Aviation Week & Space Technology

The CAAC is bringing the airport into service only gradually, using China United Airlines to iron out bugs.

Among many Chinese private space companies, a launcher-maker is getting propulsion from a private engine company.

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

Electric X-57 arrives; low-boom X-59 CDR; UK backs fuel-cell propulsion; Nordic electric aviation; GE pursues megawatt power; Equator electric seaplane.

With Orion’s service module development, Europe nurtures crewed flight skills.

Inaccurate assumptions about how pilots will respond in emergencies contributed to the 737 MAX accidents.

AW139 has changed the fortunes of Leonardo’s helicopter business and generated a family of products.

After Aigle Azur and the collapse of Thomas Cook—Europe’s major airline casualties are mounting.

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

Sikorsky to begin HH-60W production; B-61 warhead cost overrun; Taiwan’s new trainer and Thailand Seeks AH-6i helos.

Readers praise columnist Michael Bruno and discuss Minuteman III replacement, offensive hypersonic weapons and reducing emissions by eliminating premium class.

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

New board-level safety committee has been established, with the changes designed to elevate internal safety concerns, address varying regulatory environments.

The moral of the story of the airliner subsidy dispute at the WTO is: Be careful about starting fights. Now Boeing looks set to learn it the hard way.

As the World Trade Organization’s ruling on the lingering dispute between Boeing and Airbus nears, retaliatory tariffs appear difficult to avoid – and at an inopportune time for an industry already showing signs of a slowdown.

New fighters are the order of the day for several Eastern European air forces.

“I’d be a little cautious about being all-in on that experiment,” says Frank Kendall, former Pentagon undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics.

Associations representing pilots and air traffic controllers urge ICAO to take action on interference with satellite navigation systems.

London’s once low-key defense relationship with Tel Aviv has become more public.

Are key stakeholders ready for the new approach Lockheed Martin is pitching to save 16% on sustaining the fleet?

The U.S. military's plans to acquire thousands of cheap unmanned aircraft systems and cruise missiles fuels demand for two newly announced engine families.

Polish aerospace cluster looking to attract more startups and R&D.

The target market is freighter or passenger aircraft of the 2030s, and the engine is big enough for a 100-seater.

An agreement between Iridium and OneWeb is called a LEO industry first.

Three U.S. eVTOL vehicle developers sought for UAM Grand Challenge developmental test event in 2020.