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Aviation Week & Space Technology, May 13, 2024

VOL. 186 NO. 19 May 13, 2024
cabin interior concept

As airlines focus on improving the cabin experience for consumers, sustainability gains are top of mind. Airbus and Diehl Aviation are also taking inspiration from the natural world for new structures.  

Credit: Airbus concept

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Airbus cabin concept
article

Sustainability Is In Focus As Airliner Cabins Evolve

May 06, 2024
Innovations can help airlines reduce their environmental footprint and cater to evolving travel patterns.
IndiGo aircraft
article

IndiGo Underlines International Aspirations With Widebody Order

May 07, 2024
The carrier will enter longer-haul markets with Airbus A350s set to begin arriving in 2027.
Embraer
podcast

Podcast: Will Embraer Step Up To Challenge The Duopoly?

May 09, 2024
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.

PROPULSION

Dash 8 nacelle fuel cells
article

Universal Hydrogen Plans Upgraded Dash 8 Hybrid-Power Flight Tests

May 08, 2024
Certification plans firm up as turbo-compressor and humidifier changes pave the way for the next flight-test phase.
hybrid configuration aircraft
article

Why Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Developers See Their Moment Coming

May 08, 2024
Developers of turbo- and diesel-electric generators offer flexibility.
Climate Impulse aircraft concept
article

Round-The-World Hydrogen-Fueled Flight Could Support Airbus Efforts

May 09, 2024
What Bertrand Piccard’s new hydrogen-focused Climate Impulse circumnavigating enterprise could mean for Airbus’ ZEROe project.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Archer's Midnight and Joby's S4
article

Abu Dhabi Emerges As Key Air Taxi Launch Market

May 08, 2024
U.S. startups Archer and Joby commit to beginning urban air mobility services as early as 2025.

SPACE

Man wearing spacesuit
article

SpaceX Unveils Spacesuit For Private Astronaut Spacewalk

May 10, 2024
Designed with mobility in mind, the SpaceX Crew Dragon pressure suits have been upgraded for extravehicular activities.

DEFENSE

AH-1Z rotorcraft
article

U.S. Marine Corps Readies New Aviation Modernization Plan

May 07, 2024
Upgrades and replacements are coming for the U.S. Marine Corps’ light- and medium-size rotorcraft fleet, along with advanced new uncrewed aircraft systems.
U.S. Navy uncrewed aircraft
article

U.S. Navy Starts Requirements Definition For Seahawk Replacement

May 09, 2024
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.

TECHNOLOGY

Subscale Flight Demonstrator – Distributed Electric Propulsion
article

The Week In Technology, May 6-10, 2024

May 07, 2024
Distributed-propulsion testbed flies; Airbus hydrogen APU demo; uncrewed delivery corridor; another Chinese eVTOL; and Wright’s megawatt-scale electric engine.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Kosmos 2553 launch
article

The Debrief: More Details Of Nuclear Russian ‘Space Weapon’ Emerge

May 06, 2024
A Russian space weapon the U.S. claims is in development would occupy a unique orbital area and might threaten all other spacecraft in low-Earth orbit.
article

Opinion: Building And Keeping The Best Aerospace Talent

May 09, 2024
Outside-the-box ideas can help companies train, access and retain a diverse and highly skilled workforce.