Aviation Week & Space Technology

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Gulfstream Aerospace and Otto Aerospace have launched new midsize business jets within a day of each other, but the aircraft differences are many.

A little over a month into its repeat restructuring, Spirit Airlines is doubling down on cost and network rationalization.

The defense prime sees new business opportunities for NASA’s deep-space capsule.

Every year a consultancy publishes a new 10-year forecast of satellite launches, and the estimate grows to previously unbelievable totals.

The Icelandic carrier, which ceased operations last month, is the latest casualty of an unforgiving market.

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe sees increasingly frequent satellite signal jamming and spoofing.

South Korea has multiple modernization programs on the agenda to add to its current fleet.

NASA’s acting administrator, Sean Duffy, made his international space debut at a global gathering in Sydney.

Progress in reducing small-satellite costs will come from the discipline to know which expenses buy reliability and which just keep us stuck in the past.

As Beijing races to match U.S. capabilities in orbit, the Pentagon warns of rising threats across all orbital layers.

Boeing is performing some work delegated by the FAA for the first time in more than two years.

Eliminating cells can reduce the weight and cost of battery packs.

Cubesat projects are creating career paths for students while helping companies find engineers with experience in space technology and other disciplines.

Fuel cell powertrain test; AI-based cockpit assistant; stratospheric airship demonstrators; cooling hydrogen-electric propulsion

DARPA is developing proactive AI that delivers info without being asked. The program monitors pilots’ cognitive load, providing tailored advice.

Carriers say taxation hinders decarbonization efforts, but they are struggling to convince some governments.

As the two newcomers try to develop secondary markets, Breeze appears to be faring better, but Avelo’s recent Embraer E2 order opens a new chapter.

Watch as Aviation Week's team discuss the difficulties many U.S. airlines face in refreshing their regional jets with the latest technology—does this open the door for a novel hybrid-electric venture and perhaps even a turboprop comeback?

Labor contracts prohibit many U.S. airlines from refreshing their regional jets with the latest technology. Does this open the door for a novel hybrid-electric venture—and perhaps even a turboprop comeback?

Tokyo leans on the automobile sector for an off-world ride.

Madrid’s funding package positions Airbus at the center of Spain’s contribution to European defense autonomy.

The U.S. Space Force’s next neighborhood watchdog spacecraft could be the first operational system capable of on-orbit refueling.

Carrier operations are proceeding, but the UK’s Lockheed Martin F-35 program still faces major capability gaps.

Emirates Airline President Tim Clark is “pushing hard” for Airbus and Boeing to develop further stretches of the 777X and the A350.