Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Tony Osborne
Post-Brexit French/UK political relations may be at a low, but cross-Channel missile technology research is continuing apace.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick
China has been a major driver of growth for Boeing and Airbus in the 2020s, but sees no urgency to buy more aircraft.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick, Guy Norris
ZeroAvia adds the Dash 8-400 turboprop and CRJ regional jets to planned applications of its hydrogen-electric powertrains.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
A company known for lasers, power systems and drones has a plan to break into the elite club of advanced missile and munition suppliers.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jens Flottau
Ahead of the 2021 Dubai Airshow, Gulf carriers are still powerful industry forces but follow different paths and press to adjust their fleet plans.
Dubai Airshow

Richard Kucera
Organization designation authorization designees need to manage effectively, empower ODA unit members and not interfere with their work.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
U.S. naval aviation will need to field a next-generation stealth fighter, a carrier-based unmanned combat air vehicle, advanced rotorcraft and an assortment of new long-range missiles and directed energy weapons in 2030-2035, a newly-released vision document shows.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz, Maksim Pyadushkin
Interest in reusable rockets revived by SpaceX’s success.
Space

By Ben Goldstein
Startup Breeze looks to shake up low-cost market with roomier cabins.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Fly-by-wire taking off; More orbital cleanup plans; Zero-emissions island links; Wing drones go urban; Food giant eyes SAF.
Emerging Technologies

Leduc won Aviation Week’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020 but had to wait a year to accept it because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
AW169 software updates boost engine performance while aerodynamic changes adjust flight handling.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The Mars helicopter, Pipistrel Velis Electro, Marillyn Hewson and 24 top aerospace and aviation students were among this year’s honorees.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Before stepping down as Lockheed Martin CEO in mid-2020, Hewson earned a reputation as one of the most accomplished U.S. chief executives.
Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein, Lori Ranson
Cost pressures could complicate airlines’ COVID recovery.
Airlines & Lessors

Joaquim R. R. A. Martins
Multidisciplinary design optimization lets engineers spend less time on detailed design and more time considering system requirements.
Emerging Technologies

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Richard Aboulafia
Why the world’s largest passenger airplane never gained market lift — and what it means for the widebody segment.
Aerospace

By Jen DiMascio
F-35 Engine Shortage Easing; Operational test for F-15EX; Rivet Joint’s new life extension; Japan joins flight training school in Italy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Airlines are readjusting their fleet strategies to prepare for the recovery of international networks.
Airlines & Lessors

By P. Barry Butler
Universities, in partnership with industry and government, must ensure a highly trained commercial space workforce is ready for blastoff.
Commercial Space

Alex Krutz
Forget offshoring or reshoring—the new trend in the U.S. defense is intershoring.
Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Issues extend to everyday business practices, such as using repairs instead of new parts.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Europe’s airlines are calling for updated travel rules to fit the new recovery phase.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Ankara is using drone diplomacy to improve its relations in the Middle East as interest grows in its unmanned aircraft systems.
Dubai Airshow

By Guy Norris
New NASA green airliner study to go beyond agency’s sustainable X-plane to include technology for broader reduced environmental impacts.
Emerging Technologies