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Aviation Week & Space Technology, May 12, 2025

Cover of Aviation Week for May 12, 2025

Work to prepare the second Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft is underway at the Kennedy Space Center for a planned April Fools 2026 launch on the Artemis II crewed flight test. The White House proposed to end both programs after Artemis III, which features a return of U.S. astronauts to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972. 

Credit: Frank Michaux/NASA

SPACE

Overlaid images of Donald Trump, the NASA logo, space shuttle takeoff, astronaut, Saturn, Jupiter, the Moon, Jared Isaacman, a satellite, Elon Musk, Ted Cruz, Mars
article

White House Moves To End NASA’s SLS, Orion and Gateway

May 09, 2025
Trump sees SpaceX and the private sector taking over deep-space travel for the U.S. space program.

DEFENSE

Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie flies below Lockheed Martin F-35
article

U.S. Marine Corps Unveils Vision For CCA Integration

May 08, 2025
A newly released road map calls for Collaborative Combat Aircraft orders to begin this year, with new increments rolling out in roughly five-year intervals.
V-22, presidential helicopter and aircraft
article

U.S. Military VIP Transports See Major Changes, Starting At The Top

May 08, 2025
An interim Air Force One and SpaceX-modified Marine One are among the early Trump administration changes to the U.S. military’s VIP fleet.
StormShroud uncrewed system
article

RAF Readies StormShroud Swarms To Break Adversary Air Defenses

May 07, 2025
The UK Royal Air Force is deploying StormShroud, its first autonomous collaborative platform, to jam and deceive enemy defenses.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Frontier Airlines and Delta Air Lines jets on runway
article

U.S. Budget Carriers Cut Growth Amid Softened Demand

May 08, 2025
As lower-cost carriers in the U.S. find themselves pressured by decreased domestic demand, certain adjustments give them optimism about the second half of the year.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Heart Aerospace ES-30
article

Heart’s Move To U.S. Adds To European AAM Turmoil

May 09, 2025
As European startups struggle to raise cash, Heart Aerospace moves from Sweden to Los Angeles.

SUSTAINABILITY

Neste Renewables Refinery in Rotterdam
article

Global SAF Progress Is Uneven As Uncertainty Reigns

May 05, 2025
Many production projects are underway across the globe, but political upheaval risks affecting investment decisions.
NASA concept art
article

Green Aviation On The Chopping Block

May 09, 2025
The Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 budget request threatens to cut NASA programs that focus on green aviation.

SUPPLY CHAIN

Person examining wiring inside aircraft
article

French Supply Chain Watches Productivity, Tariff Impact

May 08, 2025
Airbus and GIFAS note that the high proportion of new employees is partly responsible for the sustained drop in productivity.

INTERVIEW

3D imaging for training
article

Q&A With New CAE Chair Calin Rovinescu

May 09, 2025
When will CAE announce a successor for Marc Parent, who is scheduled to leave the company in August?

MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OVERHAUL

aircraft technician
article

How The MRO Industry Is Handling The Experience Gap

May 08, 2025
New hiring and training trends seek to solve the aftermarket industry’s issues with retention and inexperience.

BUSINESS AVIATION

Gulfstream G800 concept image
article

Gulfstream’s G800 Earns FAA And EASA Certification

May 07, 2025
The Gulfstream G800 business jet will enter service with performance improvements that exceed projections, and pilot and maintenance training underway.

TECHNOLOGY

Hinetics’ superconducting electric machine
article

The Week In Technology, May 5-9, 2025

May 06, 2025
Superconducting motor runs; Electrifying two-seater; Hybrid hydrogen eVTOL; Hydrogen-powered turnaround.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Hinetics' superconducting electric motor
article

Cryogen-Free Superconducting Motor Could Ease Aircraft Electrification

May 09, 2025
Hinetics’ power-dense superconducting motor eliminates the need for cryogenic fluids.