses EC-150 concept for a 150-seat turboelectric airliner to advance its understanding of the integration challenges and ramifications of distributed electric propulsion.

If the U.S. opts to disaggregate its future Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellites, the decision could allow allies to create a unified satcom system by 2025.

AI wins in air combat; Airvolt puts motors to the test; Missing-link Citation uncovered; PAL-V teases commercial flying car for 2018.

Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg sat down with Aviation Week before the Farnborough Airshow to discuss the 737 MAX family, KC-46A tanker, supplier issues and much more.

Airbus faces the daunting task of ramping up single-aisle production to unheard-of rates. At the same time, CEO Fabrice Bregier is confident the company will overcome A320neo delays.

Both civil and defense companies will have to renew focus on profitable delivery of existing orders and accelerate innovation in products and business models, leading to greater pressure on suppliers.

The F-35I will come with its own unique maintenance hub, weapons, communications systems and even cyberdefenses.

With the U.K. on its way out of the EU, airlines are facing three challenges.

Boeing’s incorporation of touch screens in the 777X cockpit will mark the first time this technology is used in a commercial transport’s fixed displays.

To build the 777X, Boeing marries existing facilities with new manufacturing processes yet to be proven.

The effects of voting to leave the EU will not be uniform, much less predictable, but the A&D industry has more at stake than most.

The Indian-Russian BrahMos supersonic cruise missile made its first flight on an Indian air force Sukhoi Su-30MKI on June 25 from the Nasik plant of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., which was responsible for adapting the fighter to carry the 2,500-kg (5,500-lb.) missile. About 40 Su-30s are expected to be modified.

Goldfein also offers to consult A-10 operators | NASA inspector general praises agency for saving money on SpaceX launches.

Flying display of the 737-8 will start a key marketing phase for the reengined Boeing narrowbody aircraft.

Interim fix for A400M gearbox issues are in sight.

Aerospace Calendar July 8-10—Royal International Air Tattoo 2016. RAF Fairford. Gloucestershire, England. See airtattoo.com July 9-Dec. 3—AOPA Flight Instructor Refresher Course. Various Locations. See a opa.org/forms/event-calendar/ FIRC_ONSITE