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Aviation Week & Space Technology, September 14, 2026

VOL. 188 NO. 36 September 14, 2026
Digital cover of Aviation Week for Sept. 14, 2026

Despite years of evidence pointing to a specific problem with one part in the MD-11’s engine-to-wing attachment, Boeing and the FAA failed to connect the dots. That left operators blind to potential hazards, and in UPS’ case, led to the Nov. 4, 2025, fatal accident that killed 15. 

Credit: UPS

SAFETY

UPS MD-11
article

Global Aviation Safety Assurance Process Falls Under Scrutiny

Sep 02, 2026
The investigation of the UPS Flight 2976 crash is spotlighting weaknesses in safety data gathering and sharing.
NTSB investigators at crash site
article

Problematic Landing And Go-Around Attempt Led Up To 21 Air Overrun

Sep 11, 2026
Early results from the NTSB’s investigation suggest the Boeing 767’s pilots attempted to go around before running off the runway in Miami.

FIRST TAKE

Saab Gripen F taking off
article

First Take, Sept. 14, 2026

Sep 11, 2026
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

GPS interference map
article

Need To Combat GNSS Disruption Tests Aviation Certification Processes

Sep 11, 2026
Traditional safety hurdles slow aviation’s response to GPS jamming and spoofing.
Airbus A350 modern glass cockpit
article

Solutions To GNSS Vulnerability Could Be Five Years Away

Sep 11, 2026
GPS’s lack of resilience poses a growing threat to aviation safety.
GPS interference
videos

Podcast: GPS Spoofing And Jamming—Can Civil Aviation Adapt?

Sep 04, 2026
Aviation Week's Graham Warwick offers a scathing assessment of U.S. regulators as a King Air crash earlier this year underscores concerns about GPS.
Denver International Airport
article

Signal Interference Is A Fundamental Risk To Satellite Navigation

Sep 11, 2026
It is not only disruption in war zones that is threatening aviation’s reliance on GPS.
commercial passenger jet on final approach to airport
article

Airports Push For Faster Adoption Of Streamlined Approach Profiles

Sep 11, 2026
DSNA implemented a new procedure at Paris Orly Airport in 2025 to promote continuous descent operations in relatively dense traffic.
FLY91 ATR 72-600
article

ATR Secures Major India Order, Expanding Its Presence There

Sep 10, 2026
India’s regional market is a large opportunity for aircraft manufacturers, and ATR has reason to believe the opportunity can turn into reality.

DEFENSE

General Atomics MQ-9
article

The U.S. Air Force Wants Safety Through Numbers For MQ-9 Replacement

Sep 09, 2026
After losing dozens of Reapers in Iran, the Air Force aims for its next medium-altitude surveillance aircraft to be simpler and cheaper.
saab cca
podcast

Podcast: Where Are CCAs Headed Next? U.S. Navy Carriers And Swedish Runways

Sep 08, 2026
Listen in as editors discuss Saab’s collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) concept, Europe’s evolving uncrewed combat aircraft strategy and the U.S. Navy’s ambitious carrier-based CCA plans.
pilot saluting from an F-16
article

DARPA Prepares To Tackle Next CCA Autonomy Challenge

Sep 10, 2026
AI-enabled systems routinely fly mock dogfights between fighters within visual range of each other. The next step is to unlock air combat beyond visual range.
GE F110 engine hanging in facility
article

GE Plans To Double Fighter Engine Production By 2032

Sep 10, 2026
GE Aerospace is overcoming supply chain bottlenecks and introducing wholesale production system improvements to accelerate fighter, trainer and helicopter engine assembly.

MILITARY SPACE

sierra space Ghost reentry vehicle drop test
article

Sierra Space’s Ghost Reentry Vehicle Is Taken Through Logistics Paces

Sep 10, 2026
The company’s point-to-point delivery vehicle hits a key milestone.
Spectrum rocket launching
article

Europe’s Space Launch Aspirations Get A Boost

Sep 11, 2026
Isar Aerospace kicked off a busy week in Europe, which is showing it is looking to reclaim a leadership position in space launch.

BUSINESS

workers examining industrial turbine
article

Why Elon Musk, Larry Culp and Wall Street Love Castings and Forgings

Sep 11, 2026
“The investment castings market,” analysts say, “is in War Games mode.”
Castings
videos

Podcast: The Heart Of The Engine—Inside GE Aerospace’s New Deal

Sep 10, 2026
GE’s $12 billion acquisition of CPP has huge implications for the castings and aircraft engine sectors—Aerodynamic Advisory’s Kevin Michaels joins Aviation Week editors to explain why.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Regent Viceroy flying above water
article

Regent Viceroy Seaglider Clears Key Step Toward Production

Sep 08, 2026
Regent’s Viceroy takes flight as the company shifts from testing toward production and expands its defense ambitions.

TECHNOLOGY

HAP-Alpha high-altitude platform demonstrator
article

The Week In Technology, Sept. 7-11, 2026

Sep 09, 2026
DLR low-altitude tests; Dronamics uncrewed cargo trials; DARPA’s first Lift Challenge; Tekever VTOL uses hydraulic propulsion; and Sceye lighter-than-air HAPS.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

group of people cutting a giant ribbon
article

Aerospace And Defense Manufacturing Ramps Up Hiring

Sep 11, 2026
New factories mean nothing without workers, and industry is finally stepping up to fill the floor space.
police with explosive disposal robot next to Ukrainian cargo plane
article

Commentary: Aviation Security Needs To Be Revisited

Sep 10, 2026
The drone bomb incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany must trigger much broader security measures.
NASA Mars Perseverance Rover
article

Perseverance Nears Off-Earth Roving Distance Record

Sep 09, 2026
Since landing on Mars in February 2021, the rover has put more than 28 mi. on its odometer.

DEPARTMENTS

people working on Telstar 1 communications satellite
article

Letters From Our Readers, Sept. 14, 2026

Sep 11, 2026
Readers write about Telstar 1, space-based missile defense, JetZero’s Z4, Iridium (element and satellites) and China’s lead in hypersonics.
article

New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, Sept. 14, 2026

Sep 11, 2026
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
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Aviation Week Events, Sept. 14, 2026

Sep 11, 2026
A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.