Aviation Week & Space Technology

As Rolls-Royce wraps up hydrogen-fueled engine tests, attention focuses on dual-fuel, combustion and cryogenic capabilities.

Government intel agencies must move faster than ever to satisfy operators’ growing appetite for remote-sensing data.

Rising fuel costs proved too much for Spirit Airlines. What does its exit mean for remaining U.S. carriers, and which one stands to benefit the most?

Turkey has joined the small club of countries that have demonstrated autonomous collaborative platform operations between crewed and uncrewed aircraft.

The sweeping U.S. air traffic infrastructure upgrade is expected to improve system reliability and stability, but how much more efficient will it become?

The startup’s software-defined instrumentation offers flexible, reconfigurable testing.

The defense industry may be tempted to run out the clock on President Donald Trump’s executive orders. That could be a grave mistake.

A veteran paramedic’s charter brokerage transports human organs, seriously ill patients and hurried executives, among others.

The U.S. Marine Corps plans to reshape its aviation branch with the arrival of autonomous collaborative combat aircraft by 2030.

The most consequential of all anticipated aerospace and defense IPOs is that of SpaceX, which will undoubtedly elevate the prospects of other aerospace IPOs.

The F-47 Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter’s increased combat radius favors a missile-carrying CCA that could be deployed by crewed fighters and bombers.

How to increase capacity while reducing aviation’s environmental footprint may be among the most discussed matters at Airspace World in Lisbon May 26-28.

A decade after the project started, Russia debuts its Soyuz-5 launcher and awaits commercial customers.

Aviation Week editors discuss just how much missiles have become central to the Pentagon’s modernization strategy and more.

Computing by laser; automating light helicopters; uncrewed airdropping; and beam-powered UAS.

One man, one company and one aircraft caused more controversy in aerospace than any other in recent years: Vern Raburn, Eclipse Aviation and the very light jet.

Editors discuss recent earnings updates from Airbus and Boeing that saw the duopoly shrug off the Gulf War but note persisting supply chain issues. A freighter battle between the two is also heating up.

While the Iran war presents another black swan event for the air transport industry, airlines appear eager to stick to their orderbooks for now.

While U.S. airlines navigate high fuel costs by cutting capacity and raising fares, consolidation chatter abounds.

More feedstock-to-fuel pathways are needed to avoid constraints on sustainable aviation fuel capacity.

The Pentagon’s proposed Future Years Defense Program calls for a sharp increase in aircraft procurement in fiscal 2027-31.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

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

Key European OEMs are implementing the Aero Excellence initiative intended to improve the supply chain’s structural stability and resilience.

Readers write about space-based interceptors, parallel approaches at San Francisco Airport, and coverage of Artemis II. Plus: Behind the scenes at MRO Americas.