Aviation Week & Space Technology

Recent airline casualties highlight the challenges the industry is facing, with smaller players particularly vulnerable.

The lesson of getting the U.S. Air Force’s Combat Rescue Helicopter effort back on track is a back-to-basics approach to program management.

The hallmark of Karem Aircraft's AR40 active-rotor, winged, compound helicopter is to fly fast.

Sikorsky's Raider-X, 20% larger than the S-97 prototype, highlights its future growth capability.

Poland will complement its F-35 buy with more F-16s and a loyal wingman unmanned system.

Electrifying seaplanes; Autonomous taxiing; Flying-V airliner; Boeing unmanned cargo; 3D-printed satellite launcher.

Future systems may improve pilot and ATC situational awareness during takeoff, landing and taxi phases.

As the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting set to begin on Oct. 14 in Washington DC, the service’s leadership has embarked on the most ambitious modernization agenda for the aviation branch in over 40 years.

Flying onboard the SOFIA Boeing 747SP airborne observatory during its annual New Zealand deployment gives an insight into NASA’s infrared astronomy program.

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

The FAA and others cite “automation dependency” as a growing risk.

Upcoming aviation and aerospace industry events and Aviation Week Network events.

Since new products drive so much of the tempo in business jets, expectations are rising for announcements at NBAA-BACEC, and analysts see the landscape shifting.

Readers discuss electric propulsion and hydrogen power; the F-22 vs. F-35, the B-52H and the Peacekeeper; and the Polish M28.

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

William H. Gregory, a World War II naval aviator, joined Aviation Week in 1956 and served as editor-in-chief from 1979 to 1984.

India accepts first Rafale fighter; Collins’ ACES 5 wins ejection seat contest; Netherlands plans for more F-35s, and the U.S. Navy’s last active duty F/A-18C flight.

Bell unveils its 360 Invictus, which is the latest contestant in the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft competition.

Britten-Norman’s Islander, widely used for short flights in remote areas, is set to get an electric-propulsion makeover.

A look at how the World Trade Organization decisions and subsequent government moves will affect the aviation industry.

The Army seems to have best of both worlds—Congress backs continued Chinook Block 2 helicopter production and Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft development.

A high-level task force on drone mitigation calls for shared responsibility by airports and governments.

Space BD and Mitsui are launching cubesats from the International Space Station’s Japanese Experiment Module Kibo.

Partners signing up to join NASA Gateway initiative.

Technology acquisition for a future Taiwanese fighter is at a very preliminary stage. Propulsion and electronic systems are seen as main areas of difficulty.