Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Ben Goldstein
JetBlue says its offer for Spirit is “superior” to Frontier’s, but not everyone agrees.
Airlines & Lessors

By Irene Klotz
Launch contracts are game changers for ULA, Arianespace and Blue Origin.
Commercial Space

By Steven Grundman
The ulterior aim of critics’ inflation focus is not economics but the strategic choices the Pentagon’s budget request implements.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
First U.S.-backed private mission to the ISS is a turning point in the ongoing commercial development of space.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
AUKUS hypersonic decision comes as Russia uses Kinzhal in Ukraine and the U.S. successfully trials HAWC weapon.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
New logistics program feeds basing, force protection data into maintenance analysis.
MRO

By Michael Bruno
With its improved and enlarged 3D printer enabling Starship engines, Velo3D talks about riding along with SpaceX, but not joining it.
Space

By Jens Flottau
The recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic has begun in earnest. While new risks emerge, airlines believe they can be managed—for now.
Airlines & Lessors

By Brian Everstine, Jen DiMascio, Joe Anselmo, Garrett Reim
Rapid release of imagery from space has helped Ukraine make strategy decisions and document destruction and Russian attacks on civilians.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
Avoiding the F-35’s long, costly testing cycle is the goal of reorganization and modernization efforts by the 53rd Wing.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
Europe’s airlines fear operational challenges may hamper their recovery prospects.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
Aiming at bodies bearing liquid water, the hardened spacecraft will search for life in harsh environments.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Adding hydrogen to solar; Canada flies electric; U.S. Army eyes hybrids; Zero emissions in California; Timing tight for X-59
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
Certification progress for the MAX variants is unclear under more stringent FAA processes.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
A worker crunch is growing just as aerospace sees burgeoning forecasts for new products. Enter the entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
MTU preparing to begin testing elements of a 600-kW hydrogen-electric powertrain scheduled for flight testing in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
Revisions planned every two years for Boeing-designed loyal wingman.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
As Paris looks to showcase urban air taxis during the 2024 Olympics, eVTOL pioneer Volocopter is first to conduct noise tests.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
NASA requests funds to accelerate Sustainable Flight Demonstrator program to fly ultraefficient X-plane.
Emerging Technologies

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris
As the company readies its flight demonstrator, CEO Blake Scholl explains how he plans to revive supersonic air travel.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
Buoyed by sales at HAI Heli-Expo, Leonardo Helicopters CEO Gian Piero Cutillo says the commercial helicopter market has turned a corner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Hong Kong has eased some border rules but not enough for a major recovery for Cathay Pacific.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Pilots are gaining access to more data and contributing to aggregation programs, and operators are benefiting.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jen DiMascio
Germany looks for CH-53 successor; Bulgaria’s MiG-29 cleared for export; Australia speeds JASSM-ER, NSM buys; and Collins' VLF contract.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The “Modular Advanced Missile” program appears for the first time in the Pentagon’s fiscal 2023 budget request documents.
Missile Defense & Weapons