Aviation Week & Space Technology

A Munich startup maintains that it can use available technology to develop an electric short-haul aircraft.

New spins on NASA-developed heat shield technologies paved the way for an era of reusable space vehicles.

Owned and operated by Firefly Aerospace, the lander, known as Blue Ghost, is aiming for a gentle touchdown in Mare Crisium.

India’s navy has turned to private enterprise to find a way increase the capacity of its carrier air wings.

An alternate proposal tests the limits of the agency’s use of commercial services.

The strained relations between airframer HAL and the Indian Air Force were on full view during Aero India.

Seeking a new era of sustained profitability, some budget carriers are playing to their unique strengths while others seek to evolve their operations.

Reversals by major OEMs put the burden of aviation decarbonization on startups and small aircraft.

The airframer has received approval for a maintenance interval extension on the nose landing gear, and engineers are working to improve other systems.

Supernal eVTOL breaks cover; Climate Impulse takes shape; monitoring battery health; autonomous aerial application.

America remains a hotbed of space innovation, but worries mount over China’s rapid advances.

As Airbus puts hydrogen on the back burner and ATR delays its hybrid-electric turboprop, does the industry have a prayer of meeting its net-zero goals?

After losing the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and scout programs, Sikorsky is pinning its development hopes on two competitions.

Research shows that teams composed of individuals with varied perspectives are more likely to think creatively and develop groundbreaking solutions.

The zero-emission airliner delay leaves advancing hydrogen to startups that are focusing on retrofits and smaller aircraft.

To what extent will China’s rise as a world power be accompanied by a determination to go it alone in the jetliner market?

Public shareholders may no longer be head and shoulders above other constituencies, but you can bet that they will remain first among equals.

Veteran astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams launched to the ISS aboard a Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on June 5, 2024.

New U.S. Air Force leadership must decide the shape of the next generation of air superiority technology, with the stakes high for industry and U.S. airpower.

The Willis Lease Finance Corp. executive chairman talks with Aviation Week about growth in engine services and likely industry consolidation.

As updates continue to fly out from advanced air mobility startups, Aviation Week editors are joined by consultant Sergio Cecutta to cut through the noise and assess where the fledgling market is at.

Sustainable aviation fuel is key to achieving net-zero emissions, while hydrogen fuel takes a back seat.

Hybrid-electric drone; Electric trainer tour; Motors for cargo airship; Cargo BWB goes north.

Apollo 17's commander once called the dust “probably one of our greatest inhibitors to a nominal operation on the Moon.”

A long-awaited pickup in mergers and acquisitions in the industry appears to be arriving.