Aviation Week & Space Technology

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

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

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

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno discusses launch campaign details, the future of Vulcan and the National Security Space Launch program market.
Check 6

By Lori Ranson, Christine Boynton, Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford
Carriers are monitoring how geopolitical and economic uncertainty linked to U.S. tariffs is feeding into demand trends.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau
Tariffs introduced by the U.S. government are proving to be a big financial burden and a logistical nightmare for aerospace.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
Thin wing technology remains the key focus for the future single-aisle as Boeing hits reset on the high-wing truss-braced wing demonstrator.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
Amazon's initial clutch of Kuiper satellites reached orbit April 28.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
After dominating the U.S. stealth fighter market since the early 1990s, Lockheed is regrouping around F-22 and F-35 upgrades to grow its aeronautics division.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
With new prototypes in manufacturing and domestic technologies moving forward, Turkey’s Kaan fighter program is taking shape.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Navy will award crewed and uncrewed contracts as part of its plan for anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Aerospace intends to expand global operations and ramp up production across its defense and aerostructures businesses.
Supply Chain

By Sash Tusa
Disjointed U.S. tariff policy has led to cascading confusion within the aerospace industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Since GE and Safran share CFM’s revenue but only a small part of the costs, tariffs will test the 50-year-old joint venture in an unpredictable way.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
Manufacturing changes are needed to increase B-21 bomber production and to prepare for a potential program ramp-up, Northrop Grumman says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Chinese drive/fly eVTOL, logistic resupply autonomy, FAA’s AAM testing center and cryo-compressed hydrogen.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall, Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy appears poised to pick either Boeing or Northrop Grumman to develop its next-generation combat aircraft, the F/A-XX. Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss what's at stake.
Check 6

By William Garvey
“If that’s a business jet, it needs winglets,” blended winglet chief Joe Clark said about the nascent Boeing Business Jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Capacity gains from Hong Kong’s new runway system will occur in phases, but there will be some immediate benefits.
Airports & Networks

By Byron Callan
The camps on either side of the defense mobilization debate in the U.S. and allied countries should consider two more mobilization pathways.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
Trump’s draft spending plan ends NOAA climate research.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
The 76-year-old alliance wants to bolster its space capabilities with hundreds of millions of dollars in new funding.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
Not everyone is buying into the hype surrounding electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft and distributed electric propulsion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceWerx and The Aerospace Corp. help commercial space companies and prospective government customers get on the same page about technology readiness levels.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Loft Dynamics has teamed with Alaska Airlines to develop the next generation of extended-reality full-flight simulator.
Maintenance & Training