Aviation Week & Space Technology

Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL freighter is being prepared to launch to the International Space Station on Sept. 14.

The parade in Beijing was the most significant in nearly a decade, and the breadth of equipment unveiled was striking.

Aspiring space station operator Vast plans to launch its Haven-1 demo station next year.

The French Navy chief of staff says the program must be launched soon in order to transition from the Charles de Gaulle carrier in 2035-38.

Steven Udvar-Házy, famous for creating aircraft leasing, has made important moves at the right time twice. In selling ALC, he may have the timing right again.

Coming out of the service’s biggest exercise in recent history, the Air Force looks to make changes, but uncertainty is bubbling up.

GE-Beta team on turbogenerator; megawatt milestone for DLR’s Balis; fuel cell put through paces; and flying car meets other traffic.

The Space Development Agency and its suppliers are racing to scale production and prove the resilience of their optical communications tech.

Spirit Airlines intends to double down on certain efforts as it reenters restructuring less than six months after emerging from its last reorganization.

A distinctive new launch complex on the Virginia shore heralds Rocket Lab’s medium-class rocket.

After its rapid-fire development, the low-cost Extended-Range Attack Munition cruise missile program is poised for trial by fire.

The new academic year is a great time to reach out to students who could be next-generation employees in aviation and aerospace.

Lufthansa’s last local rival wants better access to the dominant player’s feeder network, but legal precedents give little reason for optimism.

Manufacturers and passenger-to-freighter conversion specialists are confident about air cargo’s long-term prospects.

A rideshare payload launching on an upcoming rocket is due to be the first spacecraft to continuously monitor the space weather environment for solar storms.

Ellsworth AFB is preparing for the stealth bomber, but no arrival date has been announced for the lagging program.

Lunar terrain vehicle designer Lunar Outpost lifts the veil on its Eagle vehicle test and development program as NASA’s selection decision looms.

Hydrogen-powered BWB; carbon fiber from algae; understanding lightning hazards; and storing CO2 in concrete.

Editors comb through our archives to discuss the legacy of the atomic bomb missions and the evolution of nuclear power in aerospace to the present and beyond.

Ascendance is testing structure, aerodynamics and propulsion as it develops its hybrid-electric, vertical-takeoff-and-landing regional aircraft.

DARPA is looking ahead to systems that can bring extremely accurate but fragile quantum sensing to the harsh environments onboard military platforms.

Is free trade over in commercial aviation, or it is all just smoke and mirrors? Watch as analyst Richard Aboulafia joins Aviation Week’s Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau and Dan Williams to discuss.

Is free trade over in commercial aviation, or it is all just smoke and mirrors? Analyst Richard Aboulafia joins Aviation Week editors to discuss.

Thirty-seven years after the A320 first entered service with Air France, the family is about to become the most successful commercial program.

Advanced rotorcraft have been flown by Changhe and Harbin, helicopter manufacturers within AVIC.