Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Jens Flottau
Orders revealed at the Farnborough Airshow have raised questions about their actual status. The lack of clarity is damaging, not least for the manufacturers.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Boomer retirements may portend one of the greatest gold rushes in living memory: small and midsize M&A.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Hypersonic weapons testing and fielding will enhance the B-52H’s long-range strike capability.
Defense

By Sean Broderick
The vision of airport innovators is to create a network of labs working collaboratively to serve customers better and increase revenue.
Air Transport

By Lee Hudson
Aviation Week was invited to observe the first time the U.S. Navy F-35C conducted operational testing on an aircraft carrier.
Defense

By Guy Norris
Boeing revives Quiet Technology Demonstrator series to evaluate a new low-drag acoustic liner on a 737-7 testbed.
Air Transport

By Kevin Michaels
The top 10 countries account for 87% of world aerospace output, but will face a challenge by China as it tries to assert aerospace dominance.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Coalition airpower has helped deplete the so-called Islamic State terrorist group’s presence in Iraq and Syria.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
New urgency, linked to engine sustainability and need for outsize hypersonic weapon launch capability, drives potential acceleration of B-52H reengining plan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Bye flies StratoAirNet; Singapore’s solar quadcopter; Boeing’s synchronized UAVs; Echodyne’s radar approved; UK BVLOS drone corridor.
Aerospace

By Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford
European air transport is currently at the edge. In June, 49% of all flights were delayed on arrival, according to data released by Eurocontrol.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno, Lee Hudson
U.S. defense acquisition reform redux,includes a surge of interest in other transaction agreements (OTA) and concern that they can lead to big problems later.
Defense

By Bernie Baldwin
The vast amount of China’s intermediate-size cities could bode well for a surge in narrowbody aircraft to serve those destinations.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Bill Carey
Rapid growth of the region’s major carriers has put pressure on airports and air navigation service providers to keep up.
Connected Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
What the latest acquisitions by Boeing and Lockheed, and a possible sale by Maxar, tell us about the future of LEO, smallsats and geosats.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Aircraft electrical propulsion startups are surging, foretelling possible changes for incumbents in many corners of industry.
Aerospace

By Jefferson Morris
Israel lobbies to maintain F-35 engines; Socom wants a new small UAS; Tupolev rolls out an upgraded Tu-22M, and Lockheed Martin hits a GPS III milestone.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
MDA has even gone as far as to remove the word ballistic from its mission statement to emphasize a broader missile threat spectrum.
Defense

By Jens Flottau
Airbus hopes the Hi Fly service will show other carriers how well the aircraft works.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Animal Dynamics’ Stork paraglider selected for UK’s last-mile logistics challenge.
Defense

By Sean Broderick
GE agrees to abide by new standards, and IATA drops its anti-competitive complaint with the European Commission.
Air Transport

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Business Aviation

Martin A. Rottler
Generating student interest in a company or organization is the first step, but must be followed by strong professional development.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Space startup develops larger follow-on 3D metal printer to augment its “Stargate” device.
Aerospace

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Will the man behind major strategy and labor achievements at Air Canada be able to replicate those successes at Air France-KLM?
Air Transport