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Aviation Week & Space Technology, April 21, 2025

VOL. 187 NO. 16 April 21, 2025
Cover of April 21, 2025, Aviation Week and Space Technology

Seven years after Airbus acquired what was then the C Series from Bombardier—for a ceremonial C$1—what is now the A220 program is near crisis mode, and a decision about a stretched version similar in size to the A320neo or Boeing 737-8 has been shifting to the right.

Credit: Eric Magnan/Airbus

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Air Canada A220 taking off
article

Airbus Seeks Production Stability Before Stretching The A220

Apr 15, 2025
A larger version of the A220 has always been firmly planned. But much to the displeasure of key customers, a launch decision keeps moving to the right.
Pilot adjusting dial in A220 cockpit
article

Airbus A220 Pilots Share Positive Feedback

Apr 15, 2025
Pilots praise the Airbus A220’s performance, fuel efficiency and flight control design philosophy.
Comac supersonic airliner rendering
article

Comac Studies Low-Boom Supersonic Airliner As Future Option

Apr 16, 2025
China’s Comac is studying a potential low-boom supersonic airliner for possible mid-century market entry; a study published in China details the design.
Aircraft tails at Schiphol Airport
article

Airlines Await New Dutch Ruling On Schiphol Airport Flight Cap Plans

Apr 18, 2025
Three years after the Dutch government first proposed a flight cap, plans for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol are still up in the air.

FIRST TAKE

L3Harris-Air Tractor OA-1K Skyraider II
article

First Take, April 21, 2025

Apr 18, 2025
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

BUSINESS

Donald Trump holding sign listing tariffs on countries against U.S. flag
article

After Tariffs, Aerospace And Defense Sees Nothing But Uncertainty

Apr 17, 2025
The new Trump tariffs and trade wars could indelibly alter the global aerospace and defense industry.
Air China 737 MAX
podcast

Podcast: What Tariffs Mean For Boeing, Airbus And Comac

Apr 17, 2025
Editors are joined by Wall Street analyst Scott Mikus to break down how global trade turmoil affects OEMs.

MILITARY SPACE

Booz Allen Hamilton concept for space-based interceptors
article

Industry Clamoring To Take Part In Trump’s Missile Defense Plan

Apr 17, 2025
Companies say they are ready to support the White House’s Golden Dome initiative. They just need the green light.

SPACE

jared isaacman at his NASA administrator senate confirmation hearing
article

Trump Nominee To Head NASA Threads The Needle At Confirmation Hearing

Apr 16, 2025
Senators question Jared Isaacman’s relationship with Elon Musk and his commitment to NASA plans and missions.
Mount Sharp’s Gediz Vallis channel on Mars
article

NASA Curiosity Rover Findings Point To A More Watery Martian Past

Apr 17, 2025
With new evidence from the long-lived robotic scout Curiousity, early Mars is looking even more like early Earth.

DEFENSE

Black Arrow cruise missile
article

Lockheed Martin C-130 Missile-Carrying Role Nears Operational Status

Apr 17, 2025
The C-130’s new role opens the door for a novel class of mass-produced, low-cost cruise missiles to enter U.S. and foreign weapon inventories.

INTERIORS

accessible cabin seat
article

Sustainability And Accessibility To Shape Cabin Design

Apr 14, 2025
With the cabin comprising 10% of an aircraft’s weight and refurbishments sending tons of plastic to the landfill, some designers are ready to think differently.

TECHNOLOGY

Razor P100
article

The Week In Technology, April 14-18, 2025

Apr 14, 2025
Jet VTOL UAS; CycloRotor flies; cargo gyroplane; and electrified trainer.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Handshake
article

Aerospace Industry Mulls Force Majeure In Wake Of Tariffs

Apr 14, 2025
A “chess move” by Howmet invoking force majeure touches off a familiar round of what-ifs.

DEPARTMENTS

Crane pulling wreckage out of Potomac river
article

Letters From Our Readers, April 21, 2025

Apr 18, 2025
Readers write about ATC for DCA, wing-in-ground-effect performance and naming the F-47. Plus: Behind the Scenes at MRO Americas and MALMS.
article

New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, April 21, 2025

Apr 18, 2025
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
article

Aviation Week Events, April 21, 2025

Apr 18, 2025
A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.