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Aviation Week & Space Technology, Feb. 3, 2025

VOL. 187 NO. 5 February 03, 2025
Boom supersonic aircraft

Boom’s XB-1 breaks the sound barrier, kicking off the company’s quest to create an economically viable, 80-seat, supersonic transport aircraft and a bespoke engine with which to power it. 

Credit: Boom Supersonic

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator
article

Boom Swings Focus To Overture After XB-1 Success

Jan 31, 2025
Lessons learned from the XB-1 form the prelude to Boom’s Overture plan as engine development becomes the key pacing item for the supersonic program.
American and Delta aircraft on runway
article

American Airlines Lags In Big Three Profits

Jan 30, 2025
As Delta Air Lines and United Airlines vie for the top spot in U.S. airline profitability, American Airlines is overcoming cost headwinds.
airport passport control
article

European Airlines Await Clarity On New Entry-Exit Border System

Jan 30, 2025
After repeated delays, there is still no fixed start date, but airlines are relieved that the European Commission has decided on a progressive rollout.

MISSILE DEFENSE

Northrop Grumman’s Glide Phase Interceptor concept
article

Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ Order Echoes Cold War-Era Missile Defense Plan

Jan 31, 2025
A new executive order seeks to bolster national security by reviving and expanding a massive space- and ground-based missile defense system.

BUSINESS

Boeing assembly
article

Could This Be the Year Boeing Finally Starts To Recover?

Jan 31, 2025
If last year was rock bottom, 2025 could be the start of recovery for the airframer and large defense prime. But the flight path is cloudy.

MILITARY SPACE

Gray Jay microsatellite in orbit concept art
article

Canada And Norway Use Microsatellites To Hunt ‘Dark’ Ships And Aircraft

Jan 28, 2025
Even phantom vessels emit signals that satellites can detect.
vega-c launch
article

EU And ESA Eye Greater Military Space Focus

Jan 28, 2025
Shifting geopolitical realities are driving European space leaders to push defense and security up the space agenda.

DEFENSE

Tejas in flight
article

India’s Frustrated Defense Market Seeks Industry Shake-Up

Jan 30, 2025
A crippling lack of key indigenous infrastructure and skills continues to hold back India’s defense industry, despite rising investment.
Mil MI-17 helicopter
article

Countries In The Middle East Pursue Rotary-Wing Renewal

Jan 27, 2025
With fighter recapitalization decisions made, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and others turn their attention to helicopter capacity.

TRAINING

flight training instructor with student
article

Aviation Poised To Reap Benefits Of Evidence-Based Training

Jan 27, 2025
The method’s instruction is based on the observation of risks in operations, making pilots better aware of their performance.

SUSTAINABILITY

aerial view of Enilive SAF production site
article

European SAF Projects Highlight New Approaches

Jan 28, 2025
New biomass and e-fuel projects are getting underway, but European SAF volumes still have a long way to go.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

vertiport concept
article

Vertiport Players Chart Incremental Course For Air Taxi Adoption

Jan 29, 2025
Without a blueprint, startups plan to start small with existing infrastructure then build out vertiports as volume increases.

TECHNOLOGY

Novel hydrogen hybrid diagram
article

The Week In Technology, Jan. 27-31, 2025

Jan 28, 2025
Novel hydrogen hybrid; NASA eyes cryogenic testing for aviation; Partners promote electric aviation; Clean-sheet firefighter.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

article

The Debrief: Biden Shattered Record For Arms Export Approvals

Jan 27, 2025
President Donald Trump’s State Department has announced that the U.S. export control system authorized a whopping $318 billion in foreign arms sales in 2024.