Aviation Week & Space Technology

The first rocket officially named Soyuz was launched in 1966 and has since flown 1,050 times, of which 1,023 were successful.

Will a five-year bipartisan consensus on increasing defense spending hold up in the next Pentagon budget?

Flybe’s network and fleet are expected to be slashed after Virgin-led takeover.

Startup works to balance high- and low-speed requirements for Mach 2.2 airliner, aiming to approach subsonic noise standards.

Once disguised as a coal-mining town, this Russian spaceport is looking for a piece of commercial launch action.

Initial European studies of distributed hybrid-electric propulsion underscores the challenges to making the technology feasible for large passenger aircraft.

At both Airbus and Boeing, fuel prices and interest rates are being monitored as the emerging market’s importance is acknowledged.

A government-backed company is selling Soyuz launch services from Russian spaceports.

X-59A cockpit; saltwater biofuel; flow-control wing; F-16s fly biofuel.

A few details and the probable choice of engines suggest the aircraft will be conceptually like the retired U.S. F-111, but perhaps a lot bigger.

Industry is already stockpiling components—at no small cost—to prevent production disruption in the event of a “no-deal” Brexit.

GAMA delivery and billing stats remain flat, but look to China for real movement as it continues to make substantial investments in general aviation sector.

NATO task group five-year assessment says active flow control can be used to fly a stealthy unmanned combat aircraft, at least for part of a strike mission.

Some industry stakeholders are leaving nothing to chance, making moves to mitigate the fallout from a prolonged political stalemate.

Unpaid controllers, delayed certifications and a European regulatory quagmire are just some of the impacts of political crisis across two continents. Listen in as our editors discuss.

OEM giant Boeing and top aerostructures provider Spirit AeroSystems signing a master agreement covering several aircraft for years, further pressing suppliers.

With Falcon 9 finished, SpaceX looks to broadband satellite and Mars ship development with a leaner workforce.

Japan’s new standoff jamming aircraft plan; Raytheon wins F-18 radar work; study predicts 39% growth in combat aircraft; and Rafael bids for UAS company.

The Iridium constellation will provide global tracking and communications capabilities not previously available to commercial aviation.

The new system is based on advanced algorithmic techniques rather than the deterministic software logic of TCAS.

2019 to be moment of truth for Arianespace as demand evolves and European institutions are hoped to sign contracts.

Airbus’ head of urban air mobility lays out the reasons behind the manufacturers interest in air taxis and its vision for the market.

With initial operational capability declared, Britain could deploy its F-35s overseas within the coming months.

Ampaire’s electric testbed; Airbus demos urban air; Boeing’s shape-shifting SST; Bye secures investment; Flytrex drone delivery expands.

AirAsia plans no more new offshoots for three years after its Vietnam launch, as Asia-Pacific LCCs become more cautious about offshore franchises.