Aviation Week & Space Technology

Less than four years after boldly pledging to reach net zero emissions by 2050, IATA appears to be dropping the target. Is the airline industry abandoning sustainability or just acknowledging reality?

Airbus expects that a growth variant of its H135 will appeal to commercial and parapublic operators.

Nimble, venture capital-backed startups are emerging as winners in a worsening global threat environment.

Aircraft lessors have benefited from rising lease rates, but slow aircraft production expansion and shifting U.S. economic policy are making growth harder.

After a year of trying to fix ailing suppliers, GE Aerospace Chairman and CEO Larry Culp cautions against expectations of near-term relief amid some progress.

The Australian airlines are looking to reactivate or wet-lease widebodies, but they will still be behind pre-pandemic numbers.

Seaglider prototype debuts, fuel-cell flights, Delta backs BWB, and improving fuel cells.

Robinson Helicopter Company has announced the launch of the R88, its much-anticipated new large rotorcraft and the company’s first major product-line refresh since the R66 turbine was revealed in 2007.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

Readers write about next-generation fighters, future widebodies and the feasibility of hydrogen propulsion in aviation.

NASA’s commercial lunar services initiative scores another major win.

Leaders in the sector say business is on an upward trajectory after years of stagnation.

Helicopter manufacturers are beginning to turn their attention to modernizing their bestsellers.

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

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

Advanced air mobility ambitions, crewed-uncrewed teaming, drone production and an expanded rotorcraft family are key thrusts in Robinson’s growth plan.

Boeing's Mike Lombardi joins editors for a deep dive into the revolutionary bomber that shaped modern airliner design as we know it.

A recent bid protest and government report have heightened scrutiny of the Space Development Agency’s rapid acquisition model.

Studies are helping allies understand the technologies and trade-offs they face with new rotorcraft architectures.

The association questions whether airlines can achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, receiving applause from the industry and criticism from environmental groups

The OA-1K Skyraider II will see evolving capabilities beyond a simple close air support platform, officials assert.

Patrick Ky is the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award at Aviation Week Network's 67th Laureates.

Norm Augustine is the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award at Aviation Week Network's 67th Laureates.

For its launch application, Rotor Technologies is offering modified Robinson R44s for uncrewed aerial agricultural missions.

Limitations to the Bell Boeing V-22’s flight envelope and proprotor gearbox problems have cut back flying.