Aviation Week & Space Technology

U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center Chief Lt. Gen. Lee Levy joins Aviation Week editors to discuss the recent mishaps, how incorporating new technology like additive manufacturing and robotics can help make maintenance more efficient, and how to get control of F-35 sustainment costs.

GE and a Honeywell/Pratt & Whitney team are developing competing engines to replace the GE T700 that currently powers the UH-60M and AH-64-E.

Sikorsky is hoping fly-by-wire and future growth capacity can secure international exports.

The UK’s aerospace sector enjoys committed government support, sustained investment in innovation and new technology, and a growing order book.

The Norwegian carrier is known for its flights to harsh locations in the Arctic Circle, but wants to grow into a wider European range.

How contractors and the Pentagon could balance requirements and budgets in the coming years.

The U.S. Department of Defense is looking to inject competition into the supply chain as support costs mount.

Germany needs 40-60 new heavy-lift helicopters to replace its CH-53G Stallions. Photos: CH-53K by Thinh D. Nguye, Andrew McMurtrie and Damien A. Guarnieri/Lockheed Martin; CH-47 by Tony Osborne/AW&ST

Norwegian’s integration into IAG could be transformative not only for itself and IAG but also the European airline industry.

Teams of data scientists, engineers and mechanics are delivering measurable value to airline maintenance.

While remembering the RAF’s centennial, a British embassy official muses on the long-lasting alliance between the UK and the U.S.

U.S. Air Force looks to detect orbital threats, Airbus launches inspection drone, Bye flies electric light aircraft, and kite-like drone wins accelerator prize.

The world’s leading Advanced Photon Source is poised to help U.S. recovery efforts in race for hypersonic dominance.

An upgrade to the three Jindalee over-the-horizon radars will begin coming on line in 2024.

In the three-way race to make an unmanned carrier-based tanker aircraft, Boeing, General Atomics and Lockheed Martin have revealed new design details, including their choice of engine, and in one case, the ability to carry weapons.

Growing experience in delivering goods by drone may be coming to the U.S. as part of an FAA pilot program to accelerate commercial use of unmanned aircraft.

The manufacturer wants to focus on fixing production issues before investing in new A320neo family versions.

As cabin densification continues, new ideas emerge to improve passenger comfort—or help passengers forget about the lack of it.

The midaltitude UAV is reportedly designed to operate at altitudes of 10-12 km on missions lasting up to 24 hr.

China seeks military base in South Pacific, U.S. plays catchup on AI, the Coast Guard’s new UAS, and F-35 flies to South America.

Analysis of Virgin Galactic’s initial test flight of the SS2 shows the spacecraft performed as well as, or in some cases better, than model-based predictions.

Commercial off-the-shelf drones are already challenging the traditional military balance betwen aggressor and defender.

With zero emissions and near silent flight, it will be the company’s first certificated and piloted aircraft.

“Airlines will look at efficient small single-aisle [aircraft] as their second type for their single-aisle operations,” says one industry executive.

An airline’s score on a new quality index, including untimeliness and complaints, will be a factor in whether it can, among other things, buy or lease aircraft.