Aviation Week & Space Technology

VoltAero founder Jean Botti was betting on a hybrid-electric layout for redundancy and quieter operations near airports, not for decarbonization.

As satellites multiply and spacecraft become more maneuverable, concerns grow that space lacks the equivalent of air traffic control.

Editors discuss what Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg and Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said in exclusive interviews that feature in the next issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

As demand for safety improvements and answers grow, investigators face mounting pressure to keep pace while remaining diligent.

Readers write about commercial space stations, China’s JY-27 radar, and X-plane development. Plus: Behind the scenes at the ILA Berlin Air Show.

Leveraging legacy programs and large installed bases, Honeywell Aerospace looks to new engine and power system technologies for market growth.

Honeywell Aerospace used to be all about boosting operating margins for its corporate parent. Now it has no excuse not to make things better.

Dassault Aviation flew its largest business jet yet, the Falcon 10X, for the first time on June 19 from Bordeaux-Merignac Airport in southwestern France.

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury says the airframer will launch its A320 successor in 2030 as planned, welcoming news that Boeing’s competing program may be delayed.

Boeing's CEO believes airlines are more interested in getting current products on time and at quality rather than a next-generation aircraft quickly, but his counterpart at Airbus has a different view.

The A400M is trying to shed its reputation as a sluggish development program as it pursues new mission capabilities.

In an in-depth interview, a confident Kelly Ortberg sees the company’s financial and cultural turnaround gaining steam.

A decade after the last airborne laser trials in the U.S., Israel’s Elbit Systems plans to start flying a demonstrator aboard a Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter.

Victus Haze put the service’s rapid-response space concept to the test, launching and commissioning a satellite in record time.

Some of Spirit Airlines’ fleet of young A320neo aircraft are being snapped up by aftermarket suppliers for teardown, with engines diverted to the spares market.

Almost 10 years ago, Qantas began planning nonstop flights to London and New York. Soon the airline needs to prove that the flights are viable.

Vaeridion advocates for full electric propulsion, contending that it offers a more manageable technical and regulatory path than hybrid-electric.

Near-VTOL maritime stroke UAS; fully superconducting electric motor for aircraft; lithium-air battery advances.

Editors explore the U.S. Air Force's award of Collaborative Combat Aircraft production contracts to Anduril and General Atomics.

Laminar flow and cryogenic propulsion top technology lists in the NASA studies.

How the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is enhancing its new naval capabilities from the seas and the skies.

As air vehicles move to production, the Air Force focuses on autonomy competition.