Aviation Week & Space Technology

Japanese carmaker plans to fly prototype hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi in 2023.

As flight tests continue, Boeing is focused on ensuring a problem-free production ramp-up for the 777-9 from 2023 onward.

NASA electric demos; Otter satellite servicer; Zero-emissions airports; Robotic maintainer; Textron’s eVTOL?

Landsat 9 builds on a half-century legacy of Earth observations from space.

Rolls-Royce plans to break the world electric aircraft speed record with its Spirit of Innovation electric aircraft by year-end.

More training, mental health assistance among wrinkles added to mitigate pandemic’s effects.

U.S. Air Force wants to add hypersonics to B-1s; North Korea’s hypersonic missile; Boeing wins German P-8, C-17 sustainment contracts.

Stealth aircraft have struggled to meet cost and schedule targets, but Northrop Grumman shows how B-21 can break the cycle.

DARPA’s HAWC demonstration program scores first successful scramjet test despite new scrutiny for U.S. hypersonic weapons.

Long-term need for pilots remains strong but getting through the next few years will present challenges.

The Northeast Alliance between American and JetBlue is at risk after the Biden administration sued to block it on antitrust grounds.

New data and trends indicate private-sector U.S. A&D employment topped out on the eve of pandemic and MAX crises.

As the service makes progress on its pilot shortage, it still faces racial disparities in the flying ranks.

Aviation maintenance providers are facing a shortage of qualified talent that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. Air Force leaders signal new interest in F-35 reengining, as Pratt & Whitney and GE Aviation start testing adaptive turbofans.

The airline wants to have a zero-emissions replacement option for its Q300s and is studying the potential of hydrogen power with Airbus.

Aviation Week editors discuss hot topics from the Air Force Association’s annual meeting including China’s massive buildup in nuclear capability, a change in acquisition approach at the Pentagon and the next competition for aerial refueling tankers.

Wing of Tomorrow; carbon-neutral fuel; autonomous ag tie-up; Kama’s unmanned Kargo; and doors for the Heart.

With airlines looking beyond the immediate crisis to coming years of recovery, consolidation could play a role in the reshaping sector.

The space agency has led understanding of climate change, but its facilities are vulnerable to the effects of extreme weather.

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

Singapore’s UAS teaming test; Boeing to make Loyal Wingman down under; U.S. titanium imports down; and Raytheon expands AESA radar sales.

One year after unveiling the concept, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury characterizes a hydrogen-powered aircraft as challenging but doable.

Experienced Pentagon veteran calls for return to a more conventional approach to innovation after era of open-ended demonstrations.

Readers write about unidentified aerial phenomena, and we offer a behind-the-scenes look at parent company Informa’s Walk the World.