Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Brian Everstine
Buying counter-UAS as a service is part of the U.S. Army’s plan for more directed energy to target large numbers of attacking drones.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Joe Anselmo, Graham Warwick, Jen DiMascio, Steven Grundman
The differentiator in military programs is shifting from platforms to software. Listen in to hear how this change is transforming industry.
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Readers write about the Electra.aero Goldfinch, F-35 engine upgrade, Material Review Board related to the Boeing 787 program and new-start U.S. airlines.
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A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

Jim Harris
Country-specific policies around climate goals could complicate financial decisions by airlines and OEMs.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel

By Graham Warwick
Another eVTOL technology demonstrator crashes during flight testing. Should the industry be worried?
Advanced Air Mobility

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

By Tony Osborne
Baykar’s Akinci drone as well as its associated weapons and sensors will be produced in Saudi Arabia under a new deal estimated at roughly $3 billion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Tier 1 aerospace suppliers see the AAM industry as a way to bridge the business and technology gaps to the next single-aisle airliner.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
SpaceX and NASA are meeting to discuss options for Artemis III’s return to the lunar surface.
Space

By Sash Tusa
The rotary-wing industry model is fracturing, and a much smaller U.S. civil rotorcraft industry is likely as civil and military requirements diverge.
Aircraft & Propulsion

During more than three decades in our Washington bureau, Bond wore many hats: reporter, editor, content innovator and mentor to young journalists.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Northrop bids dasvidaniya to rocket’s Russian engines.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Boeing’s legacy 727 has found an unlikely role as a first responder to global oil spills.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim, Guy Norris
Space tourism company makes room for experiments and prototypes.
Commercial Space

By Bill Carey
Gogo Business Aviation anticipates its 5G network chip will be released in mid-year 2024, following discovery of a chip design error.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM, IAG and Lufthansa Group say the summer is going more smoothly than last year’s and travel demand is set to remain strong.
Airlines & Lessors

By Steve Trimble, Guy Norris
A new U.S. effort to prove technology for reusable hypersonic flight is inching forward as government scientists seek information on industry-funded projects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Comac/CATL electric aircraft venture; high-power silicon battery; JetBlue and carbon capture; and fly/drive evTOL hovers.
Emerging Technologies

By Bill Carey, Molly McMillin
A mix of old and new brought thousands of aviation enthusiasts to the annual fly-in and convention in Oshkosh.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Some EAGLE executive committee members briefed pilots on progress made by the four developers of candidate unleaded fuels.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
Rather than proceeding with a new F-35 engine, the service is using remaining Adaptive Engine Transition Program funds for sixth-generation development.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Adrian Schofield
Aircraft arriving this year will help accelerate a transition phase for the country’s carriers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Fulco
If China actively enforces its export controls, the U.S. is certain to step up supply chain efforts with allies to reduce dependency on Beijing.
Supply Chain

By Lori Ranson, Christine Boynton
Halfway through 2023, U.S. airlines have focused on capacity restoration and surging demand—now many are eying optimization and better efficiency.
Airlines & Lessors