Aviation Week & Space Technology

Britain’s air safety regulator is inviting drone users and manufacturers to help shape the legal environment for uncrewed aircraft systems, and the collaboration may end up influencing regulation of the advanced-air-mobility sector.

A probe into a 2020 in-flight diversion spotlighted gaps in Air France’s pilot training and safety culture, France’s BEA contends.

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.

Data-driven Cascade modeling tool to inform Boeing product development planning.

Two demonstrators and a startup fuel growing activity in advanced air mobility in China.

Northrop Grumman quietly developed a nickel-alloy combustor that could unlock a decades-long hurdle to rapid propulsion.

Using space shuttle engines on NASA’s new Moon rocket brings with it shuttle-era hydrogen issues.

The Italian airline was to be sold to ensure its survival, but the likely new right-wing government insists on keeping state control.

Only one agency has the independence, credibility and technical expertise to investigate.

As novel cockpits become a pressing need in civil and military aviation, sensors may enable the creation of metrics for human factors.

Lighter turbines; Seaglider advances; Recoverable satellites; Australian vertiport; and Korea’s UAM contestants.

Sweden and Finland’s air forces will bring an air power increase to NATO’s order of battle and benefit from the alliance’s capabilities.

After a harmful expansion that took it close to collapse, Norwegian Air Shuttle’s new short-haul strategy is paying off.

Saab says some nations are focusing on fighter acquisition affordability and not operating costs, which could affect future capability.

Everyone needs to brush up on the fundamentals, and nothing can be taken for granted.

Aviation Week editors Jens Flottau, Guy Norris and Sean Broderick discuss scenarios and future challenges.

The region’s long-haul fleet has been slow to rebuild, but airlines plan to add more widebodies over the next year.

SpaceX joins race to connect mobile phones via low-Earth-orbit satellites.

The three biggest airlines in Brazil look forward, not back.

MagniX tests advanced batteries; DARPA pushes VTOL UAS capability; Jetoptera tests high-speed VTOL; and UK builds LH2 test facility.

Turbofan engine-makers face bewildering array of choices as they navigate toward as yet unknown power needs for next-gen single-aisles.

Boeing employees who act on behalf of the FAA expressed concerns with their independence.

Sierra Nevada building two prototypes as it anticipates U.S. Army program to replace Beechcraft RC-12 Guardrails.

A Cold War-level Dutch defense increase, prompted by Ukraine crisis, will pay for additional aircraft.

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