GE’s small hybrid core; on-site hydrogen on demand; 3D-printing magnesium; and very-low-orbit space tracker.

To produce three or four commercial aircraft per day, Airbus receives 2.2 million parts.

The airframer hopes the narrowbody A321XLR will make new long-haul routes economically viable.

With a famous name in aviation and following industry giants, Benoit de Saint-Exupery must sell more aircraft as production slots grow scarce.

Aviation Week editors go back through the archives to the origins of supersonic flight, revisiting key programs and exploring the issues that are still challenging high-speed aircraft designers today.