Aviation Week & Space Technology

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

By Graham Warwick
Finalizing aircraft certification plans and filling out the mobility ecosystem are priorities for 2022.
Advanced Air Mobility

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

Readers write about dangerous airliner bank angles, hexagonal aviation structures, the engineered material arresting system and United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Bill Carey
AT&T, Verizon and the FAA agree to pause 5G network start until Jan. 19
Connected Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Developers of eSTOL aircraft believe the limitations of battery technology are best overcome by using 300 ft. of runway
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
China’s eVTOL leader shifts strategy from aircraft sales to mobility service.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The time to wait and see is over, with Airbus, Embraer and others stepping up their commitment to the AAM market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jen DiMascio
Japan F-15 upgrade contract awarded; F-35’s 2021 deliveries; L3Harris sheds aviation systems; U.S., Israel agree on helo, tanker sales.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Virgin Orbit’s disappointing stock debut marks the end of the beginning of the special purpose acquisition company phenomenon.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Don’t confuse public handwringing about hiring struggles in A&D with actual lost business. Robots will protect the bottom line.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The Air Force’s highest-end fighter faces early retirement; leaders say replacement needed to counter China
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
French space agency’s invitation to use Kourou spaceport may help European microlauncher projects meet hoped-for high demand.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein, Helen Massy-Beresford, Adrian Schofield
But industry is optimistic that a step-change increase in demand and a return to profitability can be achieved by midyear.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
2Excel’s growth has been partly fueled by the transition to the commercial sector of flight testing of defense equipment.
Aircraft & Propulsion

John Schmidt
Building supply chain resilience, sustainable innovations and collaboration can help companies persevere through continued uncertainty.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By William Garvey
Many ag operators initially viewed ag “drones” as threats but now see them as complementary rather than competitive.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo
Exciting new aerospace markets will continue to emerge and grow, and Aviation Week will provide you data and analysis about them.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
SPAC led by Directional Aviation’s Kenn Ricci plans to take Embraer’s eVTOL spinoff Eve public in $512 million deal.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
An investment fund is playing a key role in safeguarding small companies and creating larger groups in France’s aerospace industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
The NH90 joint venture is racing to improve platform availability as Australia mulls Black Hawk plans.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
NASA’s sustainable flight demonstrator contest could not have come at a better time for the under-pressure Boeing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A 13-year project pays off with Brazil’s first hypersonic-speed flight test.
Space

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The air cargo sector faces capacity pressure as it continues to transport COVID-19 vaccines around the world.
Airlines & Lessors