Aviation Week & Space Technology

First A-29 deliveries come after a decade-long audition, but orders fall far short of original expectations.

Though four trainers are emerging as leaders, competition in this segment is fierce.

Special Operations Command has selected five aircraft for a demo this summer, continuing the long quest to acquire a light attack fleet.

Wright Electric hits milestone; Pyrotechnic protection; Wisk teams with Blade; Beta flies for USAF; AKKA helps Aura Aero; Dufour funding.

Innovative new propulsion technologies are set to shape the regional sector in the years to come.

This webinar took place May 7, 2021. With COVID-19 having dealt a huge blow to regional airlines, it is unclear how soon their appetites for new

The company aims to regain its position at the top of the business-jet market, which it started losing 28 years ago.

While Roc flight tests hog the limelight, Stratolaunch is quietly developing the Talon-A hypersonic testbed—Roc’s primary payload.

While the Australia-New Zealand travel bubble is the first in the Asia-Pacific region, demand has been slow to rebound.

Extended reality systems present a way to address key safety and workforce-training challenges.

Will we ever be able to trust an autonomous aircraft?

Egypt to buy more Rafales; A Space National Guard proposal; Navy training system to start production and the U.S. halts Minuteman test.

What now in the post-pandemic world? During several recent trade shows, webinars and Aviation Week interviews, advisors and analysts have shed light on where they think industry giants are going next and why.

Bidders in Finland’s fighter contest must include the whole suite of aircraft, weapons, training and support in their €9 billion package.

London City Airport flight operations are now being directed from 70 mi. away.

Scalable autonomy framework development supports airborne agent that can react to unanticipated situations for a wide range of aircraft.

COVID-19 has pushed sustainability and emissions reduction higher up the aviation agenda–and highlighted the need for further action.

The slow pace of Leonardo’s AW609 program has not benefited from the global pandemic.

ZeroAvia testbed crash; Lufthansa deploys riblets; MightyFly’s autonomous logistics; Wingcopter’s triple drop; Hydrogen startup funding.

Europe’s industry sees itself in a time crunch for sustainability, but budget negotiations on the Clean Sky follow-on program drag on.

The latest Skunk Works demonstration series shows off new level of ad hoc, multidomain networking.

Dave Calhoun is giving himself a dual mandate of returning Boeing to financial eminence while reinstalling engineering prowess. The gambit could decide the embattled company’s fate.

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

Readers write about the C10, biofuels and electric propulsion.

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.