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Aviation Week & Space Technology, May 19, 2025

VOL. 187 NO. 20 May 19, 2025
Cover of Aviation Week for May 19, 2025

With a renewed imperative to reinforce aviation safety, the Trump administration is proposing to fast-track a comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. ATC system, which industry experts concede is no longer the world’s gold standard.

Credit: RTX

AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

United Airlines aircraft on runway at Newark International Airport
article

Trump Administration Floats Fast-Track ATC Overhaul Plan

May 16, 2025
The new U.S. administration has unveiled its proposed overhaul of the aging air traffic control system.
Sean Duffy
podcast

Podcast: Navigating Next Steps For U.S. ATC

May 15, 2025
Aviation Week editors break down the current state of the U.S. air traffic control system and analyze what it will take to push modernization forward.
View of sky with contrails
article

Europe’s Airlines Gear Up for Summer Air Traffic Control Constraints

May 16, 2025
Eurocontrol figures show traffic across the European network is up 5% so far this year compared with 2024, and flow management delays also are up 5%.

FIRST TAKE

defense aircraft in flight
article

First Take, May 19, 2025

May 16, 2025
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

United 787-9 premium-seat cabin interior
article

United Airlines Bets Big On Premium Class In Its New Boeing 787-9s

May 16, 2025
New Boeing 787-9s being delivered to United Airlines will be the most premium-heavy aircraft the U.S. carrier has ever operated.
Airbus aircraft at takeoff
article

Malaysia Airlines Targets More Orders For Long-term Growth

May 13, 2025
The parent company of Malaysia Airlines plans to launch three order campaigns this year.

SPACE

Concept art of lunar harvesting plant
article

Helium-3 Contract Marks Major Symbolic Shift In Lunar Economy

May 15, 2025
Competition for lunar resources is no longer hypothetical—it is happening now.
satellite in orbit
article

Taiwan Struggles To Replace SpaceX In Satcom Plan

May 12, 2025
The island has scrambled to assemble an adroit supplier team after failing to reach an agreement with Elon Musk-owned Starlink.

DEFENSE

Luftwaffe A400M model
article

NATO Charges Up Airborne Electronic Attack Capabilities

May 14, 2025
From stand-in to standoff jamming, Western militaries are revitalizing their ability to disrupt adversary systems.
Ukrainian armed forces with Tekever UAS
article

Ukrainian Successes Drive Tekever’s Drone Investments Into UK

May 15, 2025
Tekever plans to grow UAS ecosystem and test sites through £400 million Overmatch investment plan in the UK.
Krasukha-4
article

Russia-Ukraine War Disrupts Western Electronic Warfare Strategies

May 14, 2025
Western militaries confront the reality that Russian electromagnetic spectrum warfare puts everything in the crosshairs, from GPS-guided weapons to satellites.
Talon TA-2 landing
article

Stratolaunch Prioritizes Second Launch Platform After Test Successes

May 15, 2025
Stratolaunch is shifting its focus to its 747 launch platform after successful repeat flights of the first autonomous, fully reusable hypersonic test aircraft.
Trump at podium
article

Early Trump Budget Plans Shift Priorities And Shake Up The Army

May 13, 2025
White House and Pentagon plans are already taking aim at military programs before a formal budget rollout.
KC-Z4
article

JetZero Unveils New Details Of Its KC-Z4 Air Refueling Variant

May 12, 2025
Early design analysis shows how a blended wing body design compares favorably with a traditional tube-and-wing approach to air refueling efficiency.
Concept art of CLA Light (foreground) and CLA Heavy flying
article

Uncrewed Rotorcraft, Clean-Sheet Designs Vie For Contested Logistics

May 14, 2025
Resupplying distributed forces in the face of adversary attacks on supply chains presents new challenges.

SUSTAINABILITY

ZEROe concept
article

Clean Aviation Revises Timeline To Reflect Industry Goals

May 12, 2025
The timeline for Clean Aviation relies on 2035 for service entry to enable the replacement of 75% of the fleet with more sustainable aircraft by 2050.

TECHNOLOGY

Helicopter flying amid smoke
article

Space Experience Sparks Renewed Interest In Optical Air Data Systems

May 13, 2025
Miniaturized and qualified for space use, Optical Air Data Systems’ laser velocity sensor is finding renewed aviation interest.
Klein Vision AirCar 2
article

The Week In Technology, May 12-16, 2025

May 12, 2025
Roadable aircraft advances; U.S.-sourced drone batteries; oversize cargo for defense; and electric jet engine.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

teacher working with student
article

Opinion: Four Strategies For Fixing The U.S. ATC System

May 16, 2025
Consistent and sufficient funding, improved training and local and regional solutions could make the U.S. ATC system a model for the world once again.
Satellite view of Earth with rays of light emanating from it
article

Trump Administration Plans Collide With ‘Science, The Endless Frontier'

May 13, 2025
Do we have too many resources going to people in big government labs?
PAF JF-17
article

Debrief: What Can Be Learned From Air Battle Over The Indus River?

May 12, 2025
Official accounts of claimed victories and alleged losses vary wildly in the latest conflict between India and Pakistan.
Aerospace technicians
article

Opinion: Labor, Not Trade, Must Be Aerospace’s Top Concern

May 16, 2025
The only way for the aerospace industry to fix its production troubles is to expand its workforce.

DEPARTMENTS

Space shuttles Enterprise and Discovery facing each other
article

Letters From Our Readers, May 19, 2025

May 16, 2025
Readers write about the DIscovery space shuttle, use of force majeure, the Vietnam War, humans on Mars, sharkskin riblets and naming military aircraft and ships.
article

New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, May 19, 2025

May 16, 2025
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
article

Aviation Week Events, May 19, 2025

May 16, 2025
A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.