Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Adrian Schofield
An incumbent LCC and a new-entrant hybrid carrier both have ambitious growth plans.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Recapitalization of Nigerian Air Force could make it one of the most potent in West Africa.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Baykar Makina’s twin turboprop drone has entered service with Turkey’s air force and army, and the company is seeking exports.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
NASA’s Orion spacecraft prepares for upgrades as plans for the Artemis I test mission enter the home stretch.
Space

By Jen DiMascio, Michael Bruno, Irene Klotz
COVID-related shortages impinge on launch schedules and satellite manufacturing
Space

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau
Will surging COVID infections push back a recovery in aviation? Listen in to find out.
Air Transport

By Steven Grundman
Twenty years after 9/11, a look at the forces driving future strategic choices.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A discovery of ICBM silos in China has prompted a warning from U.S. Strategic Command about the future balance of nuclear competition.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
Despite supply chain slowdowns, the UltraFan demonstrator comes together as supporting tests continue.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
A consortium relationship with a Japanese manufacturer could be a win-win for Boeing and Japan’s aviation industry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
GE Aviation and Safran have defined the framework for developing their future technology as Pratt and Rolls prepare their own path.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
CFM’s open-fan plan grabbed the headlines, but its dependence on gear development has the attention of Pratt and Rolls.
Sustainability

By Michael Bruno
Green is the new green in aerospace and defense, but how do companies compare when it comes to their own standards?
Sustainability

By Sean Broderick
Carriers asked to mobilize for only the third time in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet’s history.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Modeling decarbonization; Suborbital spaceplane flies; Satellite captures debris; Measuring Arctic methane; Navy VTOL delivery drone.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
NASA stops work on lunar lander a second time after losing bidder files federal lawsuit.
Program Management

Readers write about coaxial helicopters on Earth and Mars, Swiss F-35 choice, FARA vs. physics, UAP, C919 and freighter battles.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

Dan Rutherford
Aviation regulators should start planning around the danger that aircraft impose on flyers and nonflyers alike through climate change.
Sustainability

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

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

By Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne
The Taliban’s seizure of Afghanistan on Aug. 15 triggered the largest military air evacuation in history, but it may still be not enough.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio, Irene Klotz, Guy Norris
NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion are big-government programs trying to keep pace in a marketplace increasingly dominated by commercial industry, meanwhile, the U.S. military is looking to build bridges to international partners, that same commercial industry and to the intelligence community.
Space

By Jens Flottau
The Airbus A330neo’s history has been full of twists and turns, but the latest performance changes indicate a change in direction.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
SpaceX seeks LOX; Missile warning force design; The start of Space Command; and A question of UAPs.
Space