Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Guy Norris
Several airlines have placed orders for electric and hybrid-electric aircraft, but how will they be integrated? Early clues are beginning to emerge.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
A new wave of modernization priorities are set to be unveiled in the next U.S. Air Force budget request.
Defense

By Guy Norris
Propulsive efficiency gains could diminish for bigger turbofans unless nacelle drag can be reduced. Flight tests show promise from a short inlet design.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Congress says no to U.S. Air Force buying electric aircraft, but the program continues.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
Emphasizing resilience, Daher unveils a 2027 strategy to make the most of airframers’ planned production ramp-up.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
Australia ditches problematic European choppers for U.S. ones.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jens Flottau
Airbus has been selling more A321neos than A320neos since 2019. Now it is also producing more of its largest narrowbody—with significant strategic implications.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Thermoplastic fuselage; Tailless flight control; Robotic sheet-metal forming; Hydrogen aviation ecosystem.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
While fuel savings in flight are the preponderant environmental outcome of using composites, changes in manufacturing would be welcome.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Among the lessons the French Air and Space Force has learned from the war in Ukraine is the importance of suppressing enemy air defenses.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Joe Anselmo, Steve Trimble, Graham Warwick, Brian Everstine
Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss a week of high drama, including the shootdown of China's balloon and the future of high-altitude surveillance.
Check 6

By Garrett Reim
Balloon industry says it can survey the Earth better than satellites and for less cost.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Readers write about the Boeing 747's legacy, pilot mental health, 100-year-old American companies and Boeing KC-46 refueling issues.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, Jan. 16, 2023
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Sean Broderick
Two troubling occurrences at U.S. airports will prompt an examination of airport operational safety risks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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

By Jen DiMascio, Brandon Patrick
India will receive 275 trainers and LCAs over the next decade, more than any other nation aside from the U.S.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

Aviation Week parroted the U.S. government’s statement that the aircraft was down due to a mechanical failure, not a Soviet missile, which proved to be wrong.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Prachi Patel
Emirates’ cabin upgrade project marks the beginning of a long-term effort to modernize the inflight experience.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Jen DiMascio
South Korea aims for carrier-based KF-21; SOCOM’s 18-day deadline; Senator eyes electronic warfare progress; and U.S. Army prepares 2040 vision.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Ukraine has kept its skies contested using a collection of internationally donated systems, though experts warn of donors’ complacency.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Piotr Butowski
Signs indicate that Russian Kh-101 stocks are running low.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
A static firing of Super Heavy’s 33 Merlin engines is the last major milestone before debut launch.
Commercial Space

By Jens Flottau
The loss to Japanese industry and government is more than just the $7 billion funneled into the ill-fated SpaceJet program.
Aircraft & Propulsion