Aviation Week & Space Technology

Forecasts, snapshots and military aircraft to watch.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The head of the service says analysis is focusing on physical coverage gaps, along with ways to quickly analyze data.
Space

By Michael Bruno
If 2023 is any indication, 2024 could be a yearlong Festivus in the supply chain.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Steady aftermarket growth is buoyed by both routine demand and acute issues requiring older aircraft to hang around.
Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
As Archer, Joby and Volocopter inch closer to certification, several obstacles still stand in the way.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois
Airbus announced plans for a new conventional narrowbody in June. Now the French government is making it clear that the project is its top funding priority.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay
Fractional ownership providers, maintenance and sustainability efforts are things to watch in 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
General Electric has released new details of a plan to achieve reusable, air-breathing propulsion at hypersonic speeds by 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Axiom Space plans to install a data center on Hab One to be linked to the ISS and use laser communications equipment to connect it to Earth-orbiting satellites.
Commercial Space

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Thierry Dubois
Florian Guillermet, CEO of French ATC organization DSNA, will have more responsibilities as head of the European Union Aviation Safety Association.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Despite the conflict in Gaza, the Middle East’s military modernization is continuing.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Heir apparent Chris Calio to take over sprawling aerospace and defense giant.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
As hardware prices come down, Amazon’s Project Kuiper aims to connect “tens of millions of customers.”
Commercial Space

By Jens Flottau
Dutch startup is the latest to move away from all-electric propulsion and toward a larger hybrid design that it hopes will better meet market requirements.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China’s own upgrades are driving other nations in the region toward change.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Chief operating officers are returning to prominence across aerospace and defense companies as the industry labors to recover from the COVID-19 disruption.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The service is adding a new approach to launch contracting, as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture takes shape.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Forecasts, snapshots and commercial aircraft programs to watch.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Sean Broderick, Guy Norris, Richard Aboulafia
As Boeing elevates a possible successor to CEO Dave Calhoun, industry guru Richard Aboulafia joins our editors to discuss the company's 2023 and its path forward.
Check 6

By Byron Callan
Three sources of U.S. budget indeterminacy will spawn other uncertainties that defense contractors will have to assess.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Molly McMillin
Why the market for used business aircraft is continuing to rebound after the pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Thierry Dubois
ICAO and IATA are taking steps to encourage more sustainable aviation fuel production to meet growing demand from airlines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. military sees orbital transfer vehicles keeping adversaries guessing.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Rearmament in Europe is focused on strengthening combat and support aircraft capacity and ground-based air defenses.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Recovery to pre-pandemic engine production levels is in sight for some, as other manufacturers battle durability and supply chain challenges.
Aircraft & Propulsion