The small numbers of passengers using many of West Africa’s air routes were a major factor behind Air Côte d’Ivoire selecting the Embraer 175 for its fleet.
A crater photographed by the Mars Orbiter Camera on the Mars Global Surveyor was seen on the northern Elysium Planitia (see page 52), on Mars on the cover of the July 19, 1999 issue.
The toughest materials are reshaping the future of flight—and the way we manufacture it. Explore how new approaches to machining are unlocking aerospace innovation.
AI and machine learning are ushering in a new era of revenue growth for airlines, and TravelX is helping them reap the rewards while rewarding their passengers.
As the 2025 Dubai Airshow ends, this week’s Flight Friday examines flights of lower-cost carriers in the region as compared to the equivalent month in 2019.
National Aeronautics & Space Administration/Hughes Orbiting Solar Observatory, shown in mockup, was scheduled for launch in November 1971, to study the Sun's chromosphere and corona.
With its entry-into-service again delayed, the 777-9 program is advancing to Phase 3 of FAA certification flight testing. Guy Norris and Christine Boynton explain what's next.
Hamad International Airport served a total of 52.7 million passengers in 2024, and the momentum has carried into 2025, with Q3 being recorded as the busiest quarter in its history.
With the aviation community converging for the Dubai Airshow, this week’s Flight Friday looks at the post-pandemic recovery of the Middle East’s major carriers.
This Learjet Model 24 stability training, demonstration, and research aircraft, seen on the cover of the May 3, 1982 issue, passed over the Mount Whitney area of the Sierra Nevadas in California during an Air Force Test Pilot School training flight.
Astronaut Bruce McCandless tests the balance and control of a test model of an astronaut maneuvering unit at Martin Marietta Corp.'s Denver Division, as seen on the cover of the August 2, 1971 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.
30 years ago in our headline news section, we reported that the cash-strapped National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) was battling efforts in Congress to force it to adapt smallsat technologies more quickly for U.S. spy satellites.
Following the tragic MD-11F accident at Louisville, Kentucky, Flight Friday looks at flight cycles of the last tri-jet aircraft built for commercial service.
Swiss aviation consulting firm Alpcor Aviation highlights the shared challenges facing the route development community and the growing role of data-driven tools.
Aviation Week Network announced the recipients of the 68th Annual Laureate Awards (#AWLAUR), honoring extraordinary achievements in the global aerospace arena.