Ask the Editors

Ask the Editors: Low-energy nuclear reactions, compact fusion reactors and advanced small modular reactors are among concepts being tested.

Ask the Editors: As airlines gain more leverage with lessors on aircraft maintenance, use of such parts may increase.

Ask the Editors: Thales and Safran have different focuses, and Safran’s defense business is much smaller than Thales’.

Ask the Editors: Airline cabins are already quite safe, and many airlines now require face coverings throughout flight and in airports.

Ask the Editors: Sustainable aviation fuels are technically viable today; it is their economic viability that remains in question.

Ask the Editors: The single-aisle market will be severely affected but less so than widebodies.

Ask the Editors: Geography and state aid are key factors; regional and low-cost carriers will likely be early consolidation targets.

Ask the Editors: The Pentagon’s hypersonic prototypes rely on a large number of small, boutique companies with highly specialized skills.

Ask the Editors: M&A is frozen for now, a lot of consolidation is likely to occur in the lower levels of the aerospace, driven by financial distress.

Ask the Editors: Space Editor Irene Klotz answers.

Ask the Editors: Regional jets just might be a dark horse in the post COVID-19 landscape.

Ask the Editors: Air Transport World Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker answers.

Ask the Editors: Chief Editor-MRO Lee Ann Shay answers.

Ask the Editors: Defense Editor Steve Trimble responds.

Ask the Editors: Peter Harbison, chairman emeritus of Aviation Week’s CAPA - Centre for Aviation, answers.

Ask the Editors: Senior Business Editor Michael Bruno answers.

Ask the Editors: Air Transport and Safety Editor Sean Broderick answers.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting global economic crisis have creating daunting challenges across the aerospace and aviation industries