Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Tony Osborne, Sash Tusa
As Christian Scherer takes up the mantle of Airbus Commercial Aircraft CEO, editors are joined by analyst Sash Tusa to discuss why Airbus is making the change.
Check 6

By Steve Trimble
A market survey released by the Air Force calls for higher engine thrust than what candidates for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft have flown so far.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
The Wichita aerostructures giant’s new leader has a familiar but formidable list of tasks to help set the company in the right direction.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
When some think of vertiports capable of handling advanced air mobility services, they may imagine large complexes. The reality, however, may be more modest.
Advanced Air Mobility

William Alderman
Alderman & Co.’s statistical analysis correlates S&P 500 growth with aerospace and defense consolidation.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Laboratory invites startups to test munitions algorithms in simulations.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Christine Boynton
While regional airlines still face constraints, a recent industry gathering in Washington spoke to improvements and further innovations ahead.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois
A project involving fewer pilots on the flight deck is maturing—and meeting increased resistance as a result.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bradley Perrett
New designs will enable China to extend airpower reach to U.S. forces in the Western Pacific.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Shifting market dynamics create challenges for the ultra-low-cost business model in the U.S.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ron Epstein
A clean-sheet design could shake off dust gathering on the 737 and offer significant profit and fuel savings.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Prague countered critics of its F-35 decision, who claim the aircraft is too expensive for the Eastern European country to operate.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Opening of the facility is a public sign of the progress being made by electric-aircraft startup Beta Technologies
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Flying hydrogen laboratory; trainer flies on SAF; Joby eVTOL for Korea; and airport cargo robot.
Emerging Technologies

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau, Guy Norris
NASA, the Japan Exploration Space Agency and Canadian Space Agency will analyze some of the 250 grams of material from the asteroid Bennu.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Readers write about the Chinese Navy’s Case 3 operational capability, SAF and supersonic aircraft and the Senate’s hold on military promotion confirmations.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

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

By Kevin Michaels
For too long, OEMs assumed that compliant aerostructures suppliers were a given. That era is over, and aerospace stakeholders must plan for a new reality.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Sales and strategy expert Christian Scherer to run Airbus Commercial Aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
To many foreign observers, the fast-growing Chinese advanced air mobility industry is a black box.
NBAA

By Irene Klotz
Team wants data on S4 dynamics in simulated lunar space.
Space

Clementine Starling and Julia Siegel
SpaceX’s tussle in Ukraine illustrates the industry’s rising power in modern conflict.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
China is learning the science of airliners, but politics remains an issue, experts say.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain