Aviation Week & Space Technology

After reduced quarterly losses, European legacy carriers are looking forward to growing demand and profitability.

Ukrainian forces have effectively used shoulder-fired weapons to bring down Russian helicopters.

Russian fighter squadrons have been burdened by the pace of the war.

Flight tests of Roc build on reliability of baseline Boeing 747 engines, gear and system components as test campaign intensifies.

A supersonic military drone will take precedence until civil demand for a low-boom supersonic transport matures.

First-quarter 2022 financial reports from Airbus and Boeing were snapshots of the different fates the two leading airframers face. Listen in as Aviation Week editors Jens Flottau, Guy Norris and Michael Bruno discuss the increasingly diverging paths within the duopoly.

Boeing remains a going concern, but it cannot shake the specter of an existential crisis. A resolution may be far from clear.

The development phase for the Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft has been extended four years due to COVID-19 supply chain delays.

Modified A350-1000s will allow Qantas to begin nonstop flights from Sydney to London and New York starting in late 2025.

If you can’t beat them, buy them. Why Avianca is seeking to acquire ultra-low-cost rival Viva.

E-commerce growth is encouraging more startups to enter the market for autonomous middle-mile logistics aircraft.

Growing defense roles, including responsive launch and hypersonic tests, factor in Virgin Orbit near-term capability goals.

Under Russian ownership in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Let L-410 manufacturer was crippled by the effect of sanctions.

A way to transfer fighters to Ukraine; NGAD’s collaborative wingman; DARPA studies HAWC lessons learned; and Russia launches Angara 1.2.

Airlines see regulatory writing on the wall and start making SAF commitments.

Boeing promotes optimistic outlook for financing air transport deliveries based on the 2021 results.

Aviation Week flies aboard Northrop Grumman’s reengined L-1011 TriStar carrier aircraft for a simulated rocket launch.

EasyJet and GKN on H2; Skyryse automates EMS; Seeing inside engines; Enabling 100% SAF; Cargo UAV that autorotates.

Developed for Pegasus air launch, the L-1011­—world’s last operational TriStar—is pivoting to high-speed test and launch vehicle markets.

A shift to automated tools is being relied upon to transform a major weakness of the F-35 development program into a possible strength.

As flight activity rises, the aftermarket recovery’s pace faces threats from labor, supply chain constraints.

The service will focus on platforms to counter China including the B-21, NGAD and the F-35.

Aviation Week editors make sense of recommended reductions to the number of F-35 and F-15EX fighters the U.S. Air Force plan to buy in the coming years.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

F-35 and F-15EX programs face near-term cuts as U.S. Air Force makes new push for Next-Generation Air Dominance.