Aviation Week & Space Technology

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

David Hughes
The author of our January 1990 article about the December 1989 invasion of Panama corrects one error just found by a paratrooper participant in the operation.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Airline consolidation is gaining traction in Europe: Air Europa and TAP Air Portugal are next in line to be acquired.
Airlines & Lessors

By Irene Klotz
Moratorium on space passenger safety regulations is poised to end Oct. 1.
Commercial Space

Readers write about politics and free speech in Feedback, aspiring aerospace industry employees, the U.S. F-22 successor and engine dust problems.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Victoria Moores, Guy Ferneyhough
Privately owned carriers Airlink and FlySafair have become leading South African players.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
It was a rocky start to summer for U.S. airlines and travelers, with weather and system constraints testing operational resilience plans.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The issue affects the entire 737 MAX fleet, and Boeing wants to address it during the more complicated 737-10 approval process.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
Link Plumeria is now formally attached to the F/A-XX development project at the heart of the Navy’s Next Generation Air Dominance program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
Ordinary matter accounts for just 5% of the universe. The Euclid mission will focus on everything else.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force's former "chief futurist," retired Lt. Gen. Clinton Hinote, explains what the application of air power means today and how it may evolve.
Check 6

By Adrian Schofield
The airline aims to select an aircraft this year to operate commercial demonstration flights in 2026.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
Europe’s workhorse Ariane 5 ends operations after 117 flights.
Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s return to the Moon—and future human exploration initiatives—rely on private sector partnerships.
Commercial Space

By Jen DiMascio
Initial success in protecting airborne defense platforms can be leveraged to improve maintenance and readiness.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Sikorsky’s tailsitter eVTOL; X-59 on the flight line; autonomous in Alaska; and unlocking biomass for SAF.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Victoria Moores
Remaining regional aircraft OEMs ATR and Embraer continue to wait for fresh, strong demand. If the hesitation is structural, the outlook could stay grim.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Sen. Jerry Moran
The agency has not had administrator for more than 450 days, and the effects are rippling through aviation and other industries.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
Goldilock makes a technology that essentially disconnects customer from networks to maintain security.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Piotr Butowski
The Russian aircraft company reveals a new design configuration developed using digital design.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
VoltAero has selected Avidyne’s Quantum open flight deck avionics system for its hybrid-electric Cassio.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
The crisis has passed, but effects of the labor stoppage in Wichita are still emerging. Empowered unions, higher prices and less outsourcing are likely results.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Integration issues were too difficult to overcome for promising experimental aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility