Aviation Week & Space Technology

Upcoming aviation and aerospace industry events and Aviation Week Network events

By Tony Osborne
Jet trainer development starting in 2018 will bring key skills into TAI engineering arsenal, building on Hurkus B turboprop and Anka S UAS.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett, Kim Minseok
Local engineers are at least nominally taking the lead in equipping South Korea’s indigenous fighter with equipment from radar to hydraulics.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett, Kim Minseok
Seoul probably has enough airborne early warning aircraft for the front facing North Korea; any additional ones would face China and Japan.
Defense

By Jens Flottau
Saudia initiated a transformation program to ready the airline for privatization. Success hinges on the quick opening of Jeddah’s new airport.
Dubai Airshow

Check 6 speaks with Kratos CEO Eric DeMarco about the company's recent growth and preparations to fly the XQ-58A Valkyrie combat drone.
Defense

By Kevin Michaels
Boeing’s “MAX sandwich,” Comac’s lost opportunity, a boost for bizav and Airbus’s big market gain.
Air Transport

By Jen DiMascio
Czech Republic asks U.S. to buy 12 Huey helicopters; NATO general warns Turkey about buying Russian SAMs; a milestone for a modernized nuclear warhead; Bulgarian pilots opt not to participate in training flights.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett, Kim Minseok
Taurus is too big for the Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50. A proposed compact version would probably fit inside the F-35, too.
Defense

By Irene Klotz, Guy Norris
The successful test run is a significant milestone for Blue Origin's methane-fueled BE-4, which is expected to power the company’s reusable orbital New Glenn vehicles and replace Russian-made engines used by the United Launch Alliance.
Space

By Irene Klotz
With its space program only three years old, the United Arab Emirates is already planning astronaut trips and a Mars orbiter.
Space

By Michael Bruno
As Airbus takes the majority stake in the Bombardier C Series, has the time come for Boeing suppliers to get to know Airbus better?
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Many competitors hope the big three Gulf airlines will stop growing. But that may be premature.
Dubai Airshow

By Tony Osborne
Success in the Middle East has strengthened China’s resolve to enter the unmanned air systems market.
Defense

Aside from Boeing’s MH-139, the Air Force’s Huey competition is a battle between old and new Black Hawks.
Defense

By Thierry Dubois
Hoping to have stopped infrastructural degradation, Onera engineers turn to improving wind tunnel.
Aerospace

By Helen Massy-Beresford
With overall air traffic growing, Groupe ADP is building up its infrastructure to keep passengers moving.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
After some delays outside of Airbus’s control, its A330-900 flight testing is well underway. Executives hope to match the success of the A350 with this new entry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Adam Klauber, Isaac Toussie, Steve Csonka and Barbara Bramble
New generations of fuels can drastically reduce carbon emissions without harming the food supply or the environment.
Aerospace

By Steven Grundman
What the metaphor of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse can tell us about the industry’s future.
Defense

Lockheed Martin’s long-range cruise missile is being installed on the F-15E, F-16, B-2 and B-52 combat aircraft.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Canadian drone collision; Boeing autonomy investment; drones over crowds; regional biofuels; unmanned medevac
Aerospace

By Joe Anselmo, Graham Warwick, Lee Ann Shay
Siemens President/CEO Tony Hemmelgarn weighs in on smart airplanes, 3D printing, cybersecurity and the gaps in IoT.
Program Management

By Graham Warwick
Airbus and Bombardier say their tie-up is strategic and not a response to Boeing’s price-dumping charges, but analysts believe the U.S. manufacturer miscalculated and drove the C Series into its rival’s hands.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett, Kim Minseok
The new weapons are intended to counter North Korean artillery bombardment of border areas, including Seoul.
Defense