Aviation Week & Space Technology

The FAA has moved to address overscheduling at Chicago O’Hare to prevent large-scale operational disruption this summer.

The U.S. Space Force is sharpening plans to monitor and defend the region between Earth and the Moon as global competition extends deeper into space.

High oil prices are also a huge concern to an air cargo industry that was dealing with tariff turmoil before the Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran in February.

This year’s air show season welcomes a light aircraft that beleaguered grunts first met at the Battle of the Bulge.

National ambitions may hinder consolidation in the LEO constellation communications market.

Congress and industry agree that ADS-B “In” is needed, but equipage requirements and operational scope remain open for discussion.

The new French five-seat helicopter is targeting a light turbine segment dominated by the Robinson R66 and Bell 505.

HAESL, the HAECO-Rolls-Royce joint venture that maintains Trent engines, is rolling out technologies that should further reduce engine shop time.

Some 14 years after exiting the single-aisle engine market, Rolls-Royce is trying to get back into it, unveiling a new engine concept called the UltraFan 30—but can it break the CFM-Pratt duopoly?

Meyer, who died March 4 at age 93, is largely credited with saving business aviation from possible ruin and helping propel the sector’s sustained recovery.

Gerald Brown was arrested for violating the Arms Export Control Act for allegedly working as a contract instructor for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force.

Qantas and Virgin Australia are on target to advance fleet renewal plans.

French flow control, JAXA’s reusable rocket, hypersonic tunnel returns and laser link from GEO.

The middle mile between large freighters and van deliveries is notoriously inefficient. A new generation of startups is confident it has the solution.

Editors discuss the military operation in Iran, how it has disrupted commercial air travel and consider the ramifications for aviation.

Boost-phase missile defense challenges the historic model for space-based interceptors, but a startup is proposing a possible thrust-based solution.

Gulf airlines are operating miniscule schedules, if any, after the U.S. and Israel started their war against Iran. Threats to security could slow recovery, too.

Aviation Week takes the wraps off NASA’s Lockheed Martin-built X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft as preparations begin for envelope expansion tests.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

The manufacturers are wrapping up a software update that is intended to reduce the risk of smoke in the cabin following engine failures.

Readers write about the FARA cancellation, crewed space exploration, the late Robert Liebeck and the world’s largest eVTOL air taxi.

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

Industry consolidation accelerates as Dubai Aerospace Enterprise agrees to buy Macquarie AirFinance, expanding DAE’s fleet to more than 1,000 aircraft.

Regime change has long been considered a boots-on-the-ground operation. Now the U.S. and Israel are trying to do it from the sky.

Announced program timescales suggest more than 1,200 CCAs could be in operation around the world by the end of 2036.