Ask the Editors

By Bradley Perrett
Ask the Editors: Even if airframers do source less from China, it won’t mean they will turn to Western suppliers.
Program Management

By Bradley Perrett
Ask the Editors: The global battle for airframe dominance is now a battle between Airbus and Boeing, but could Comac shake up the scene?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Ask the Editors: The F-15EX is a product of digital engineering, but it is not representative of the Digital Century Series initiative.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Ask the Editors: The TSA and Homeland Security should be mandating such checks and tests.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Ask the Editors: There’s a way to go before propulsion electrification, but the type certification of aircraft begins to lay the bricks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Ask the Editors: A recent round-table highlighted the future of combat offerings from a number of countries. Who else is on the radar?
Aircraft & Propulsion

Ask the Editors: It is likely that Spirit AeroSystems will try to acquire Bombardier’s aerostructures operations—but for less money.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Ask the Editors: Expanding preflight testing and contact tracing would boost passenger confidence in air travel safety.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Ask the Editors: The A380’s competitive disadvantage is that airlines need a very high passenger load factor to make the economics work.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick, Tony Osborne
Ask the Editors: The latest work on tiltrotors focuses on reducing cost and minimizing compromises between vertical and forward flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Ask the Editors: Airbus and Boeing are trying to protect customer commitments, but airlines and lessors would like o defer or even cancel their narrowbody deliveries.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Ask the Editors: COVID-19 poses more risk for travelers in shops, restaurants or taxis than in commercial airliners.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Ask the Editors: Hydrogen propulsion offers a significant opportunity to reduce carbon emissions, but major challenges lie ahead.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Ask the Editors: The pause on the Airbus A220-500 development will be short-lived because of the growing demand for bigger narrowbodies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Ask the Editors: OEMs have shifted away from the underlying architectures of automobiles. Is a similar sea change in aviation due?
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Ask the Editors: The French government and France’s Big Four aerospace manufacturers partner up to infuse ailing suppliers with capital.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Karen Walker
Ask the Editors: Airports are revamping their check-in process to create a safer, contactless environment for travelers.
Airports & Networks

By Michael Bruno
Ask the Editors: Industry consolidation and growing automation and digitization will exacerbate pandemic-related layoffs.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jen DiMascio
Ask the Editors: Aviation Week data shows the U.S. military operates about three times as many manned aircraft as the Chinese military.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Ask the Editors: Boeing’s narrowbody share has dipped due to the MAX grounding; some advanced technologies could help it move the needle.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jen DiMascio
Ask the Editors: As Congress plans to open up radio spectrum, a question remains over the protection of the GPS frequency band.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Ask the Editors: After pandemic-related financial woes, a scrapped Embraer deal and hefty layoffs, Boeing will require years to recover.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Ask the Editors: Airbus is focusing on extending the A220’s longer routes while Embraer struggles with bundling and pricing for the E2.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Ask the Editors: Airlines may be concerned about crowding in cabin aisles, but adopting ICAO’s guidelines would be the best practice.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Ask the Editors: Whatever Bell does, it may have trouble making any serious dent in the AW139’s market lead.
Aircraft & Propulsion