Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Bradley Perrett
Naval programs are set to dominate Australia’s equipment budget next decade. A phase of aviation-oriented spending is winding down.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
But the final frontier remains the playground of only the most adventurous investors—and for good reasons.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Turkey is increasing defense spending in 2019, but economic woes could weaken growth and capabilities
Defense

Ellen Stofan
From physical facilities to reimagined exhibits, the Smithsonian’s Air & Space Museum prepares for an overhaul.
Space

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Fuel costs are just one of the factors making life difficult for European airlines
Air Transport

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Readers discuss—and offer suggestions of how to alleviate—pilot retention problems faced by civil and military sectors, and offer a cautionary note to SpaceX.
Feedback

By Sean Broderick, Bill Carey
Workforce-development challenges lurk as MRO industry continues to grow.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Late 2018 fuel-price decline could be a boon for airlines in North America into 2019, if higher fares stick.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
While China Southern’s departure from SkyTeam is big news, the CAAC is driving for higher service standards.
Air Transport

By Steve Trimble
Three years in, Trudeau government’s long-term strategy calls for a significant increase in defense spending through 2027, but has not cured annual budget woes.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
Mixed feelings about defense spending growth by President Donald Trump and criticism by Democratic Party leaders spell uncertainty for defense spending.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
U.S moves to relax restrictions on sales of armed UAS while China keeps the pressure up in the export market.
Defense

By Michael Bruno, Joe Anselmo
Airbus will almost double its commercial aircraft production workforce in Mobile, Alabama, as it ramps up A220 final assembly there.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
In competition with Russia and China, the U.S. is pushing its own hypersonic strike weapons research forward at a more rapid pace.

By Irene Klotz
Earthrise image, Bible reading transcended objectives of first human flight into deep space.
Space

By Kim Minseok, Bradley Perrett
Spending for 2019 is scheduled to rise 8.2%. Within that, the equipment, research and development budget will advance 13.7%.
Defense

By Lee Hudson, Tony Osborne
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have not reached an agreement on KC-46 first delivery and how best to rectify deficiencies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
Acquisition plan for fiscal 2019-23 includes nine E-2Ds, four KC-46As and converting helicopter carriers to operate F-35Bs.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
Three years after a stunning, wondrous peek at Pluto, NASA’s New Horizons is poised for next encounter.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Orders for large geostationary communication satellites fall, but small birds flock to LEO and beyond.
Commercial Space

By Jens Flottau
Airlines are nearing the 10th year of profitability since the industry recovered in 2010 from the 2008 global financial crisis, an unprecedented length of time.
Air Transport

These executives at airframers, airlines other organizations will play important roles in the world's airline industry in 2019.
Air Transport

By Lee Ann Shay
The MRO demand across civil, military, helicopters and business aviation will amount to $170.8 billion in 2019.

By Jen DiMascio
SpaceX scrubbed its first two GPS III satellite launch opportunities.
Space