Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Garrett Reim
Earth observation pioneer Planet Labs sees large language models speeding up analysis of images to improve understanding.
Satellites

Aviation Week Staff
A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

Aviation Week Staff
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

Aviation Week Network Staff
Readers write about ATC for DCA, wing-in-ground-effect performance and naming the F-47. Plus: Behind the Scenes at MRO Americas and MALMS.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Three years after the Dutch government first proposed a flight cap, plans for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol are still up in the air.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
With new evidence from the long-lived robotic scout Curiousity, early Mars is looking even more like early Earth.
Space Exploration

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau
Editors are joined by Wall Street analyst Scott Mikus to break down how global trade turmoil affects OEMs.
Check 6

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Matthew Fulco, Steve Trimble, Lindsay Bjerregaard, Lee Ann Shay, James Pozzi, Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson, Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford
The new Trump tariffs and trade wars could indelibly alter the global aerospace and defense industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The C-130’s new role opens the door for a novel class of mass-produced, low-cost cruise missiles to enter U.S. and foreign weapon inventories.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi, Guy Norris, Steve Trimble
Companies say they are ready to support the White House’s Golden Dome initiative. They just need the green light.
Space Symposium

By Irene Klotz
The Trump administration’s draft budget plan for fiscal 2026 includes deep cuts to NASA’s science programs.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
China’s Comac is studying a potential low-boom supersonic airliner for possible mid-century market entry; a study published in China details the design.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
Senators question Jared Isaacman’s relationship with Elon Musk and his commitment to NASA plans and missions.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
A larger version of the A220 has always been firmly planned. But much to the displeasure of key customers, a launch decision keeps moving to the right.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Thierry Dubois
Pilots praise the Airbus A220’s performance, fuel efficiency and flight control design philosophy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
With the cabin comprising 10% of an aircraft’s weight and refurbishments sending tons of plastic to the landfill, some designers are ready to think differently.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Graham Warwick
Jet VTOL UAS; CycloRotor flies; cargo gyroplane; and electrified trainer.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
A “chess move” by Howmet invoking force majeure touches off a familiar round of what-ifs.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris, Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi, Garrett Reim
Editors at the 40th Space Symposium discuss everything from threats to NASA's science missions to the Golden Dome air-defense concept.
Check 6

By Steve Trimble
The helicopter unit of Airbus is close to realizing its 15-year-old vision of the H145 as an armed and autonomous attack and scout helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
The group is planning substantial capacity growth as it moves beyond its rebuilding period.
Airlines & Lessors

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force awarded seven of nine missions in its next series of high-priority national security missions to SpaceX.
Space Symposium

By Graham Warwick
Renowned aircraft designer Darold Cummings explores questions raised by Boeing’s F-47 NGAD design.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The decision to avoid carrier-representative landings means less engineering and faster development.
Budget, Policy & Operations