Aviation Week & Space Technology

Leaders in electrified aviation must fly certifiable prototypes in next 12-18 months to meet service-entry targets of 2024-25.

Lockheed Martin has invested in hybrid-electric aircraft developer Electra, leading the startup’s ongoing Series A fund raising.

AutoFlight Europe has set up shop in Augsburg, Germany, and is being led by Mark Henning, who joined the Chinese group from Airbus Helicopters earlier this month.

With the latest COVID-19 variant causing widespread flight cancellations, slot rules once again are in the spotlight.

Satcom for Perlan glider; Alcohol-to-jet SAF boost; Regent’s seaglider demonstrator; Aura picks batteries; and Dufour adds distributor.

International conflicts, contracting decisions, shareholders and an industrial-base review are likely to shape the A&D outlook in 2022.

Reported reconsideration of the F-35 for Germany’s Tornado replacement throws new twist into long-running procurement drama.

Accelerating net-zero carbon emissions is in the best interest of the aviation industry, businesses and consumers.

With a collective sigh of relief, Webb deployments are complete.

EasyJet to provide large-airline perspective to project, converting small commuter to hydrogen-electric propulsion.

Companies are announcing plans to hire thousands of workers, but aerospace has a lot of emotional baggage to work out with them first.

As the aerospace industry learns to live with COVID, it faces other big challenges from a stressed supply chain to geopolitical disruptions. Listen in as our editors discuss.

Success Rockets aims to survive in a nation dominated by state-owned industry.

Asia-Pacific international recovery significantly lags other regions.

How the U.S. Air Force is evolving; HawkEye 360’s new investor; Space spare parts in short supply; and Fighter jets crash in Asia.

Hydrogen air transporters; Cryogenic materials testing; Fuel-cell ambitions; Scalable sustainable fuel; and New Zealand’s solar UAV.

Committing to a large fleet of Boeing 737 MAXs adds some integration and support costs to Allegiant Air’s balance sheet, but the long-term benefits

New factory to build prototypes for developmental and operational testing through 2025.

A U.S. Navy officer asked the Skunk Works representative at the Lockheed Martin exhibit booth an impromptu question during the U.S. Air Force’s Weapons and Tactics Conference in the fall of 2020.

The plan to fix the KC-46’s troubled Remote Vision System (RVS) is delayed as the U.S. Air Force and Boeing try to work through a longstanding issue with the aircraft’s panoramic visual system.

Startups may pioneer single-pilot operations in regional turboprops, but also create a virtual co-pilot in light aircraft.

Military requirements for processing power are starting to diverge from the best that commercial industry can offer.

White House-brokered negotiations helped airlines dodge a bullet—for now. Listen in as our editors explain why the aviation industry is so concerned.

China’s eVTOL leader shifts strategy from aircraft sales to mobility service.

The time to wait and see is over, with Airbus, Embraer and others stepping up their commitment to the AAM market.