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Aviation Week & Space Technology, August 5, 2024

VOL. 186 NO. 31 August 05, 2024
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Boeing is hoping incoming CEO Kelly Ortberg can bring the magic touch he had at Rockwell Collins to its frayed factories and dour hallways.

Credit: Boeing

BUSINESS

Kelly Ortberg speaking at event
article

What Kelly Ortberg Brings To Boeing As New CEO

Aug 02, 2024
Leadership sets the tone, and incoming Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg has results and relations.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

rows of luggage
article

Inside Delta’s Struggle To Recover After The Global CrowdStrike Outage

Aug 02, 2024
The carrier is facing a U.S. Transportation Department investigation into its lengthy recovery from a global IT-system failure.
Southwest aircraft in airport
article

Southwest Airlines Flies Into ‘New Era,’ Evolving Storied Brand

Jul 30, 2024
Long considered an industry change-driver, the carrier is reworking the model that has set it apart for more than 50 years.
Delta Air Lines aircraft on tarmac
article

U.S. Airlines Hit Financial Turbulence Despite High Air Travel Demand

Aug 01, 2024
The carriers are considering new product options to adapt to a changing environment.
SriLankan aircraft on runway
article

South Asian Countries Strive To Privatize Struggling Airlines

Jul 31, 2024
Sri Lanka and Pakistan encounter setbacks in their quests to find suitable buyers.

SUSTAINABILITY

air show participants
article

Next Paris Air Show Will Epitomize Aerospace Greening Struggles

Jul 30, 2024
Le Bourget organizers explain how environmental pressures are already influencing plans for 2025.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Eve’s air taxi
article

Eve And Vertical Debut eVTOL Prototypes At Farnborough Airshow

Aug 02, 2024
Two startups join short list of companies that have unveiled full-scale prototype electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles.

SPACE

Long March 2D rocket launch
article

China Leans Into Startups To Drive Its Space Ambition

Jul 31, 2024
Beijing is increasingly relying on companies to strengthen its presence in commercial space.

MILITARY SPACE

space vehicles
article

U.S. Air Force Pursues Commercial Rocket Cargo Delivery By 2030s

Aug 01, 2024
The Pentagon is exploring using commercial launch vehicles for point-to-point delivery by the 2030s.

DEFENSE

Orpheus demonstrator
article

Nascent Collaborative Combat Aircraft Market Draws Engine-Makers

Aug 01, 2024
With CCA projects emerging across the world, engine manufacturers are mobilizing to secure a piece of the burgeoning market.
tanker refueling
article

Airbus Readies Upgraded MRTT As U.S. Mulls Tanker Recapitalization

Jul 29, 2024
Can Airbus land an upgraded tanker in the U.S.?
Airbus helicopter concept
article

Platform Studies Begin Shaping NATO’s Future Medium Helicopter

Aug 02, 2024
Compound, conventional rotorcraft and tiltrotors are among the technologies being proposed by industry for NATO’s future rotorcraft needs.

TECHNOLOGY

hydrogen-electric propulsion system demonstrator
article

The Week In Technology, July 29-Aug. 2, 2024

Jul 29, 2024
Cryogenic hydrogen propulsion; airborne 5G connectivity; Airbus UK wing research; and fuel cell for propulsion.