Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Jens Flottau
The A350-1000 is Airbus' latest widebody and the manufacturer has high hopes the aircraft will be a big sales success. Aviation Week & Space Technology evaluation pilot Tim Wuerfel was given the opportunity to test-fly the aircraft from the company's Toulouse base.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
As the 2018 Farnborough Airshow showcases the latest and greatest in aviation and aerospace, we look at some of the technologies shaping the industry’s future.
Farnborough Airshow

Tim Wuerfel
The aircraft proves easy to fly manually and brings a new level of safety-enhancing automation to the airliner cockpit.
Air Transport

Most OEMs have programs in the offing, for all-new aircraft or revamped ones. Major manufacturers and startups are pursuing electric-powered regionals.
Farnborough Airshow

By Jen DiMascio
Singapore closes in on potential F-35 buy; B61 falls from a B-2; Qatar to buy nine Hawk trainers and Heron-TP’s satcom demonstration.
Defense

By Kerry Reals
A multi-industry group is working on a set of standards to make it smoother and easier for airline passengers to access the internet on their own devices.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Irene Klotz
U.S. Coast Guard may be best model for combination civilian, military Space Force.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Small British businesses are hoping to make big impacts in space.
Farnborough Airshow

By Bernie Baldwin
Inflight entertainment/connectivity went from “nice to have” to “must have” for passengers. New-gen crossover narrowbody jets are being designed to accommodate.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Tony Osborne
British expertise in solar-powered HAPS is a direct result of small-satellite sector success.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
Satellite experience is the secret sauce for Britain’s success in space.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus helps transform ideas into new companies or new business lines through coaching, a workplace and conditional funding.
Aerospace

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Cargo operators are exploring how to incorporate automated technologies in their warehouse and airside activities.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
The FAA faces significant risks as it rolls out NextGen airspace modernization measures along the U.S. East Coast.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Low-boom demo becomes X-59; Facebook grounds high-altitude UAV; Hypersonic testbed fires up; Ultra-endurance UAV advances; Boeing backs Matternet drone deliveries.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
Defense spending is growing worldwide, and industry is reaping the windfall, for now.
Defense

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
Aviation Week’s Guy Norris and Graham Warwick have been in Atlanta, Georgia, for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ Aviation 2018 conference. They talk about insights from the many panels and presentations and some hidden gems in the exhibition hall.
Aerospace

By Sean Broderick
Delta will be the next new operator, with fourth-quarter delivery.
Air Transport

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
First Take

Readers comment on Newt Gingrich's hypersonic viewpoint, offer carry-on luggage solutions, caution SpaceX contenders, laud one cover and question another.
Feedback

The globe-trotting aerospace reporter and former Aviation Week & Space Technology editor-in-chief died June 21 at age 83.
Defense

By Tony Osborne, Jens Flottau
With a £74 billion turnover, UK is one of the major players in global aerospace sector.
Farnborough Airshow

By Jen DiMascio
Caret talks about how her division is preparing to take advantage of Pentagon spending strategy and where the company is preparing for trade restrictions.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Bradley Perrett, Kim Minseok
In choosing the largest and most costly maritime patroller available, South Korea has uprated what emerged as a requirement for a second-tier backup the P-3.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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