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Aviation Week & Space Technology, May 6, 2024

VOL. 186 NO. 18 May 06, 2024
Cover of May 6, 2024, Digital Edition of AW&ST

Foreign interest in ShinMaywa’s US-2 amphibious aircraft and relaxed Japanese export restrictions are opening new opportunities abroad, but high costs and low production rates remain daunting challenges. The company also has begun testing of a scaled-down prototype of an uncrewed seaplane. 

Credit: ShinMaywa

DEFENSE

Shinmaywa US-2 over the water
article

Breaking The Cost Dilemma For ShinMaywa’s US-2 Seaplane Exports

Apr 29, 2024
The company is making aircraft improvements and looking to collaboration and technology transfer to facilitate US-2 seaplane exports.
fighter aircraft concept art
article

U.S. Army’s Broad ISR Plans Come Into Focus

May 01, 2024
Small, high-altitude balloons, business jets and loitering UAVs all feed into new targeting plans.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems aircraft concept
article

Private Midtier Companies Best Primes In U.S. Air Force Competitions

May 01, 2024
Collaborative Combat Aircraft and Survivable Airborne Operations Center selections favor private companies as major primes set sights on larger awards.
Sikorsky helicopter
article

Major U.S. Rotorcraft Companies Weigh Military Future After FARA

May 02, 2024
Cancellation of the U.S. Army’s scout helicopter program is driving focus on UAS and uncrewed teaming.
Croatian Rafale fighter
article

The Rafale Will Dominate Balkan Fighter Fleets

May 03, 2024
As the first Croatian Rafales arrive, neighboring Serbia lays out plans for its own procurement of the French fighter.
Lockheed YF-22 and Northrop YF-23 in the air
article

What USAF’s NGAD Program Can Learn From The Advanced Tactical Fighter

Apr 30, 2024
Lockheed’s road map to victory provides clues for the sixth-generation combat aircraft program.

FIRST TAKE

article

First Take, May 6, 2024

May 03, 2024
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Lilium aircraft assembly
article

Lilium And Volocopter Warn They May Need To Sell And Leave Germany

May 03, 2024
The two German air taxi companies need state support to exit a funding crisis, but party politics and risk aversion may force their sale to foreign investors.
Beta’s Alia eVTOL
article

Beta’s Piloted Transition Is A Milestone For eVTOL Industry

May 01, 2024
The Alia eVTOL makes the first piloted full transitions between vertical and horizontal flight.
Lilium factory
podcast

Podcast: Europe’s Air Taxi Startups On The Brink

May 02, 2024
Investors have plowed billions of dollars into eVTOL ventures but now many are running out of cash. Listen in to hear the latest on the plight of Lilium and Volocopter.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Delta Air Lines aircraft on runway
article

Weak Earnings, MRO Woes, Labor And Boeing Challenge U.S. Airlines

May 01, 2024
Steep costs, capacity swings and Boeing woes compounded an already seasonally challenging quarter for U.S. airlines.

SPACE

field of satellites
article

SES To Purchase Intelsat, Creating European Satcom Giant

Apr 30, 2024
European satellite communications provider SES is to buy U.S.-based rival Intelsat in a bid to tackle competition from other low-Earth-orbit services.
NASA astronauts walk toward camera
article

With Starliner’s Crewed Debut, NASA Again Turns To Test Pilots

May 03, 2024
The long-awaited crewed debut of Boeing’s Starliner caps off a 13-year effort to certify multiple commercial providers of low-Earth-orbit astronaut transport.
satellite launch
article

Why India Is An Ascendant Space Power

May 01, 2024
The country is shaking up space exploration, commerce and the broader geopolitical picture.

SUPPLY CHAIN

Airframe being built
article

French Supply Chain Struggles To Keep Up With Demand

Apr 30, 2024
Despite a comfortable backlog, the country’s industry continues to grapple with financial woes and recovering know-how.

GENERAL AVIATION

DHC-515
article

Wildfire Threat Drives European Waterbomber Modernization

Apr 30, 2024
Six European countries are expected to have placed orders for 24 DHC-515s by the summer.

TECHNOLOGY

Optionally Piloted Personal Air Vehicle demonstration
article

The Week In Technology, April 29-May 3, 2024

Apr 29, 2024
End-to-end urban air mobility demo; integrating airborne collision avoidance system into autonomy; ZeroAvia eyes wider electric market; electrifying the Beaver

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Boeing CEO David Calhoun
article

Opinion: Industry Must Make Developing A New Aircraft Affordable

Apr 26, 2024
Bombardier, Embraer, and Gulfstream have shown new aircraft can be developed at reasonable prices.
Seattle's Space Needle
article

Opinion: Why Boeing Headquarters Should Move Back to Seattle

May 02, 2024
The OEM’s two-decade experiment in remote management has failed.

DEPARTMENTS

Swedish Air Force JAS-39 Gripen Cs
article

Letters From Our Readers, May 6, 2024

May 03, 2024
Readers write about fighter aircraft for Ukraine, Boeing management, Boeing 787 nonconformance issues, piloting from the ground, young readers and IP theft.
article

New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, May 6, 2024

May 03, 2024
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
article

Aviation Week Events, May 6, 2024

May 03, 2024
A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.