Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick
The carrier and the finlet developer collected more than 2,000 hr. of cruise data to confirm 1.2% fuel saving.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
The long-delayed UK Defense Investment Plan resolves uncertainty over some but not all weapons programs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Rocket Lab is placing an $8 billion bet to take on SpaceX in another market.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Defense Department is attempting to create an industry from next to nothing in 24 months.
Supply Chain

By Richard Aboulafia
When the next-gen narrowbody programs launch is largely out of the hands of Airbus and Boeing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Daniel Williams, Richard Aboulafia
Ten years after the C Series entered service, editors are joined by Richard Aboulafia to assess the success of what is now the A220 and explain why a decision to stretch it or not is such a conundrum for Airbus.
Check 6

By Jens Flottau
Airbus is promoting the idea of minimum investment and minimum change if it launches a larger A220, but the timing remains unclear.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau
As Airbus and Boeing develop A320neo and 737 MAX successors, opportunities will open for suppliers to deploy long-developed products.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Thousands of drones and increased aircraft range are changing the airborne division’s tactics.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey, Thierry Dubois
Developers aim to launch new satellites with very-high-frequency radio payloads to enhance air traffic management.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By William Garvey
America’s fixed-base operator industry, totaling some 3,500 facilities, is experiencing a wave of buying, building and upgrading
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Christine Boynton
JetZero hopes its blended wing body demonstrator—taking shape in Mojave, California—will validate performance and inspire broader belief in its mission.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo
As Washington’s Air & Space Museum turns 50, its director Chris Browne tells Aviation Week about its newest galleries and gives a sneak peek of what's on display ahead of their opening on July 1.
Check 6

By Guy Norris, Vivienne Machi
Sixty-one years after the U.S. launched its first and only reactor into orbit, space nuclear power and propulsion now appear central to U.S. space superiority.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
As satellites multiply and spacecraft become more maneuverable, concerns grow that space lacks the equivalent of air traffic control.
Operations & Safety

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

By Graham Warwick
Collaborative combat R66; NASA open-fan demo; quantum heads to the field; and Sora’s subscale eVTOL bus.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Historians may come to categorize military aviation as Before F-35 and After F-35, such is the Joint Strike Fighter’s impact on combat capability, interoperability, program execution and oversight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Robert Wall
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.
Check 6

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

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

By Michael Bruno, Guy Norris
Honeywell Aerospace used to be all about boosting operating margins for its corporate parent. Now it has no excuse not to make things better.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
As demand for safety improvements and answers grow, investigators face mounting pressure to keep pace while remaining diligent.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Michael Bruno
Leveraging legacy programs and large installed bases, Honeywell Aerospace looks to new engine and power system technologies for market growth.
Aircraft & Propulsion