Aviation Week & Space Technology

Global airlines consider capacity cuts, increased ticket prices and fuel surcharges to manage the short-term spike and long-term uncertainty caused by the war.

Continuing an annual tradition dating back to 1957, Aviation Week Network editors honored a wide variety of industry accomplishments.

The agency wants commercial companies to take on a larger role in its Artemis lunar exploration initiative.

The U.S. is winning the cost-exchange ratio with Iran—but the victory might end up being pyrrhic.

Readers write about NASA’s heat shield for Orion, medical certification for flying, gender distribution in the 20 Twenties and high-energy laser hype cycles.

Aviation Week’s latest forecast estimates $6.1 trillion in spending for 2022-30, a 45% increase from its pre-2022 projection.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

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

After 20 years of development, an Orion spacecraft flies with crew for the first time.

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

The role of commercial satellites and Russia’s links to Iran are being scrutinized as the war enters its second month.

As NASA begins X-59 envelope expansion and Boom develops its first high speed engine, civil supersonic activity is at its highest since the retirement of Concorde in 2003. Editors discuss the latest developments and the challenges that lie ahead.

More than 60 years ago, the U.S. launched its first and so far only nuclear fission reactor into space. NASA aims to change that in 2.5 years.

The space company is scaling its lunar plans to match NASA’s new ambitions and returning to a rapid launch cadence.

Influential airline investor Bill Franke talks with Aviation Week about more M&A deals, testing new elements in the ULCC model and where he sees opportunities.

New rockets that were supposed to solve a persistent launcher shortage are falling short amid delays and technical setbacks.

Starlink and low-Earth-orbit competitors, such as Eutelsat’s Oneweb and Amazon Leo, have shaken the connectivity market with their low-latency internet.

The new administrator shakes up the space agency with plans for lunar base and sunsetting SLS.

Plans to offer contracts for a commercial space station are on hold again as NASA pitches a government-owned module.

Air Canada President and CEO Michael Rousseau’s departure occurs at a critical time for the airline.

Nuclear fusion rocket power; Matrix autonomy joins the Army; ship-to-shore contested logistics; and sulfur’s role in contrails formation.

New efforts to field drones rapidly include Drone Dominance scrimmages and an easy-to-use portal on which to order UAS.

JetBlue merger speculation has resurfaced, but as the carrier proceeds through a multi-year plan for improvement and implements a new airline partnership, would that step be premature?

ARSA highlights the importance of a welcoming and supportive workplace culture to attract and retain new technicians.

Editors are joined by guest columnist Richard Aboulafia to discuss the progress of airliner production by Airbus in Alabama and Boeing in South Carolina.