Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Tony Osborne
The air force is already training with the UK on secondhand E-3D Sentries to upgrade its AEW&C capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
The new boss is relying on lean manufacturing improvements as the conglomerate faces performance and financial pressures.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Clean Aviation’s first call; Polaris spaceplane demonstrator; Bioinspired Venus flyer; and Robust hybrid-electric propulsion.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Under renewed European pressure against fossil fuels, Clean Aviation project sets research and technology framework for coming years.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force is approaching sustainability as a mission requirement, with reduced fuel use translating to more mission capability.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Joe Anselmo, Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau, Richard Aboulafia
Aviation Week editors and guest Richard Aboulafia delve into the implications of this week’s tragic 737-800 crash in China and where the investigation stands.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
ATI study concludes green hydrogen is most viable zero-carbon fuel, lays out goals with detailed future airliner concepts.
Emerging Technologies

By William Garvey
Despite the bureaucratic hydra, the U.S. is likely to have a lead-free atmosphere years before 2030.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Amid sanctions triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine, many short-term and medium-term initiatives are in play to keep industry going.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Privatization will mark a new chapter for Italy’s newest carrier, ITA Airways, but which partnership makes the most sense?
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Navy is developing seven uncrewed air systems to operate from its 65,000-ton carriers that will complement embarked F-35s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
As cooperation with Russia dwindles and Ukrainian suppliers vanish, ESA is reviewing its options in launch services and exploration.
Space

By Guy Norris
Wind tunnel tests intended to show that an unusual airfoil design could allow drag-reducing laminar flow to be passively maintained over a large percentage of a wings.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
UK Royal Air Force wants to be net zero by 2040; its counterparts are watching closely.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Risk reduction wind-tunnel buffet onset tests at NASA take Boeing’s transonic truss-braced wing concept to the edge of the envelope.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Embraer’s autonomy project; Unmanned cargo handling; Hydrogen pioneers partner; Denmark boosts e-fuels; and Hydrogen valley airport.
Emerging Technologies

Brian Wynne
Moving quickly will enhance safety and enable the U.S. to unlock the future of aviation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Loss of Russian suppliers due to fallout from war in Ukraine will change supply chain, not cripple it.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
The reignited Airbus-Dassault dispute delays French-German-Spanish future combat air system project.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Next-generation narrowbodies dominate airline orderbooks.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
Uncrewed “wingmen” for the Air Force’s next bomber and fighter will be large, sophisticated and costly.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Long in the making, space-based optical communications is finally joining the mainstream.
Connected Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
Retired astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria is heading back to the ISS to oversee three private travelers.
Commercial Space

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