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The U.S. Air Force is looking at leveraging virtual reality and artificial intelligence to transform pilot training.

His work in reinvigorating the FBO earned him the Wichita Aero Club’s 2017 Trophy winner.

Jens Flottau discusses how the Airbus chief had an outsize impact on the aviation industry—and his company—in 2017.

The hard-nosed, no-nonsense strategist has reshaped Airbus and altered the aircraft industry’s competitive landscape.

A maturity gate review confirmed that the industrial process of the Ariane 6 is mature enough to start construction of the first launcher.

The Joint New Air-to-Air Missile will feature a seeker using gallium-nitride semiconductor material.

The Israeli Air Force is beginning to accept the inevitable use of tactical unmanned aircraft by the ground forces in border regions.

At the Aviation Week Network, we’re already charging into 2018. But over the recent holiday break, I had time to reflect on some of my favorite memories from last year. Here are five of them.

To avoid falling behind the trend to aircraft electrification, the UK funds a program to advance its industry’s capability in more-electric engines and systems.

France pushes hard for Rafale sale to Belgium, Nigeria closes in on Super Tucano purchase, and Poland’s defense modernization continues.

While the commercial helicopter industry appears to be on a slow road to recovery, industry’s coffers are being filled with a glut of military orders.

Modest performance and price, coupled with spacious cabin and safety features, make the Vision Jet popular with owners of Cirrus piston-powered aircraft trading up.

NASA still needs to certify SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocket for telescope’s planned March liftoff on high-priority science mission.

Spacecraft, sensors, systems and better prediction capability form focus for Aerospace Corp.’s drive to mitigate danger from collisions with orbiting objects.

European airlines are establishing new routes to Latin America, where they see demand on the rise.

Some airlines are discovering that premium seats are heavier than expected and threaten the economics of flying extreme ranges.

Turkey signed an agreement last month to buy a Russian S-400 air defense system, but Ankara is continuing joint European studies on air defense.

For crossover narrowbody jet manufacturers, the challenge is to convince carriers there is a need for their aircraft, both operationally and financially.

Private industry teams up with the military to launch more than 700 high-resolution imaging satellites by 2022.

Chris Kubasik sets his sights on the defense upturn and transformative technologies.

The main effect of the acquisition is to take pressure off Japan’s Aegis destroyers, releasing them for non-BMD duties.

How do MRO markets compare across aviation sectors for 2018?

Charles Lindbergh’s grandson teams up with other pioneers of electric flight to launch a startup developing a hybrid-electric tilt-wing VTOL air taxi.

Development of new civil aircraft in Russia takes place against the backdrop of a recent surge in demand in domestic and international air travel.