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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology, March 25, 2024

VOL. 186 NO. 12 March 25, 2024
SpaceX Starship
Credit: SpaceX

SPACE

SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy flight test
article

Flight Test 3 Moves Starship Closer To Operational Status

Mar 22, 2024
SpaceX is looking to fly Starship again in early May.

FIRST TAKE

Korea Aerospace Industries aircraft inflight refueling
article

First Take, March 25, 2024

Mar 22, 2024
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Boeing fuselage in factory
article

Boeing Pledges Fundamental Change Amid 737 Crisis

Mar 22, 2024
A revamped master supplier schedule is one sign the company may be serious about addressing years of problematic quality.
Egyptair Airbus jet flying
article

Lessors Expect Strong Demand To Persist For Several Years

Mar 18, 2024
The aircraft leasing industry rescued airlines during the pandemic. Now lessors are rewarded through high lease rates and fast-improving profits.
Sun Country aircraft
article

U.S. Airlines See Pilot Shortage Easing

Mar 19, 2024
While majors make gains, regional carriers’ struggles start to abate.

2025 U.S. FEDERAL BUDGET

Four F-35s flying over mountains
article

Pentagon Rolls Out Spending Plan Under Congressionally Mandated Cap

Mar 21, 2024
Facing a reduction to its expected budget next year, the military cuts back on near-term aircraft procurement.
private jet on tarmac
article

FAA Budget Eyes Bottom-Line Boost, Tax Changes

Mar 21, 2024
The Biden administration is pitching higher taxes on business aviation fuel.
NASA sample collection tubes
article

NASA’s 2025 Spending Plan Is Not What Was Imagined Last Year

Mar 19, 2024
The agency is asking for the same amount of money it received in 2023.

HYPERSONICS

Roc dropping Talon TA-1
article

Stratolaunch Talon Flight Boosts Hopes For Earlier Mach 6 Capability

Mar 20, 2024
Improved propellant management is vital to fast-track hypersonic performance as the company readies the TA-2 for key autonomous landing test.

DEFENSE

McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
article

How An F-15E Wing Is Evolving Its Tactics

Mar 18, 2024
The U.S. Air Force’s Strike Eagles use new tech and training to focus on the Indo-Pacific after decades in the desert.
Royal Navy ship firing missile
article

MBDA Under Pressure To Rebuild Missile Production Capacity

Mar 19, 2024
Rising demand for weapons stocks is driving a review of European missile manufacturing.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Joby Aviation S4 eVTOL aircraft
article

Changes Move FAA’s eVTOL Certification Rules Closer To Europe’s

Mar 22, 2024
FAA revises type certification basis for eVTOLs, beginning with Joby

BUSINESS

Astra Space IPO celebration
article

Shooting Stars: More Startup Space SPACs Fizzle Out

Mar 21, 2024
Astra Space and Terran Orbital are the latest public space startups to bow out.
Leonardo NAW09 light helicopter flying above trees
article

Leonardo Lays Out Formula For Growth

Mar 20, 2024
Digitalization and development of space and cyber are the heart of Leonardo’s restructuring and growth, CEO Roberto Cingolani says.

SUSTAINABILITY

NASA DC-8
article

NASA Lauds ASIA-AQ Mission DC-8’s Ability To Assess Air Quality

Mar 21, 2024
The aging aircraft’s final deployment measures air quality in Asia as researchers lament lack of space in its replacement, a Boeing 777-200.

TECHNOLOGY

HyFIVE scalable LH2 fuel system rendering
article

The Week In Technology, March 18-22, 2024

Mar 18, 2024
Fuel systems for hydrogen; 3D printing on the Moon; LH2 tank breakthrough; the cost of avoiding contrails; and Velis Electro approved for training.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Scoot Embraer E190-E2
article

Daily Memo: Embraer’s Outlook And Some Open Questions

Mar 18, 2024
After a recent Morgan Stanley research note proclaimed Embraer its "top pick in aerospace," the Brazilian OEM's stock price surged 10% in a single day.
article

The Debrief: DARPA Signals Interest In Reusable Hypersonic Prototype

Mar 18, 2024
A new kind of hypersonic vehicle could infiltrate an enemy’s most defended area, strike a target and then return to base to fight another day.

DEPARTMENTS

U.S. Air Force aircraft
article

Letters From Our Readers, March 25, 2024

Mar 22, 2024
Readers write about the F-35 cooling system, the Boeing 737-9 door plug accident, an out-of-date photo, and U.S. Army and Air Force acquisition teams.
article

New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, March 25, 2024

Mar 22, 2024
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
article

Aviation Week Events, March 25, 2024

Mar 22, 2024
A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.