Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris, Jens Flottau
Aviation Week's resident 747 experts Guy Norris and Jens Flottau discuss why Boeing’s “jumbo jet” still matters and has outlasted predictions made decades ago.
Check 6

By Vivienne Machi
The acknowledgement of coorbital weapons marks a turning point in the way the U.S. military talks about war in space.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Startup WindBorne Systems aims to have 10,000 balloons aloft simultaneously by 2028.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
Europe shifts from concept to implementation mode across military satcom, intelligence and other missions.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Byron Callan
Congress’ prohibition on share buybacks and the Pentagon’s memo on cost disclosure are likely to discourage potential new defense contractors.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Air Force demand for a new fleet of Massed Modular Aircraft points to a novel way of fighting, with swarming, attritable aircraft flinging long-range missiles from afar.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
Textron and Merlin are adapting the Cessna SkyCourier into an autonomous aircraft intended to move thousands of pounds of supplies across contested environments.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Network moves and supplier deals offer clues to Abra’s future strategy.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore lays out an ATM upgrade plan including multiple advanced controller tools and a framework for regional cooperation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
In trajectory-based operations, aircraft systems share their planned trajectory so controllers plan further ahead and better integrate aircraft into traffic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
The debris problem is likely to worsen as new reusable launch vehicles from China and the U.S. loft hundreds of thousands of spacecraft into orbit.
Operations & Safety

By Bill Carey
With global air passenger demand projected to double by 2050, air navigation service providers are upgrading their systems to better manage congested airspace.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall, Brian Everstine, Vivienne Machi, Steve Trimble
Editors gather on the eve of the AFA's Air, Space & Cyber Conference to discuss what the key themes will be at this year's event.
Check 6

By Graham Warwick
Traditional safety hurdles slow aviation’s response to GPS jamming and spoofing.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
It is not only disruption in war zones that is threatening aviation’s reliance on GPS.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Staff
A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick, Craig Caffrey
Collaborative combat aircraft are set to become major military aircraft production items.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Early results from the NTSB’s investigation suggest the Boeing 767’s pilots attempted to go around before running off the runway in Miami.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Staff
Readers write about Telstar 1, space-based missile defense, JetZero’s Z4, Iridium (element and satellites) and China’s lead in hypersonics.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
New factories mean nothing without workers, and industry is finally stepping up to fill the floor space.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
“The investment castings market,” analysts say, “is in War Games mode.”
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
DSNA implemented a new procedure at Paris Orly Airport in 2025 to promote continuous descent operations in relatively dense traffic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
GPS’s lack of resilience poses a growing threat to aviation safety.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Isar Aerospace kicked off a busy week in Europe, which is showing it is looking to reclaim a leadership position in space launch.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion