Aviation Week & Space Technology

To send astronauts to the Moon in 2024, a lunar landing system needs to be ready in less than half the time it has taken to develop Commercial Crew vehicles.

Honeywell Aerospace sees new leadership as its parent company looks to bring the unit’s business results and digital transformation to Honeywell International.

U.S. Army expands next tactical missile’s range; what an FVL program may cost; KAI begins building KF-X prototype; France and Germany to sign FCAS deal.

What aerospace companies can learn from the MAX crisis.

New long-range weapons in development by the Army overtake roles now assumed by the U.S. Air Force combat fleet.

Four contenders are each offering different configurations for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program. A fifth remains under wraps.

If battery power can be kept to a minimum, parallel hybrid-electric propulsion could provide significant fuel savings over short airline flights.

Orders for narrowbodies that can fly long-haul routes have recently been promising, but there are differing views on the potential impact for low-cost carriers.

Certification testing specialist promotes the concept of commercially operated civil supersonic corridor for overland flight testing.

With Muilenburg’s demotion from chairman due to the MAX, a whole host of issues at Boeing now face a different cast of decision-makers and new conditions.

Off-the-shelf contenders emerge as rivals to a nearly decade-old centerline engine development program for the Army’s high-speed replacement for the UH-60.

New Zealand is preparing to overhaul its military aviation capabilities, which will involve replacing core transport, surveillance and naval support aircraft.

Boeing and SpaceX face final key tests as they enter the home stretch in delayed development of NASA’s Commercial Crew program.

A naval version has appeared for the Avic Harbin helicopter, which appears to be longer than Sikorsky’s H-60.

The four proposed types, of successively larger size, would have payloads of 0.3-100 metric tons. A fifth is intended to carry a rocket for space launch.

Long term advisers see growth and exciting changes as new technologies alter everything from how aircraft fly to how companies make money in the commercial aerospace market.

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

Multifan design could boost boundary-layer ingestion performance of otherwise conventionally configured electric-powered airliners.

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.

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.

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

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.