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.

Jul 10, 2020
Ask the Editors: The pause on the Airbus A220-500 development will be short-lived because of the growing demand for bigger narrowbodies.
Jul 09, 2020
Ask the Editors: OEMs have shifted away from the underlying architectures of automobiles. Is a similar sea change in aviation due?
Jul 06, 2020
Ask the Editors: The French government and France’s Big Four aerospace manufacturers partner up to infuse ailing suppliers with capital.
Jul 01, 2020
Ask the Editors: Airports are revamping their check-in process to create a safer, contactless environment for travelers.
Jun 30, 2020
Ask the Editors: Industry consolidation and growing automation and digitization will exacerbate pandemic-related layoffs.
Jun 29, 2020
Ask the Editors: Aviation Week data shows the U.S. military operates about three times as many manned aircraft as the Chinese military.
Jun 26, 2020
Ask the Editors: Boeing’s narrowbody share has dipped due to the MAX grounding; some advanced technologies could help it move the needle.
Jun 25, 2020
Ask the Editors: As Congress plans to open up radio spectrum, a question remains over the protection of the GPS frequency band.