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Aviation Week & Space Technology, November 18, 2024

VOL. 186 NO. 45 November 18, 2024
Cover of Nov. 18, 2024, Digital Edition of AW&ST

Southwest Airlines is embarking on its next chapter without familiar hallmarks that have persisted for more than half a century, such as open seating, and with a new chairman, after the retirement of longtime executive Gary Kelly.

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Southwest aircraft in flight
article

Southwest Airlines CEO Says Carrier At A ‘Critical Inflection Point'

Nov 13, 2024
One of the most successful airline brands in history, Southwest is now working to restore its industry leadership—but where did the business take a wrong turn?
southwest Boeing 737-200 on cover of AW&ST

From The AW&ST Archives: Southwest Airlines’ Evolution

Nov 13, 2024
Images and articles from our archives provide a glimpse back into the history of Southwest Airlines, how its brand has evolved and how the company has grown.
southwest jet
podcast

Podcast: How Will Southwest Airlines Evolve?

Nov 13, 2024
Editors discuss Southwest's new board and plan after the intervention of an activist investor.
aircraft lined up in airport
article

Europe’s Airlines Reveal Mixed Fortunes As Consolidation Lies Ahead

Nov 15, 2024
The region’s network carriers highlighted cost pressures and aircraft delays, although some saw strong profits.
Iberia aircraft on tarmac
article

Airbus A321XLR Opens Up New Routes For Launch Operator Iberia, Others

Nov 11, 2024
The airframer’s latest narrowbody enters long-haul service with the Spanish flag carrier Nov. 14 on a Madrid-Boston route.
Hong Kong airport plan
article

Major Hong Kong Airport Expansion Underpins Airline Growth Plans

Nov 14, 2024
A new three-runway system is a key factor in orders placed by Cathay Pacific and Greater Bay Airlines.

TRAINING

Airbus factory floor
article

French Aerospace Industry Takes Steps To Boost Worker Productivity

Nov 15, 2024
Airbus, trade unions and consultancies explore how to ensure new hires become productive more quickly.

MILITARY SPACE

aerial view of Chinese airbase
article

National Reconnaissance Office Cozies Up to Commercial Space

Nov 14, 2024
The secretive agency is hitching its wagons to more commercial companies than ever before to harness emerging capabilities and field new remote sensing layers.

DEFENSE

Air Force’s Defense Innovation Unit Enterprise Test Vehicle
article

Pentagon Bolsters Autonomous Aircraft Push

Nov 15, 2024
The Defense Department is going shopping in a bid to gain information on everything from loitering attack munitions to Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

TECHNOLOGY

hydrogen combustion engine
article

The Week In Technology, Nov. 11-15, 2024

Nov 11, 2024
Canada backs sustainability research; electric Smartflyer rolls out; NASA’s X-59 fires up engine; and tackling hydrogen engine vibrations.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

aircraft assembly
article

Opinion: How Industry Can Mitigate Maturing Airliner Fleets

Nov 12, 2024
New aircraft deliveries will not enable fleet age to decline meaningfully, so OEMs, airlines and the aftermarket must prepare accordingly.
germanium crystals
article

Why China’s Critical Minerals Clout Is An Elemental Risk For Aerospace

Nov 14, 2024
The U.S. and its allies have yet to reduce reliance on Beijing for materials that are essential to the defense industrial base.
overhead view of DeLand Airport
article

ADS-B Data Spurs Controversial Landing Fees For General Aviation

Nov 14, 2024
Some airports say they need the fees to help cover expenses, but the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and Experimental Aircraft Association oppose them.
Boeing factory floor
article

Can Aerospace Suppliers Be Disrupted?

Nov 12, 2024
Salient Motion is working on a “library of certifiable building blocks” for actuators.