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Aviation Week & Space Technology, December 2, 2024

VOL. 186 NO. 47 December 02, 2024
Stearman inverted

Vicky Benzing puts her Boeing Stearman PT-17 through its paces during the Apple Valley Air Show in California. Benzing is always a crowd favorite with her awesome aerobatics displays. This week's digital edition includes the Photo Contest Editors' Picks. The winners will be revealed in our Dec. 9 digital edition.

Credit: Bob Driver/Santa Clarita, California

PHOTO ISSUE

Cirrus SR-22 G7 flies over water

2024 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editors' Picks: Air-To-Air

Nov 21, 2024
We introduced the Air-to-Air category this year for photographers who take their cameras to the skies. Subjects run the gamut of aircraft categories.
MIM-23 Hawk Launcher

2024 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editors' Picks: Photo Illustration

Nov 27, 2024
These are the editors' picks for the 2024 Aviation Week Photo Contest: Photo Illustration.
F-117 Nighthawk

2024 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editors' Picks: Defense

Nov 26, 2024
From the fervor of rescue missions to the excitement of air shows, these are the Editors' Picks from the Defense category of Aviation Week's 2024 Photo Contest.
Delta aircraft on new taxiway at Los Angeles International Airport

2024 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editors' Picks: Commercial Aviation

Nov 22, 2024
From firefighting helicopters to supersonic test planes, these are the editors' picks from Aviation Week's 2024 Commercial Aviation Photo Contest.

MILITARY SPACE

Lockheed Martin spacecraft concept
article

The Promise Of Nuclear-Powered National Security Space

Nov 26, 2024
The U.S. needs nuclear propulsion to power spacecraft beyond geostationary orbit for human space exploration and dynamic space operations.

DEFENSE

Rapcon-X aircraft
article

U.S. Army’s Surveillance Plan Is In Business, Although Protest Lingers

Nov 28, 2024
The future high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance fleet’s first delivery and flight highlight progress made despite the stop-work order.
helicopter in transit
article

U.S. Army Eyes AESA Sensor For Rotorcraft Fleet

Nov 28, 2024
Smaller and lighter radars are becoming upgrade options for the Army’s weight-sensitive rotorcraft.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Allegiant Air Boeing 737-8-200 MAX
article

Unpredictability Remains The New Normal For The Supply Chain

Nov 27, 2024
Airlines in the Americas are becoming more adept at planning around supply chain constraints, with some faring better than others.
Thai Airbus A350 in flight
article

Thai Airways Seeks More Widebodies To Continue Growth Momentum

Nov 25, 2024
The carrier is rapidly rebuilding its fleet as it looks to finish restructuring with an order for 45 Boeing 787s and leases for narrowbody Airbus A321neos.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Laila eVTOL
article

Cash-Strapped Startups Pivot To Subscale Cargo Drones

Nov 28, 2024
Certifying an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi is prohibitively expensive. With markets tight, some startups are changing course.

SPACE

Aftershock II rocket
article

USC Student Rocket Club Aims To Launch Space Program

Nov 28, 2024
A group of mostly undergraduates has set a record for amateur rocketry.
Colibri rocket
article

Gruyere Space Program Lands Hopper Rocket 53 Times

Nov 28, 2024
The student rocket club is launching a spacecraft propulsion and guidance, navigation and control startup.

FIREFIGHTING

The National Interagency Fire Center
article

How The National Interagency Fire Center Directs U.S. Wildfire Effort

Nov 27, 2024
The partnership of five agencies operates from a facility in Boise, Idaho, and is responsible for wildland fire management of 674 million acres of federal land.

TECHNOLOGY

hybrid-electric powertrain
article

The Week In Technology, Nov. 25-29, 2024

Nov 25, 2024
Megawatt hybrid power for U.S. Army, Terrain fingerprints for navigation, Australian eVTOL flies and H3’s 400-kW fuel cell.
NASP
podcast

Check 6 Revisits: Hypersonic Hopes—The Legacy Of The X-30 Orient Express

Nov 26, 2024
Hypersonics expert Dr. Mark Lewis joins the podcast to examine the X-30 NASP program, and how—decades later—its legacy still lives on.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Student working on tablet by two monitors in air traffic control training
article

Opinion: New Hiring Path Helps Ready Students Fill ATC Ranks

Nov 26, 2024
The FAA has taken a significant step toward alleviating the controller shortage with the Enhanced Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative program.