Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s amended type certification process is successful, but agency needs more flexibility to put less focus on cost justifications.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
An interim software fix for the Pegasus is delayed due to errors in the first modified aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
The pinnacle of aviation manufacturing could be located in the Blue Ridge Mountains and see everything under one roof.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
Modeling and 3D-printing advances combine to enable development of high-temperature alloy with lower cost and greater performance.
Emerging Technologies

By Jen DiMascio
NASA takes on UAP study; Three-way weapon competition; Gray Wolf development slows; AFRL building “virtual range” for directed energy
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Electroflight battery; AR air combat; Unconventional UAV; Drone acoustic DAA; Hover with range.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A trend that was already underway before the pandemic has been given a boost by COVID-19.
Emerging Technologies

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

Readers write about the U.S. Navy T-45, the way to a better Boeing and increasing turbulence.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Guy Norris
WestJet and Delta Air Lines among launch group for Aero Design Lab-developed Boeing 737 Next-Gen fuel burn improvement package.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX is making headway in space MRO.
Space

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

By Tony Osborne
After Ukrainian invasion wake-up call, Germany sets course for €100 billion recapitalization with military aviation at its heart.
ILA Berlin

By Steve Trimble
After a 20 year search for a CF-18 replacement, Canada is months away from signing a F-35 contract.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo
A prominent aircraft lessor explains why his company’s order book has swung so far in Airbus’ favor.
Aerospace

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

By Michael Bruno
Is commercial aerospace biding its time or laying the groundwork for a digital transformation? The answer is yes.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
Embraer believes it has identified the right strategy to emerge from the crisis and build a broader industrial portfolio.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Despite skipping the FAA for the U.S. Coast Guard, wing-in-ground-effect vehicles still move too fast for U.S. regulators.https://aviationweek.com/node/4410606/edit#edit-group-article
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
NASA is eyeing the DiskSat as a follow-up to the cubesat.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Three different alternative navigation technologies have been flight tested in a regional jet and helicopter.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau, Irene Klotz
The agency turns to public-private partnerships to equip Artemis spacewalkers.
Space

By Brian Everstine
Navy boss says expeditionary EA-18Gs are not core to its role as a service.
Photo Contest

By Graham Warwick
DLR’s climate-neutral concepts; Pantuo flies eVTOL; SAF from stover; Honeywell’s megawatt milestone; and JAXA’s hypersonic test plan.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
As sustainability pressures increase, more agreements to produce and consume low-carbon jet fuel are being announced.
Emerging Technologies