Aviation Week & Space Technology

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Aviation Week & Space Technology

Readers write about NASA’s Mars 2020 mission, Japan’s Aegis Ashore plan and Boeing’s midmarket airplane strategy.
Aerospace

By Bradley Perrett
Ask the Editors: Chinese military aircraft could benefit from Western engine technology, but there is a limit to what can be leveraged.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
For long-haul low-cost carriers, a subset of the airline industry that always has had its doubters, the COVID-19 crisis and the profound ways in which
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
As public companies reported their latest quarterly results, one segment stood out for its near-universal positivity: space.
Space

By Irene Klotz, Bradley Perrett
NASA’s Perseverance rover has company during the seven-month journey to Mars.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The mission’s true measure is not just science, but to lure youth to careers in tech.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
The U.S. Air Force’s next chief; Growler tests new jammer; Army deploys ISR aircraft; and top-level support for HBTSS.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
Ask the Editors: Railways and airlines may be moving toward stability in their shares of traffic.
Airports & Networks

By Lee Hudson
How the F-35 program is quietly replacing its logistics system known as ALIS with ODIN.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Ben Goldstein
Carriers believe intensified testing can help boost traveler confidence and stimulate demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Initial drop of about 50% could be followed by prolonged and uneven climb back to prepandemic demand levels.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
Ask the Editors: China is squeezing out foreign airframe makers but still relies on Western engine and onboard suppliers—for now.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
Rising U.S. COVID-19 case numbers wiped out the short growth the airlines enjoyed and are a hurdle to further recovery.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
As domestic opportunities for helicopter sales shrink, the UK arm of Leonardo Helicopters presses hard for exports.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz, Lee Hudson
Northrop Grumman and Blue Origin hoped to wrest contracts from incumbents ULA and SpaceX.
Space

By Bradley Perrett
Ask the Editors: Even if airframers do source less from China, it won’t mean they will turn to Western suppliers.
Program Management

By Graham Warwick
Hypersonic Air Force One; High-performance missile fuel; MTU/DLR team on fuel cells; Opportunities for hydrogen; and UK advances UTM.
Emerging Technologies

By Bradley Perrett
Ask the Editors: The global battle for airframe dominance is now a battle between Airbus and Boeing, but could Comac shake up the scene?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steven Grundman
Facing flat budgets, the military will need strategic focus to leverage every dollar.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
Two NASA astronauts return from extended SpaceX flight test to the ISS.
Space

By Bradley Perrett
Private ownership in China has been in retreat, because governments are willing to pay for air services.
Airlines & Lessors

By Steve Trimble
A two-year evaluation has coalesced into plans to field a sea-based interceptor as quickly as possible.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By William Garvey
Amy Spowart, president and chief executive of the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio, speaks about the organization based in the
Business Aviation

By Jen DiMascio, Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
This week, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Benhken splashed down in their SpaceX Dragon capsule in the Gulf of Mexico after two months at the
Defense