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Aviation Week & Space Technology, June 16, 2025

VOL. 187 NO. 24 June 16, 2025
Cover of June 16, 2015, Aviation Week

Now on a European tour, Beta Technologies’ Alia is set to make its Paris Air Show debut, and its planned participation in the flying display would mark a milestone for electric aircraft. This year’s show at Le Bourget takes place June 16-22. Our special report on European aerospace includes interviews with five of its leaders.

Credit: Brian Jenkins/Beta Technologies

PARIS 2025 | EUROPEAN AEROSPACE

Synthetic-aperture radar aerial image of Paris
article

Reshaped U.S.-Europe Relationship Defines Paris Air Show

Jun 11, 2025
As the Paris Air Show opens, tensions between Europe and the U.S. are at a new high.
Saab counterdrone Giraffe 1X sensor
article

Rising European Defense Spending Drives Production Ramp-Up

Jun 13, 2025
Europe rushes to make more defense equipment from electronics to missiles.
Steve Parker, Boeing BDS Interim CEO with the MQ-28 Ghost Bat
article

Top Exec Steve Parker Previews F-47-Based Turnaround At Boeing Defense

Jun 11, 2025
The management strategy for the prized F-47 contract is, “Don’t screw it up,” Boeing Defense and Space Interim CEO Steve Parker tells Aviation Week.
Airbus aircraft
article

Adaptive-Cycle Engine Eyed To Power European Future Combat Air System

Jun 13, 2025
The trinational engine effort aims to bring adaptive-cycle power and propulsion to the Future Combat Air System fighter.
Saab Gripen E
article

European Fighter Jet Orders Surge Amid Geopolitical Uncertainty

Jun 13, 2025
While Trump rattles alliances, Europe is betting big on U.S. jets while keeping its own in play.
Microliner aircraft concept art
article

Europe’s eVTOL Slump Sparks Shift To Electric Regional Aviation

Jun 13, 2025
The eVTOL scene in Europe has cratered, but electric aviation hopes live on.
Check 6 with Accenture podcast cover
article

Podcast: Europe's Defense Market Has Arrived

Jun 09, 2025
Heading into the Paris Air Show, Accenture’s John Schmidt and Joyce Kline delve into defense, supply chain and next-level manufacturing.
Selected AW&ST Paris Air Show covers from the archive

In Pictures: 100+ Years of Aviation Week at the Paris Air Show

Jun 12, 2025
Aviation Week has sent reporters to every Paris Air Show since 1919, three years after the magazine was founded and a decade after the event debuted at the Grand Palais as the Paris Aeronautical Exposition.

FIRST TAKE

Saab Gripen E/F fighterSaab Gripen E/F fighter jet
article

First Take, June 16, 2025

Jun 13, 2025
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

PARIS 2025 | INTERVIEW

Guillaume Faury in front of Airbus jet
article

Airbus CEO Discusses What Comes Next For The Company

Jun 10, 2025
From commercial aircraft to defense to space, CEO Guillaume Faury looks to shape Airbus’ path forward.
Michael Schreyögg, head of programs, MTU Aero Engines
article

MTU Aero Engines Program Head Says Europe Must ‘Think Big’

Jun 10, 2025
Michael Schreyögg talks with Aviation Week about everything from defense investments to future powerplant pursuits.
Francisco Gomes Neto
article

Embraer Aims To Strengthen International Footprint As It Grows

Jun 11, 2025
The Brazilian airframer is looking to expand sales of regional jets and military tanker-transports around the world.
Andrius Kubilius standing next to a drone
article

European Union’s First Defense Commissioner Lays Out Ambitious Agenda

Jun 11, 2025
Europe’s first defense and space commissioner, a self-proclaimed transatlanticist, sets an “ambitious” agenda for the region’s defense.
Air and Space Force Chief of Staff Gen. Jérôme Bellanger
article

France’s Air And Space Chief Emphasizes The Militarization Of Space

Jun 13, 2025
In addition to learning lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War, the French Air and Space Force is working on defense in space.

SPACE

Jared Isaacman
article

Senate Pushes Back On Trump’s Plan To Shrink NASA

Jun 12, 2025
The nominated NASA administrator is caught in a political showdown, leaving the agency leaderless during key budget talks.
Elon Musk (left) and Donald Trump in Oval Office
article

Breakup Of The U.S. Government And SpaceX Would Be Difficult

Jun 11, 2025
The U.S. government is highly reliant on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 medium and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles and Dragon crew capsule.

PROPULSION

Pratt & Whitney Asheville facility
article

Pratt & Whitney Offers New Hot Section Option To Boost GTF Durability

Jun 11, 2025
While preparing to launch its next-generation GTF Advantage, Pratt & Whitney is offering a durability-boosting retrofit for the existing base engine variant.
Boeing 777-9 test aircraft, WH004
article

GE Is Checking Final Boxes As 777-9 Approval Nears

Jun 12, 2025
As production-standard engines add hours, design changes gain pre-delivery experience.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Airbus manufacturing facility
article

Airbus’ Top Worry Shifts From Suppliers To Trade

Jun 13, 2025
Engine and toilet woes give way to tariff concerns as the biggest questions for Airbus’ outlook.
MJ500 in flight
article

Startup Maeve Repositions Hybrid-Electric Regional As RJ Replacement

Jun 13, 2025
The redesigned MJ500 features an advanced thermal hybrid powertrain driving aft-mounted open-rotor/stator propulsors.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Archer's Midnight aircraft in flight
article

U.S. Air Taxi Startups Mark Flight Test Milestones, But Gaps Persist

Jun 10, 2025
Archer Aviation appears to be slipping behind its major rival, Joby Aviation, while Beta Technologies plots its own course.

DEFENSE

GE ramjet
article

GE Aerospace’s Big Hypersonic Propulsion Bet Faces Crucial Tests

Jun 10, 2025
GE Aerospace laid out plans during a recent media event for testing and fielding its fully integrated, hypersonic propulsion systems for missiles and aircraft.
F-35 pilot with helmet
article

New Study Quantifies Severity Of Neck And Back Pain Among F-35 Pilots

Jun 09, 2025
A Royal Netherlands Air Force report urges “targeted interventions” to keep Joint Strike Fighter pilots healthy.

TECHNOLOGY

VoltAero’s HPU 210 hybrid powertrain
article

The Week In Technology, June 9-13, 2025

Jun 09, 2025
VoltAero offers hybrid powertrain; mixed-reality training device; damage-tolerant rotorcraft control; and Moya’s cargo eVTOL family.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Rear view of Saab GlobalEye taking off
article

Opinion: Transatlantic Tensions Head For Le Bourget

Jun 13, 2025
The June 24-25 NATO summit and Trump’s threatened imposition of 50% tariffs on EU imports on July 9 are casting dark foreshadowings over this year’s air show.
European Union and French flag
article

From The Editor: Europe Ups Its Game In Defense

Jun 12, 2025
Russia’s war with Ukraine and the Trump administration’s vacillations are pushing up defense budgets and military industry hopes in Europe.

DEPARTMENTS

Aircraft in formation
article

Letters From Our Readers, June 16, 2025

Jun 13, 2025
Readers write about orbital satellites' tracking limits, reforming air traffic control at the FAA, and arms control. Plus: Behind the Scenes at the IATA AGM in New Delhi.
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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, June 16, 2025

Jun 13, 2025
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
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Aviation Week Events, June 16, 2025

Jun 13, 2025
A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.