Aviation Week & Space Technology

The first privately funded heavy-lift rocket ushers in a new way of doing business.

The indebted group is milking its airlines for cash, but not enough to threaten their businesses.

Vahana flies; Joby secures $100 million; NASA assesses BLI; detect-and-avoid for drones.

This year’s winners will be recognized March 1 at a black-tie gala in Washington, when four Grand Laureates also will be awarded.

GE tackling GE9X fix and maintenance issues with CF6 engines powering 747-400 flying testbed before first flight of new engine for Boeing’s 777X.

When planning its military future, the U.S. should exploit global technology rather than optimize budgets, says the writer.

Natilus, Elroy Air and Sabrewing are U.S. startups developing large unmanned cargo aircraft. But the Chinese may be ahead of them.

More divestments could emerge at Leonardo as new CEO targets double-digit profitability.

Will the last baby boomer Bonanza owner please turn off the hangar lights and lock the door? Assessing the private pilot shortage going forward.

The subsidized routes add to competition, diverting passengers from established routes and driving down prices.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has confirmed that a Standard Missile-3 Block 2A intercept test has taken place, but won’t say it if succeeded or failed.

Rapid progress in neuroscience-based ergonomics, more effectively factoring in the weaknesses and strengths of the human brain, may help put the pilot back in the loop.

One of the U.S. Air Force’s few female F-16 pilots says women still face frustrating barriers to flying fighters.

Russia EW work bears fruit, Germany sets up heavy-lift helo competition, SSL wins USAF space study work, Canada buys naval self-defense system support package.

With both a new aircraft and factory, South Africa’s Paramount Group is breaking new ground with its Ahrlac/Mwari light surveillance/attack aircraft. Photo: Paramount Group

In January 1958, after initial failures with Vanguard and U.S.S.R. success with Sputnik, the U.S. made it into orbit.

Sweden’s Inkonova has built a drone designed to fly in places humans cannot get to—today it’s caves, tomorrow it could be asteroids.

Korean Air is adding Bombardier CS300s to its narrowbody fleet, and retiring more Boeing 747-400 passenger and freighter aircraft as new widebodies arrive.

Global Eagle aims to launch a Ka-band satellite-based inflight connectivity service to complement its Airconnect Ku service, regrouping after recent travails.

The upcoming test of U.S./Japan Standard Missile-3 Block 2A will round out the development phase ahead of operational deployment later this year.

This industry has its share of challenges, and we will continue to doggedly cover them. But I am confident that the best is yet to come.

What’s next for the commercial aviation and airline industry? And what’s the fallout of Boeing’s latest trade dispute? Listen in as analyst Richard Aboulafia talks to Aviation Week and ATW editors about the current state of affairs.

Structural testing of a critical element of Aurora’s D8 concept composite “double-bubble” fuselage shows the unique Y-joint design has the required strength.

United and other U.S. airlines try to convince investors growth will not trigger damaging fare wars.

Preliminary fiscal 2019 spending plan also aims to end direct funding of space station in 2025.