Aviation Week & Space Technology

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

Readers write about UAM skepticism, Boeing’s culture, the Amercian Airlines Flight 191 crash in 1979 and Task Force Normandy.

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.

The Pentagon is diversifying the U.S. early missile warning portfolio with a mix of satellite types and sizes in different orbits to prevent unwanted missile attacks.

This webinar took place March 18, 2021, and was sponsored by Makino. The Biden Administration is reviewing some of its most important military

UK Defense Review Provokes Backlash; China’s hypersonic ambitions; Yaogan-31 satellites launched; and Pentagon awards launch contract.

A congressionally imposed hiatus is almost over, and the competition for the prized 75-aircraft contract is set to heat up this summer.

VerdeGo launches first product in bid to become the hybrid-electric propulsion supplier for a wide range of aircraft applications.

Regulations have proven effective, while manufacturers’ processes are evolving.

This webinar took place March 17, 2021. Soaring sales of the A321neo and the woes of Boeing’s 737 MAX have enabled Airbus to make big gains in market

Are Boeing and Embraer betting on the right concepts for new aircraft in the near term?

Startup Spike outlines its approach to quiet supersonic air travel as it begins fundraising drive.

After a series of cancelled programs over a decade ago, U.S. military officials make a new push for tracking moving targets from space.

Fighters are the tip of an iceberg of uncertainty about next-gen military aircraft platforms in Europe.

The French Air and Space Force envisions a scaled-down A400M to replace C-130Hs and adversary air-to-air training as a service.

Ask the Editors: Private aviation providers report a spike in inquiries and increased sales to former first-class airline passengers.

Facing rising Chinese competition, the U.S., EU and UK agree to step back and try to settle an endless war over airliner subsidies.

Agency to transition communications services to commercial providers.

Russia, China and France are developing or have deployed hypersonic glide vehicles with nuclear warheads, unlike the U.S.

Megawatt power distribution; Hydrogen for general aviation; In-space factory; Compact diesel; Flight-inspection eVTOL.

New technologies that allow dozens of platform configurations to be tested in days will find balance for future systems.

This webinar took place March 15, 2021. Exciting new technologies and designs are beginning to broaden dramatically the once-limited horizons of

Nineteen months after they predicted UAM would be a niche market, Aviation Week’s Graham Warwick and Teal Group’s Richard Aboulafia are back to address why investors are now pouring billions of dollars into the emerging sector.

Hill wants to maintain its supply chain and not be “held to ransom” by suppliers, in a bid to keep maintenance costs low for customers.

Speed, electrification and autonomy are among technologies unlocking the potential for VTOL to perform a wider range of missions.