Aviation Week & Space Technology

Power unit glitch forces new MAX groundings and adds to quality control woes. But is it a storm in a teacup? Listen in as Aviation Week’s editors analyze Boeing’s latest challenge.

With the end of government support in the offing, French lobbying group GIFAS frets about a transition period for small suppliers.

Racer’s development has involved industry and academia from across Europe.

The “fleet” of defense competitors has been growing in recent years, and new entrants may have different tactics, resources and goals.

How reduced widebody utilization due to COVID-19-related passenger service declines will affect the PW4000 aftermarket.

A wide array of predictable and unknown variables are at play when forecasting aircraft life-cycle costs.

Analysts say a return to pre-crisis levels of aircraft demand remains far off.

With cargo demand rising since the beginning of the pandemic, Airbus sounds out the potential for A350 and A380 freighter versions.

KF-21 fighter development will strengthen economy and national defense, says South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in.

Do SPACs herald a brave new world for space dreamers or a repeat of the dot-bomb era of the early 2000s and the space flops of the 1990s?

Ask the Editors: Embraer’s monopoly in regional jets could last for years, but that position is not as great as it sounds.

Agricultural eVTOL; Quiet electrics; South Korean UAM; 3D-printed RF; and Europe’s electric potential.

The U.S. Army plans to use like digital twins and advanced manufacturing to improve aviation sustainment.

Air travel is surging back in the U.S., but the opposite is happening in other regions. Aviation Week’s editors and forecasters explain why—and what it means for airlines and aircraft manufacturers.

After losing Australia to Boeing’s Apache, could a refreshed Airbus Tiger make inroads in the attack helicopter market?

Israel’s new surveillance aircraft bucks trend of distributed operations, defines new standard for multifunction intelligence collection.

A newly validated interceptor fills a void between the Barak 8 and Arrow 2 in Israel’s air-and-missile defense portfolio.

Production issues prevent affected aircraft from getting FAA approval for delivery.

Airbus launches superconducting electric research as it provides more detail on hydrogen plans.

Rolls-Royce says Accel’s advanced electric technologies are relevant to its urban air mobility and electric commuter aircraft work.

New propulsion system test site under construction for larger Hermeus hypersonic turbine-based combined-cycle engine.

ARRW booster fails test flight; KAI submits transport aircraft plan; France’s latest A-400M and Valkyrie drops Altius-600UAS.

The Pentagon needs a task force that can share best practices across services.

Despite COVID-19 and new certification challenges, GE Aviation’s Catalyst turboprop is poised to start flight tests in Germany.

As the pandemic’s impact seems clearer, updated cost-benefit analysis supports acceleration of air traffic management upgrade in Europe.