Aviation Week & Space Technology

Dassault invests in business-jet maintenance network amid persistently slow sales for new aircraft.

Heli-Expo orders for new-build Schweizers confirm the market for the 1950s-era training helicopter.

NASA images interacting shockwaves; Goodyear unveils a tire for flying cars; hypersonic X-60 advances; XQ-58 flies; European research project demos recycled thermoplastic parts.

By rejecting a “top-down” approach, the U.S. Transportation Department has allowed a new era of aerospace innovation to flourish.

Why did Rolls-Royce say “no thank you” to Boeing’s NMA? How might Airbus respond? Listen in as we discuss the risks of launching a new mid-market airliner.

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Although Boeing has similar objectives for the Airpower Teaming System unveiled in Australia, the XQ-58A is designed with a very different philosophy.

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

The Airpower Teaming System is a fighter-like unmanned aircraft specifically designed to be exportable globally.

Readers discuss merits of bio-fuel; 'dynamic skylines' for drones; Mach cut off; and praise the late George Muellner and philanthropic pilot community.

A former NASA extravehicular system manager for the ISS, Moses discusses her recent suborbital ride aboard SpaceShipTwo for the first inflight assessment of the passenger cabin.

Eight years after shuttle flights ended, SpaceX Dragon 2 capsule reaches space station for test run, ushering in “new era in space.”

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

Has Airbus really lived up to its potential? And is the group healthy enough today to guarantee that it will still be around 50 years from now?

MD Helicopters will fight for FARA contract; India’s milsat plans; Israel’s customized F-35 upgrades, and the end of the line for U.S. Marine Corps Prowlers.

Airliner retirements were reduced greatly in 2018; new analyst reports suggest the upsides/downsides from fewer aircraft parked in desert holding stations.

Aviation Week and the AIAA honor these exceptional aerospace students for their academic accomplishments and extracurricular activities.

As SH09 certification approaches, Kopter lays out industrialization plan.

Other European governments will monitor closely what is happening at Air France-KLM, and consider their own options next time the local airline is in trouble.

Despite cancellation of Google X Prize, Israeli nonprofit aiming for April touchdown on the Moon.

Having won an Australian armed-drone competition, General Atomics urges the customer to buy the latest MQ-9 version.

Intended to reduce pilot workload and optimize operations, GE’s Connected FMS will extends the flexibility of EFBs

Matrix technology will enable more automation in the cockpit for offshore and SAR missions.

Europe’s supersonic split; Wing advances UTM; Safran hybrid-electric plans; Printing aircraft liveries

The concept would allow Air Force leaders to hedge against the risk of future technology breakthroughs and surprise enemies with unexpected new capabilities.