Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick
Efficient regional transportation, urban mobility, medical delivery and industrial inspection key targets of new UK research projects.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
Ask the editors: The share of leased versus owned aircaft is rising, causing carriers to change course—a trend that may stay for a while.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris, Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau
As Europe clears the MAX's return, 777X and 787 woes cap a horrible year and record loss for Boeing. Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss on Check 6.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Fearful of an FVL monopoly in Europe in the 2030s, Airbus is turning to Europe to fund studies for a European Next-Generation Rotorcraft.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Sean Broderick
Flagship Boeing widebody is suffering from production-quality issues forcing time-consuming rework on airplanes most do not need.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
RAF sees unmanned aircraft becoming the backbone of the inventory supporting manned fighters such as F-35, Typhoon and Tempest.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Will Biden’s policy on aerospace business with China differ from Trump’s? The answers may be surprising politically but not economically.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Shoulder-mounted conformal fuel tanks could be cut after flight testing reveals “challenges.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
Virgin Orbit’s Dutch customer; MDA awards sensor development contracts; BAE to demo PHASA-35; and Spacecom HQ location in flux?
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne, Thierry Dubois
Greece is investing in defense again and new combat aircraft top the list of priorities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Charles Beames
The nation needs to adopt a "commercial first" policy for space technology to bolster its international competitiveness.
Commercial Space

This webinar took place January 27, 2021. Join Aviation Week’s chief technology editor, Graham Warwick, for an exclusive 45-minute discussion on the
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Sikorsky-Boeing Takes Wraps Off Defiant X Design For U.S. Army’s FLRAA
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Three of the region’s widebody operators are negotiating to cut their debt loads and dispose of some of their aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
The Eurofighter, Gripen and Rafale compete fiercely but will benefit from one another’s technology as Europe develops replacements.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Byron Callan
Consensus is that spending will be flat in the first term of the Biden administration, but analysts are not clear on what this means.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Lori Ranson
Canada’s latest testing requirements could further stymie the recovery for the country’s airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Advanced air mobility in the news: SESAR’s UAM demo; Paris test partners; UK airport link; Orkney test site; Volocopter cert plans.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Feedback from Operation Barkhane in Africa has helped confirm the relevance of keeping the Mirage 2000D in service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Ask the Editors: USAF pushed the Northrop Grumman B-21 bomber’s first flight from December 2021 to mid-2022. What does that mean?
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters’ Flightlab is trialing technology for urban air mobility, hybrid-electric flight and flight safety.
Program Management

By Thierry Dubois
Olivier Andries, who succeeds Philippe Petitcolin, will have to watch the financial health of Safran’s suppliers.
Program Management

This webinar took place January 22, 2021. Hydrogen is emerging as one of the paths forward for aviation to become more environmentally sustainable
Aerospace

By Jens Flottau
Europe’s safety regulator goes beyond FAA requirements in lifting the flight ban, a move that illustrates EASA’s bigger role.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Smallsat contracts firm up after Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne deploys first payloads in ‘picture-perfect’ demo polar orbit test mission.
Commercial Space