Aviation Week & Space Technology

The decision to move to branded fares is one indication that Aeromexico is learning a lot from its joint relationship with Delta Air Lines.

The FAA is close to releasing proposed rulemaking for remote identification and tracking of unmanned aircraft as a crucial next step in airspace integration.

Advanced turbulence detection, collision avoidance and precision landing systems among 35 technologies to be tested in fifth Boeing EcoDemonstrator program.

Airlines are sounding more optimistic about what will happen after Britain leaves the EU in March 2019, but much uncertainty still remains.

Support for a low-cost, light attack aircraft to fight terrorists is the strongest it has ever been.

President Macri’s economic policies are creating opportunities for new carriers, especially low-cost alternatives, in a nation still using long bus routes.

The process of exiting the EU is destabilizing the struggling industry and exacerbating budgetary uncertainties.

Arianespace’s CEO discusses the recent Ariane 5 mishap, Ariane 6 development and chances of reusability becoming a viable alternative.

China plans 36 flights by Casc’s various Long March space launchers this year. Long March 11 looks mature, but others have slipped.

Adaptive flight control progresses, Audi joins eVTOL study, Swiss team advances electric propulsion, Marines test resupply hive, and Ford researches UAS.

Preparing for authorization for manned Moon missions, the Chinese space industry is working on three engines and has built a test airframe structure.

Chairman and CEO of Aurora Flight Sciences, Dr. John S. Langford, was awarded the Philip J. Klass Lifetime Achievement Award at Aviation Week's 61st annual Laureate Awards at the National Building Museum in Washington on March 1, 2018.

French suppliers, such as Mecachrome and Daher, are striving to establish factories in the U.S., hoping to add U.S. OEMs to their customer base.

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

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Did Brexit slow European UCAV development?; Lockheed’s space fence scheduled for operations in 2019; Singapore keeps defense dollars steady and Japan interested in Phalanx weapons upgrade.

Air navigation service providers increasingly are becoming involved in drone traffic management and remote-tower operations.

Rolls-Royce has appointed Tom Bell as president and CEO of Rolls-Royce North America. He also remains president of Rolls-Royce defense services. He succeeds Marion Blakey, who is retiring.

Readers note eVTOL designs, past and present; wonder why USAF opts for some defense aircraft over others; note factors affecting decline in general aviation.

The array of nuclear weapons touted by Russian President Putin confirms the U.S. is losing its lead, but the Pentagon says deterrence will prevail.

Previously announced winners, Philip J. Klass Lifetime Achievement Award recipients and Tomorrow's Leaders also were honored.

USAF is investing in enhancing the ground surveillance capability of the MQ-9, and may even add a more powerful, podded radar in the future.

Now that the E190-E2 is nearing service entry, Embraer has some difficult decisions to make as to its next big investment.

Industry knows the risk of being targets of retaliation in a global trade war are growing. To them, the only way to win is not to start a fight.

In response to new threats from China and Russia, the U.S. is putting its energy into hypersonic technologies and rethinking its plan for the next-generation of air superiority.