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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology, June 7, 2021

VOL. 183 NO. 22 June 07, 2021

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

United Airlines supersonic aircraft concept
article

United Airlines' Overture Order Marks Major Boost For Boom

Jun 04, 2021
Almost two decades after Concorde retirement, United’s Boom Overture order is strongest signal yet for commercial supersonic revival.
United Airlines aircraft
article

U.S. And European Airlines May Miss Another Atlantic Summer

Jun 01, 2021
Airlines have long hoped for restart to transatlantic travel by summer, plans likely on hold as governments slow-walk reopenings.
Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900
article

SIA And Cathay Pacific Face Long Road To Network Recovery

Jun 02, 2021
Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific are making slow progress in restoring their networks as key border reopenings remain elusive.

SUSTAINABILITY

contrails
article

Eurocontrol’s Anti-Contrail Tests May Lead To Effective Climate Action

May 31, 2021
As non-CO2 effects become a major focus in aviation’s climate efforts, Eurocontrol tests contrail prevention in air traffic management.

U.S. BUDGET

test firing of solid rocket motor
article

Hypersonic Weapons Make Big Gains In Biden Budget

Jun 04, 2021
Four years after entering a prototyping phase, the Pentagon is ready to move an expanding group of hypersonic weapons into production.

DEFENSE

French Rafale
article

Croatian And Egyptian Decisions Boost Rafale’s Renaissance

Jun 03, 2021
The Rafale ousted Israeli Boeing F-16 and Saab Gripen offers in Croatia’s fighter contest.
AGM-154 JSOW
article

The Week in Defense, June 4-10, 2021

Jun 04, 2021
U.S. Navy cancels JSOW-ER; SM-6 misses target; Brazil’s Air Force may cut KC-390; USAF buys jet for BACN; GA-EMS cross-link contract.

TECHNOLOGY

Beechcraft King Air 90 aircraft
article

Special-Mission King Airs To Be Modified For Autonomy

Jun 04, 2021
Customer order to convert King Air fleet to autonomous flight capability indicated growing maturity of the technology.
EHang VT-30 eVTOL
article

The Week In Technology, May 31-June 4, 2021

May 31, 2021
Merlin’s autonomous King Air; EHang’s bigger eVTOL; Near Earth on VoloDrone; MagniX’s electric seaplane; OneWeb’s beam-hopper.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

President Joe Biden in Oval Office
article

Opinion: Is ‘Def Tech’ A Buzzword Or A Revolution In The Making?

Jun 03, 2021
The need to boost U.S. cyberdefenses amid the complexity of today’s digitized world could lead to the “civilianization” of defense through technology.
moon rover
article

Commercial Space Is Hot, So Where Are The Legacy Providers?

Jun 02, 2021
A funny thing is happening on the way to the commercial space race: many legacy government space providers are waiting it out.
Axiam space installation concept
article

NASA Unveils Strategy For Post-ISS Platforms And Habitats

Jun 04, 2021
NASA lays out transition plan for future low-Earth-orbit operations.
ULA plant
article

Opinion: Congress Should Consider Aerospace As Infrastructure

Jun 01, 2021
Biden’s pending jobs package must include the sector for its ability to boost future innovation.