Aviation Week & Space Technology

For the first time, the Navy has linked a specific component failure to a surge of cockpit events.

High-bandwidth connectivity inside aircraft and between aircraft and the ground is driving the need to add sensing to systems and share the data.

How high-definition imagery could pave the way to fully automated helicopter landings.

From the International Astronautical Congress to the creation of the U.S. National Space Council, a look at changes in the market.

In this week's Washington Outlook: Vice President Pence directs National Space Council to look at human space exploration; regulatory changes for commercial space and a new security framework.

Flight tests are underway on Airbus Helicopters’ H145 light twin-engine, specifically to test its five-blade main rotor.

John and Domhnal Slattery ended up in different parts of the commercial aviation industry, but both rose to the top.

A specialist in unmanned aircraft and autonomous systems, Aurora Flight Sciences has one of the most diverse and innovative portfolios of research programs in aerospace.

With venture-capital backing from Boeing and JetBlue, startup Zunum takes the wraps off its first product, a 12-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft for delivery beginning in 2022.

Flights of a modified Airbus A340 are the most representative tests yet of natural laminar flow and will determine if the drag-reducing design is practical.

Aviation Week flew inverted and pulled 9g in the backseat of a Thunderbirds Fighting Falcon.

ARGUS has created an auditing system for commercial drone operators that draws on standards used for evaluating corporate flight departments.

Russia delivers attack helos to Mali; Australia to buy Aegis Combat System for new frigates; Philippines weighs Super Tucano buy, India allows IPO for HAL., and U.S. prepares a spy satellite for launch.

SpaceX planning to scrap its successful Falcon rocket and Dragon capsule in high-stakes quest to expand humankind to Mars.

Fearing protests by potentially stranded passengers, the government is looking at mandatory financial standards for airlines.

Brexit’s devaluation of the pound took a heavy toll on Monarch’s finances, say analysts.

The Swedish manufacturer is exploring options for a U.S. facility to build the new trainer.

Airservices Australia is looking to Aireon’s space-based ADS-B as the next evolution in air-traffic control surveillance.

A manufacturing fault in a YF-77 engine caused China’s July 2 launch failure. No other Chinese rocket uses that engine type.

New 2,500-3,000+ shp turboshaft builds on Safran’s RTM322 and Tech3000 experience.

The company has submitted its final bid to NASA for development of the agency’s Quiet Supersonic Transport or QueSST low-boom flight demonstrator; it is one of two competitors to do so.

Tests demonstrate stable combustion and reliable start-up for the LE-9 main engine of Japan’s H3 space launcher.

The low-cost carrier had grand plans for rapid expansion, but these have been cast into doubt after a slate of troubles, many of its own making.

The true first flight milestone will occur sometime in late October or early November, when the aircraft hovers about 20-30 ft. off the ground for about 1-2 hr. of powered hover testing.

Blockchain goes far beyond Bitcoin and its potential in the aviation industry is enormous. In this Aviation Check 6 podcast, Chief Editor MRO Lee Ann Shay sits down with John Schmidt, who leads Accenture’s Global Aerospace and Defense Practice, and Craig Gottlieb, the practice’s principal director for innovation and thought leadership.