Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick
EasyJet and GKN on H2; Skyryse automates EMS; Seeing inside engines; Enabling 100% SAF; Cargo UAV that autorotates.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
A shift to automated tools is being relied upon to transform a major weakness of the F-35 development program into a possible strength.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Jouppi
The service will focus on platforms to counter China including the B-21, NGAD and the F-35.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
Aviation Week editors make sense of recommended reductions to the number of F-35 and F-15EX fighters the U.S. Air Force plan to buy in the coming years.
Defense

Readers write about airborne early warning aircraft, Defense Department cuts to F-35 orders and UK Royal Navy uncrewed platforms.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Jens Flottau
Issues with delays to the first 777X deliveries show the depth and breadth of Boeing’s challenges.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Sean Broderick
Russian operators’ reregistration push triggered by new Russian law permitting operators to take ownership of leased assets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Irene Klotz
Private astronaut mission’s bonus days on ISS shift next crew launch.
Space

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
F-35 and F-15EX programs face near-term cuts as U.S. Air Force makes new push for Next-Generation Air Dominance.
Defense

By Guy Norris, Jens Flottau
The OEM says longer certification timelines are a new fact of life as development woes and fixed-price contracts force first-quarter losses.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
737-based E-7A, originally designed for Australia, to serve airborne warning and control mission.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
Taiwan’s new hypersonic R&D office; North Korean nuke pledge; Capella Space raises cash for analysis; and Lockheed’s radar upgrades.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The city of Coventry is playing its part in bringing eVTOL vertiports to the world.
Advanced Air Mobility

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

By Garrett Reim
Aerospace components manufacturer aims to slash training needed to fly eVTOL aircraft.
Maintenance & Training

By Lori Ranson
Carriers predict a return to profitability in the second quarter, but pilot staffing challenges loom large.
Airlines & Lessors

Anthony Waas
The curriculum for engineering must expand to include flexible interdisciplinary coursework and hands-on laboratory experience.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
Ahead of its centennial, legendary rotorcraft company Sikorsky Aircraft is seeing several opportunities for growth, the company CEO says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The airline industry has high expectations for SAF but green lobbyists warn using some of the fuels may create more problems.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Once again an independent company, Ampaire has begun ground-testing a Cessna Grand Caravan modified to hybrid-electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
The space sector has unique propellants when it comes to M&A, which is likely to create a “melt-up.”
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Airbus advances X-plane; BAE joins GE on hybrid; Seaglider takes to water; Cross-country on hydrogen; and manufacturing LH2 tanks.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
More Asian states are building their own missiles to keep up with new threats.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Richard Aboulafia
By the first quarter of this year, twin-aisle deliveries and backlogs by value had declined to just 30% of the market.
Aerospace