Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
European Commission plans to incentivize investment on a large scale so hydrogen may contribute to climate goal.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
Recovering, reflying SpaceX Falcon 9s will save Space Force $53 million.
Space

By Guy Norris
As ETOPS runs for 777X GE9X engine get underway, GE sets sights on flow-inducer validation tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Ask the Editors: Software has made great strides, but pilots are still needed to handle complex missions in the real world.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
APT 70 flies urban; EHang’s logistics eVTOL; Paris UAM test site; Japan’s air taxi plans; Sabrewing’s Arabian deal
Emerging Technologies

By Lee Hudson
An inside look into the U.S. Army’s radical experiment, Project Convergence, a sensor-to-shooter demonstration.
AUSA

By Thierry Dubois
BEA’s persistence on three research campaigns leads to a potentially far-reaching discovery of metal fatigue on GE-Pratt GP7200 turbofan.
MRO

By Graham Warwick
Despite much evidence to the opposite, the public’s image of hydrogen in aviation was set by the 1937 Hindenburg fire.
Emerging Technologies

By Jen DiMascio
Doubling Reaper’s firepower; Rats undermine Triton comms; Will Kazakhstan buy A400Ms?; and Russia receives new Mi-28s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Never have clouds, i.e., internet-based computing, been more welcome in the aerospace and defense industry.
Connected Aerospace

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
Secretive startup Joby Aviation let Aviation Week’s Guy Norris witness a flight test of its new electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft. He and
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Water vapor from hydrogen-fueled aircraft will generate more contrails, but research is needed to understand persistence and mitigation.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Eco Helicopters sees a quicker route to urban air mobility via Tier 1 Engineering’s electric-powered Robinson R44.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Helen Massy-Beresford
One unexpected bonus of the coronavirus crisis will be a boost for air cargo’s previously slow digital transformation.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Advanced combustors and new thermodynamic cycles are under study to exploit the energy potential of liquid hydrogen fuel.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Nordic countries committed to electrifying aviation are initial targets for Swedish startup.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
System would automatically scan anyone who enters the cabin, adding a layer of defense against virus transmission.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
ZeroAvia flies fuel cells; Boeing pauses NeXt; Rolls tests ACCEL; Safran’s quiet gear; Vertical’s smart charger.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Green aviation start-up ZeroAvia has completed the first flight of its hydrogen fuel cell-powered Piper M350 test aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Swedish startup Heart Aerospace has unveiled the electric propulsion system for its planned 19-seat regional airliner, the ES-19.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois, Guy Norris
The company is making key technology choices early and still has massive challenges ahead: technological, regulatory and in convincing industry partners to participate.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris
Lifting the veil of secrecy over its electric air taxi vehicle, Joby Aviation makes pioneering steps toward eVTOL certification.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Aviation Week had the opportunity to sample the flight characteristics of the Joby air taxi in a company demonstration simulator. I was guided through
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
After NASA’s DART collides with Didymos asteroid, Hera will precisely measure the impactor’s effect.
Space

By Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois
Numerous challenges must be overcome to get to the hydrogen propulsion future envisioned by Airbus, along with rewritten business models.
Program Management