Aviation Week & Space Technology

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

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

Governments have provided $123 billion in air transport industry COVID-19 aid but not to all and leaving some with a high debt burden.

Six U.S. military bases are gearing up to receive adversary air services from industry with the possibility of a European expansion.

Readers discuss rocket design, unfortunate acronyms and pandemic-era airline seating, and praise our COVID-19 coverage.

Air-to-air missiles once helped shape fighter aircraft, now they drive size of fleets as longer-ranges missiles hold foes at length.

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.

Cessna 208B Caravan converted to all-electric propulsion using the same system already powering an electric de Havilland Canada Beaver.

Agency plans to integrate reviews into formal certification process.

The U.S. contends that Russia is not complying with the multinational arms control agreement and plans to withdraw within six months.

The arrival of Russian fighters in Syria will bolster the capabilities of Libyan National Army forces and escalate an already tense Libyan civil war.

New F-15EX and B-52 engine suppliers vie to compete for major orders.

While Singapore Airlines received strong state backing, financially troubled Thai Airways was sent to bankruptcy court by its government.

Ask the Editors: The U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program could be pivotal for commercial eVTOL vehicle developers.

With preparations for SpaceX’s first human spaceflight drawing to a close, the company's President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell talks with Aviation Week & Space Technology space editor Irene Klotz about lessons learned for Starship and plans for the rollout of Starlink.

Commercial aviation disruption spreads to defense supply chains as crisis deepens.

While its space taxi won’t be first to fly astronauts, Boeing commits to the long game.

Launch of NASA astronauts on the flight test comes nine years after the last U.S. human orbital spaceflight.

Musk talks to Aviation Week & Space Technology Space Editor Irene Klotz about finally getting to human spaceflight and what’s ahead.

U.S. carriers are cautiously optimistic amid signs of a domestic rebound.

After 18 years, 89 launches and thousands of tests, SpaceX attempts human spaceflight.

In an exclusive interview with Aviation Week Space Editor Irene Klotz, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk discusses the riskiest part of the upcoming NASA Commercial Crew Demo-2 launch, the need to further reduce launch costs and the prospects for the Starlink internet service project.

Diminished air traffic movements force a reassessment of future manpower needs.

Ask the Editors: The global space economy is projected to exceed $1.1 trillion by 2040, but it is unclear how COVID-19 will affect that.

Here is a look at the company’s milestones from its 2002 founding to the eve of the manned Crew Dragon launch.