Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Michael Bruno
The last few years have gone off plan at Maxar Technologies, which is worth bearing in mind with more space-sector consolidation expected.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
Kopter is advancing development of its single-engine SH09 in Sicily.
Program Management

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Victoria Moores
New funding gives struggling Flybe some breathing space but the regional carrier must use it wisely.
Air Transport

By Steve Trimble
Many features of the West’s futuristic vision for a distributed command and control network is already in service by the IDF.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
When airliners fail to communicate, fighters are launched—at a significant cost.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Could it be the end of Bombardier Aviation?
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Toyota buoys Joby; EHang outlines UAM thinking; HAV refines airship design; France studies Stratobus; CityAirbus flies untethered.
Aerospace

By James Pozzi
After entering administration in 2015, ATC Lasham’s aging MRO facility was taken over by 2Excel Engineering, which sought to re-energize the UK-based site. 2Excel Engineering co-founder and accountable manager Chris Norton talks to James Pozzi about the turnaround of its fortunes.
Air Transport

In observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in the U.S., Aviation Daily will not publish an issue dated Jan. 21. The next issue will be dated

By Tony Osborne
Horizon’s focus is on safety and simplicity to allow licensed private pilots to fly the Auto-Copter.
Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
After nearly a decade of development, NASA’s biggest, most complicated launch vehicle is ready for testing.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Bell still has substantial testing to complete, but certification of the 525 Relentless super-medium helicopter is within reach.
Business Aviation

By Jen DiMascio
Leonardo to replace U.S. Navy TH-XX; U.S. seeks ground-based radar; French firms team to develop sigint platform; Japan's pilot training.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
The term “merger of equals” has become buzzworthy in A&D M&A, but under the tie-ups of big names are trends toward diversity and size.
Air Transport

Phil Binks
Lessons from manned aviation and new technologies can help build a road map to ensure safe operation of unmanned aircraft.
Aerospace

By Thierry Dubois
French startup offers new tool for instructors, as trend emerges for data analysis and eye tracking in pilot training.
Air Transport

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Sean Broderick
Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss how the Ukraine International Airlines flight found itself in the path of a SA-15 and what can be done to prevent future tragedies.
Air Transport

By Steve Trimble
After years of decline, Russian helicopter factory prepares for historic growth.
Defense

By Bill Carey
Text communications between controllers and pilots are required throughout North Atlantic airspace and over Europe.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Hyundai, Uber Elevate; EmbraerX UAS cargo team; first-responder eVTOL; JAXA high-speed helo; Bahamas UAS; EHang in U.S.; tunnel upgrade.
Aerospace

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The retirement of Willie Walsh from International Airlines Group marks the end of an era for the airline holding group he built.
Air Transport

By Irene Klotz
NASA, Boeing investigating why spacecraft’s timer was off by 11 hr.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick, Guy Norris
Increasingly detailed work continues to show efficiency benefits from the incremental hybridization of aircraft propulsion
Air Transport

By William Garvey
As everyone who has lived the experience knows, getting assigned roommates as a college freshman is the luck of the draw. If they turn out to be
Business Aviation

Readers discuss small module reactors, the U.S.-NATO relationship, an unusual plan for a new midmarket airplane, and Latin letters in China.
Aerospace