Aviation Week & Space Technology

Leading the U.S. space agency will fall to someone else, as the former Trump administration nominee contemplates his next steps.

An 18-month investigation lays out what caused the January 2024 Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 door-plug blowout—and what the manufacturer and FAA need to do.

The UK committed to F-35A nuclear-capable aircraft and joined others in Europe in signaling a greater burden-sharing role in NATO.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

An explosive ground test accident has claimed a fourth Starship vehicle.

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

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

Can the French-German-Spanish fighter development program be saved? The next few months could be decisive.

With higher output, more orders and new upgrade plans, Eurofighter’s CEO says the program has reached an inflection point.

With engine upgrades, stealth drone integration and enhanced weapons, France’s Dassault Rafale is evolving for the future—and eyeing new export wins.

Lawmakers are threading the needle to offer up midrange bands to support 5G networks, while protecting frequencies critical to U.S. national security.

Airbus is likely to launch larger versions of the A220 and A350 before building the A320neo family’s successor.

The U.S. followed Israel in striking Iranian nuclear infrastructure, launching the largest B-2 raid ever and dropping its biggest conventional bombs. Listen as editors assess the operation in Iran.

On June 18, the FAA issued an expanded part 450 reentry license to Varda Space for its Winnebago–or W-Series–capsules.

A new sense of urgency is fueling European tanker, transport and special-mission initiatives.

As U.S.-developed collaborative combat aircraft near flight trials, their designers are testing the waters for international sales.

Next-generation engine testing is ramping up as Airbus readies for scaled aircraft performance-level evaluations of its open-fan propulsion system.

Politics has returned to airline decision-making, potentially leading to suboptimal fleets and higher pricing.

Fred Smith, who died June 21 in Memphis at age 80, transformed the airline industry with the hub and spoke model.

Hybrid-electric for general aviation; UK supports hydrogen aviation; AW139 flies autonomously; Eve refines eVTOL design.

The late budget rollout, coupled with a reliance on GOP-led reconciliation, has caused consternation in a typically bipartisan budget process.

Industry players reveal that they do not really expect a new narrowbody airliner until closer to 2040 or beyond.

In its attacks on Iran, Israel teaches a master class on gaining air superiority.

The blended wing body demonstrator from JetZero is intended to provide the basis for development of a new military tanker-transport and a midmarket airliner.

After a grizzly past, Airbus hopes to give the A400M some claws to extend its life cycle.