Ask the Editors

The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting global economic crisis have creating daunting challenges across the aerospace and aviation industries. Companies large and small face myriad questions on how to ride out the storm and position themselves to thrive when better times return.

To help fill that void, we are launching our new “Ask The Editors” feature. Readers can submit questions to our global team of editors. If we don’t have an answer, we’ll reach out to our large networks of experts to provide one.

Here are some of the best questions posed by readers and our answers.

Jan 05, 2021
Ask the Editors: Progress on the production and liquefaction infrastructures for hydrogen could mean big things for aviation.
Dec 15, 2020
Ask the Editors: China and Russia are not likely to follow in U.S. footsteps and establish separate space force branches within their militaries.
Dec 11, 2020
Ask the Editors: Aviation will see less demand due to COVID-19, so the introduction of long-haul narrowbodies is unlikely to gain steam.
Dec 08, 2020
Ask the Editors: Major infrastructure projects may be a way to kick-start the economy if Parliament wanted to create jobs and investment.
Dec 04, 2020
Ask the Editors: Though the FAA has approved the MAX’s return to service, pilots will require more training before they can fly it.
Nov 30, 2020
Ask the Editors: Pentagon’s Ellen Lord says she is focused on protecting the supply chain and helping the acquisition system adapt.
Nov 27, 2020
Ask the Editors: The certification campaign may be long and expensive, but most of the development money has been spent.
Nov 26, 2020
Ask the Editors: Mandating something that most people will not have access to for months makes little sense for airlines.