Aviation Week & Space Technology, Aug. 14, 2023 is part of our Aviation Week & Space Technology - Inside MRO and AWIN subscriptions.

Subscribe now to read this content, plus receive full coverage of what's next in technology from the experts trusted by the commercial aircraft MRO community.

Already a subscriber to AWST or an AWIN customer? Log in with your existing email and password.

Subscribe    Log in    
Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology, Aug. 14, 2023

VOL. 185 NO. 32 August 14, 2023
Turkish drone
Credit: Tony Osborne/AW&ST

DEFENSE

Akinci drone
article

Turkey’s Drone Diplomacy Scores Saudi Success

Aug 10, 2023
Baykar’s Akinci drone as well as its associated weapons and sensors will be produced in Saudi Arabia under a new deal estimated at roughly $3 billion.
Hermeus tests of F100-229-based TBCC
article

Market Survey Signals Fresh U.S. Push For Reusable Hypersonic Tech

Aug 07, 2023
A new U.S. effort to prove technology for reusable hypersonic flight is inching forward as government scientists seek information on industry-funded projects.
U.S. Army personnel
article

U.S. Army’s Counter-UAS Effort Focuses On Drone Swarms

Aug 11, 2023
Buying counter-UAS as a service is part of the U.S. Army’s plan for more directed energy to target large numbers of attacking drones.

FIRST TAKE

Aero Vodochody L-39NG
article

First Take, Aug. 14, 2023

Aug 11, 2023
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Joby Aviation
article

AAM Manufacturing Sets Path For Next Generation Of Commercial Aircraft

Aug 10, 2023
Tier 1 aerospace suppliers see the AAM industry as a way to bridge the business and technology gaps to the next single-aisle airliner.
Joby Aviation S4 eVTOL prototype

Gallery: An eVTOL Progress Report

Aug 08, 2023
A look at 15 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing industry leaders that Aviation Week has been tracking since the market's inception.

SPACE

Virgin Galactic spaceplane
article

Virgin Galactic Sees Sweet Spot For Microgravity Research Flights

Aug 08, 2023
Space tourism company makes room for experiments and prototypes.
practicing Artemis recovery
article

What Could Slow NASA’s Return To The Moon?

Aug 09, 2023
SpaceX and NASA are meeting to discuss options for Artemis III’s return to the lunar surface.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Spirit Airlines jet
article

U.S. Airlines Prepare for Groundings Related to GTF Inspections

Aug 11, 2023
Carriers in the U.S. affected by accelerated inspections of certain Pratt & Whitney PW1100 engines are preparing to have aircraft on the ground during the fall.
British Airways
article

Europe’s Big Three Airline Groups See Good Times Ahead

Aug 07, 2023
Air France-KLM, IAG and Lufthansa Group say the summer is going more smoothly than last year’s and travel demand is set to remain strong.

BUSINESS AVIATION

Gogo Avance L5 avionics box
article

Gogo Reports Drag From 5G Chip Delay, Suspensions

Aug 07, 2023
Gogo Business Aviation anticipates its 5G network chip will be released in mid-year 2024, following discovery of a chip design error.

SUSTAINABILITY

Boeing 727 freighter
article

Low-Flying Boeing 727 Provides Rapid Response To Oil Spills

Aug 09, 2023
Boeing’s legacy 727 has found an unlikely role as a first responder to global oil spills.

TECHNOLOGY

CATL semi-solid-state battery
article

The Week in Technology, Aug. 7-11, 2023

Aug 07, 2023
Comac/CATL electric aircraft venture; high-power silicon battery; JetBlue and carbon capture; and fly/drive evTOL hovers.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Bell’s V-280 Valor
article

Opinion: The Risky Future Of Vertical Lift

Aug 09, 2023
The rotary-wing industry model is fracturing, and a much smaller U.S. civil rotorcraft industry is likely as civil and military requirements diverge.
article

The Thinking On eVTOL Safety Needs To Evolve

Aug 11, 2023
Another eVTOL technology demonstrator crashes during flight testing. Should the industry be worried?
Antares rocket
article

Medium-Lift Antares Rocket Poised For Third Engine Makeover

Aug 09, 2023
Northrop bids dasvidaniya to rocket’s Russian engines.
David Bond
article

An Appreciation: Aviation Week Editor David Bond

Aug 09, 2023
During more than three decades in our Washington bureau, Bond wore many hats: reporter, editor, content innovator and mentor to young journalists.

DEPARTMENTS

Electra.aero aircraft
article

Letters From Our Readers, Aug. 14, 2023

Aug 11, 2023
Readers write about the Electra.aero Goldfinch, F-35 engine upgrade, Material Review Board related to the Boeing 787 program and new-start U.S. airlines.
article

New Positions, Promotions, Honors and Elections, Aug. 14, 2023

Aug 11, 2023
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
article

Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events, Aug. 14, 2023

Aug 11, 2023
A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.