Aviation Week & Space Technology

Eliminating contrails would cut aviation's climate impact by half, but can it be done? NASA climate scientist Richard Moore joins to share the latest research.

The OEM would be capable of building a larger narrowbody, but it is not clear that the company will go for it.

The company suggests leveraging NASA’s deep investment in the SLS may be just the ticket to bring back samples from Mars.

Readers write about Boeing and GE leadership, addressing pilot shortages in the U.S. military and the Comac C919’s competitive prospects.

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Launch customer Lufthansa Airlines has added uncertainty to Boeing’s public claims that the 777-9, already five years late, will be certified in 2025.

The startup’s EL-2 Goldfinch test pilot outlines his flight experience with the demonstrator.

The 787 faces new quality assurance woes, but the need to add a freighter to the family has eased.

The company’s turboelectric airliner concept would reduce fuel usage, operating costs and contrails.

A mandate would provide stability and a more even playing field, enabling the aviation industry to cut emissions more quickly.

The conflict in Ukraine is reshaping Poland’s air force, but the service is facing challenges as it grows.

With FARA canceled and FLRAA’s design changed, U.S. Special Operations Command is adjusting its own modernization goals.

Another week, another new probe reported at Boeing—and another name supposedly struck from the list of those who could be a future CEO.

A hydrogen fuel-cell-powered helicopter is being eyed for zero-emission delivery of manufactured organs for human transplants.

Without any alternatives, the Air Force would have to depend on the KC-135 if a war occurs before 2028. Is it ready?

Savoie discusses the company’s evolving business strategy amid a tense geopolitical environment.

DLR’s climate-friendly designs; High-power aviation fuel cell; and eVTOL hover test facility.

In a healthy defense industrial ecosystem, companies occupying the middle ground—between the many small companies and a few large ones—perform important systemic roles.

Airlines have enjoyed strong demand for the past two years. But with more capacity entering the market, yields are coming under pressure.

Air Mobility Command’s goal of fielding a stealthy, penetration tanker aircraft in the mid-2030s faces pressure from tight budgets on its current timeline.

Designed with mobility in mind, the SpaceX Crew Dragon pressure suits have been upgraded for extravehicular activities.

The last company to take on Airbus and Boeing was crushed, but market conditions could be ripe for another challenger. BofA analyst Ron Epstein joins to discuss what Embraer might do.

A new generation of high-speed rotorcraft technology is available for the U.S. Navy, but ship-board limitations already have ruled out the natural option.