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Aviation Week & Space Technology, Nov. 3, 2025

VOL. 187 NO. 43 November 03, 2025
aircraft on runway

Emirates has embarked on a long journey to protect itself against external challenges. It has developed a more structured geopolitical and operational crisis management framework and launched a multibillion-dollar effort to establish broader and deeper maintenance, repair and overhaul and even part manufacturing capabilities. 

Credit: Emirates Airline

DUBAI AIRSHOW PREVIEW | COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Emirates A380
article

Emirates Aims To Optimize Operational Resilience

Oct 28, 2025
Violent regional conflicts, an unreliable supply chain and delayed aircraft are driving Emirates’ strategy to control or produce as much as possible in-house.
Air Arabia A320
article

Air Arabia Sets Its Sights On Longer-Haul Markets

Oct 30, 2025
Thriving since its 2003 inception, the Sharjah-based airline is now leveraging a large Airbus order to expand into Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe.
DAE 737 MAX
article

Dubai Aerospace Plans To Expand Leasing Fleet And Boost MRO Growth

Oct 30, 2025
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, launched 20 years ago with diverse goals, now focuses on aircraft leasing and MRO, but it might revisit its wider original vision.

DUBAI AIRSHOW PREVIEW | DEFENSE

fighter aircraft
article

Middle East Defense Market Morphs

Oct 31, 2025
The Gulf is no longer the hottest military market, but it is still a prized opportunity for defense companies.
Flaris Sinyar-LAR3P UAV
article

Edge Group Shifts Focus From Ideas To Industrialization

Oct 29, 2025
Lacking a strong local workforce, the UAE’s Edge Group turns to robotics and automation to scale production and expand its portfolio.

SPACE

satellite image
article

U.S. Launch Sites Prep for Future Growth

Oct 30, 2025
America’s launch sites are undergoing massive transformations to support a new era in space.
Cape Canaveral
article

Starship Expansion Plans Pinch ULA’s Vulcan Activities

Oct 31, 2025
SpaceX proposes revised blast-danger zones for Starship launch activities in Florida.
SpaceX Starbase facility
article

SpaceX Is Stepping Up Starship Production And Launch Pace In Texas

Oct 30, 2025
Up to 25 Starship-Super Heavy launches are planned per year from Starbase.
Vandenberg SFB
article

Launch Fever Is Rising On The Pentagon’s Western Range

Oct 28, 2025
With ambitions to become the “LAX of spaceports,” Vandenberg SFB is preparing for a new launch era.

SAFETY

map of Nice flightpaths
article

Preliminary Report On Incident At Nice Notes Complex Circumstances

Oct 29, 2025
The French accident investigation bureau is focusing on infrastructure and procedures at the Nice airport.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

LATAM Airlines Embraer 195-E2 jet flying over city
article

Embraer Order For LATAM Caps Off A Busy Year For Brazil’s Airlines

Oct 31, 2025
LATAM ups the stakes in Brazil with its E195-E2 order.
Podcast recording
videos

Video: Will Commercial Aerospace Blow Its Big Opportunity? | Check 6 Podcast

Oct 30, 2025
Watch as Aviation Week editors are joined by contributing columnist Kevin Michaels to discuss whether the industry is making the most of the commercial upcycle.

TECHNOLOGY

Cavorite X7 eVTOL
article

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

Oct 28, 2025
GPS backup on a chip; DARPA heavy-lift drone challenge; Canada funds air mobility projects; and motors for defense drones.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

pilot at controls
article

How AI-Powered Smart Helmets Might Change Drone Warfare

Oct 29, 2025
Over the past 150 years, warfare has become increasingly decentralized, allowing small groups to pursue goals as the terrain and circumstances permit.
Airbus airframe under construction
article

Airbus A220 Production To Grow More Slowly Than Expected

Oct 31, 2025
Slower production growth likely means Airbus will push back a larger version of the A220.