Aviation Week & Space Technology

As NASA invites bids to build and fly its Sustainable Flight Demonstrator, technology editor Graham Warwick and senior editor Guy Norris hear how this aircraft will differ from the agency’s prior X-planes. They talked to Rich Wahls, NASA’s newly appointed Sustainable Flight National Partnership mission integration manager at the AIAA Aviation 2022 conference in Chicago.

Pilots’ electronic flight bags are vulnerable to cyberattack, company finds.

The largest U.S. regional carrier hopes partial return to Part 135 status could help remedy chronic shortage of regional airline pilots.

Novel algorithm is behind startup’s claimed breakthrough

X-59 Quesst Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator is in the final stages of assembly at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works.

Digital engineering helped Raytheon score the first U.S. flight test of an air-breathing hypersonic missile demonstrator since 2013.

Boeing CEO David Calhoun takes on critics and explains why the company won’t be rushed into developing a next-generation narrowbody.

Should UK industry continue to focus on being a key supplier to offshore OEMs, or can it return to whole-aircraft manufacturing?

Readers write about the culture at Boeing, NASA and SpaceX; the airline pilot shortage; and the future of high-speed travel.

The Russia-Ukraine war has galvanized Europe and NATO, but facing issues such as high inflation, can defense commitments be maintained?

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.

The aircraft manufacturers are short hundreds of engines as suppliers can’t keep pace with demand to build and maintain airplanes. Listen in as we break down th

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The aircraft-maker, confident the 737-10 will be greenlighted for service without flight-crew alerting system, may end program if mandate is applied.

Three major Chinese airlines commit to a combined 292 Airbus A320neo aircraft.

Aviation Week editors talk with Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury about all things commercial and defense, but his focus is on sustainability.

The ability of Ukrainian forces to fend off superior Russian air forces holds important lessons for air defense for the NATO alliance.

Profumo’s tenure at Leonardo has helped turn the Italy-based conglomerate into a major player in defense electronics.

U.S. Air Force seeds new tanker competition; Aerojet’s new board; Europe seeks airlifter; and Northrop chooses Airbus satellite bus.

A first-generation uncrewed combat aircraft will be fielded by the USAF by the end of the decade under a revamped acquisition strategy.

The D328eco is delayed, slated to enter service in 2026; OEM aims for parts of small turboprop and regional jet replacement markets.

Aviation Week editors identify some of the key issues and megatrends and their likely outcomes.

The F-35 is beginning to make its mark on the UK’s Royal Air Force and Royal Navy who operate the aircraft.

Demand for widebody aircraft was down even before the COVID-19 pandemic, but OEMs now believe new orders may arrive sooner than they expected.

Tensions over the flight controls are holding up progress toward the development of FCAS’ demonstrator program.