Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick
Laminar-flow business jet; hybrid-electric tiltwing; Solar Impulse 2 lost; and jet fuel from ethanol.
Emerging Technologies

By Joe Anselmo, Graham Warwick, Fred George, Richard Aboulafia
Vern Raburn’s attempt to mass-produce low-cost airplanes was a flop. Was Eclipse the forerunner to today’s air mobility ventures?
Check 6

Aviation Week Staff
An Aviation Week Intelligence Network performance analysis showed shifts at Miami International and Memphis International airports, but Hong Kong remains at the top.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
In the May 3 occurrence, an arriving Boeing 767 skimmed a light pole and the top of a large truck and damaging the aircraft's fuselage.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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

By Graham Warwick
Scaled Composites built the flying-wing UAS under a DARPA project to demonstrate hybrid propulsion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Next-generation proprotor blade and advanced tiltrotor concept show promise.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Broadening the scope of potential NGAP applications beyond the F-47 may boost the chances of a final breakthrough for variable-cycle engines after four decades.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Readers write about out-of-sequence U.S. military aircraft designations and NASA’s Artemis II mission. Plus: Behind the scenes at Unither.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Sean Broderick
The pilot program that is testing operations vehicle transponders will be expanded.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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

By Garrett Reim
China’s megaconstellations threaten to shift the balance of power in space.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
European airlines are welcoming moves to help the sector, but they say more could be done.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren, Sean Broderick
Analysis shows fuel switches were cut off, but no explanation has been given as to why.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
Asian startups are building new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance satellite fleets to meet growing military and commercial demand.
Satellites

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Europe’s airlines, policymakers and environmental campaigners are weighing the future of carbon pricing policy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
More B-21s, longer service lives for B-2s and B-1s, and a possible new bomber type are now in the mix for the U.S. Air Force’s long-range strike fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is reducing its reliance on clandestine contractor aircraft as military operations ramp up and new tech is deployed.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jens Flottau, Adrian Schofield
AirAsia wanted a smaller aircraft to complement its A321neo fleet. The high-density A220-300 could be attractive for low-cost operators elsewhere, too.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
The latest flights advance United Therapeutics’ hydrogen-electric helicopter program beyond hover testing into more complex flight operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Guy Norris, Vivienne Machi
Aviation Week editors discuss how space control is front and center for the U.S. Space Force, allied services and adversaries.
Check 6

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
A recent surge in aftermarket investments signals confidence in China’s long-term maintenance, repair and overhaul potential.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Hybrid-electric Shepard; deployable electric high-lift; laminar-flow UAS; and Leonardo’s advanced tiltrotor.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Integrated vehicle systems tests on the Delta 1 will follow production acceptance work, clearing the way for delivery to Spaceport America this summer.
Commercial Space