Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Steve Trimble
After a five-year production hiatus, the company now has a backlog of orders for the fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Small delays can undermine the advantages of short-haul flights.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Sustainable flight is at the heart of NASA’s request for $995.8 million in funding for aeronautics research in fiscal 2024.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Conformal LH2 tank; Trajectory-based efficiencies; CycloRotor eVTOL testing; and SAF from oil trees.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Without the support of lessors during the pandemic, many airlines would not be around anymore. But as the industry rebounds, lessors hope for better returns.
Airlines & Lessors

By Brian Everstine
Officials call for clean-sheet designs, saying commercial-derivative refuelers are not survivable.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Next-Generation Air Dominance to be approximately a one-for-one F-22 replacement, bolstered by collaborative combat aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

Readers write about the Boeing 747, airline operations snafus, vertical flight on Mars and the Mitsubishi SpaceJet.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

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

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

By Adrian Schofield
Investments in used aircraft and training facilities will help address growth constraints.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Europe’s Clean Aviation launches drive to improve next-generation aircraft efficiency 30-50%.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Clean Aviation’s Hybrid-Electric Regional Aircraft thrust is developing technology for a mid-2030s service entry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
After the Justice Department lawsuit, JetBlue’s strategy is in the hands of the courts.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Crazy to credible—the world’s largest hydrogen fuel cell-powered aircraft begins test campaign, targeting service debut in 2025.
Emerging Technologies

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
The “industry-leading” contract increases attention on the other U.S. “Big Four” as negotiations with their pilots continue.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
The first Airbus aircraft assembled outside of Toulouse was grounded in November.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
An upgraded Exploration Upper Stage is due to fly on the fourth flight of NASA’s Space Launch System.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
Whereas carbon dioxide has a cumulative effect and persists in the atmosphere for 100 years, contrails have a much stronger and immediate effect.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
A plan emerges to establish weapons-making capacity in Australia, starting with perhaps a new production order for Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A new generation of design tools has allowed small companies to compete against industry heavyweights in developing high-performance aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Chen Chuanren
Australia is planning its future military expansion as it seeks to fend off the widening influence of China and build its defense industrial capabilities.
Check 6

Carl Conetta
While it is unlikely that Russia will turn to nuclear weapons, the ongoing war in Ukraine may prompt a new strategic standoff.
Budget, Policy & Operations

William Alberque
Three reasons why the use of nuclear weapons does not make sense for Russia.
Budget, Policy & Operations