Aviation Week & Space Technology

Why are we still teaching dope and fabric repair in a gigabyte world?

In a cooperative effort with would-be manufacturers of electric aircraft, the French turbine engine specialist diversifies.

Donated drones used for the first time at scale in a high-intensity conflict.

Former Collins Aerospace executive John Borghese joins Aviation Week executive editors Graham Warwick and Carole Hedden to reflect on the last 50 years of innovation in aerospace and look at what is coming down the pipe.

With U.S., EU and UK destinations unavailable for Russian travelers, new traffic trends could evolve.

After spending decades in the laboratory, a new propulsion technology enters testing on weapon system.

Selling a bomber family; Serbia to consider Eurofighters; Brazil seeks MRTT tankers; and senators ask for Ukraine coordinator.

Air Force speeds studies with Pratt on potential pressure gain combustion benefits for low-cost, high-performance supersonic propulsion.

Long-held U.S. Defense Department vision for rapid space launch capability could edge closer to reality with Air Force Research Laboratory demonstration.

Mexican airlines remain bullish on the rebound in air travel demand.

Despite advanced self-defense systems, Russian helicopters are suffering losses.

U.S. Space Force to select ride-share payloads for final GPS III vehicles as prelude to plans with Lockheed Martin for multirole mission.

Pratt & Whitney steam-injection concept makes a virtue of hydrogen fuel challenges for future single-aisle engine designs.

The U.S. domestic airline market carried 926 million passengers, of which roughly 165 million—almost 20%—took flights shorter than 450 mi. (the “regional market”) in 2019.

Cyclorotor cargo UAV; SAF from cement; Natural composites; AAM for offshore wind; Airbus hydrogen hookups.

Rolls-Royce is pinning its turbofan’s future on UltraFan technologies, a vision to be tested this year with its first demonstrator.

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

Boom readies for XB-1 taxi test phase as hints of final Overture configuration changes emerge.

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.

A 12-year sales campaign for the optionally piloted Firebird failed to attract a production order.

What Ever Happened to . . . ? About seven years ago, AW&ST published a story about a new department at Lockheed Martin that was associated with the

JetBlue says its offer for Spirit is “superior” to Frontier’s, but not everyone agrees.

Spirit’s reengining work; South Korea earmarks transport aircraft, missile funds; F-35A flying hours drop; and Draken gets RAF contract.

The ulterior aim of critics’ inflation focus is not economics but the strategic choices the Pentagon’s budget request implements.