Aviation Week & Space Technology

Regional jet manufacturers are working to make aircraft cabins more efficient for airlines and more appealing to their passengers.

Accumulated technological preparation, a record of cost control and a need to transfer experience argue for getting on with the next Japanese fighter, says local industry.

Bolt-on helo autonomy; Boeing invests in materials; Israeli cargo UAV uprated; fly/drive truck turns air taxi; looking deep inside engines.

In this week’s Washington Outlook: The nuclear posture review will have to consider whether the Pentagon can afford the current plan to deter adversaries.

Betting your maintenance budget? “Power-by-the-hour” programs can provide maintenance budget predictability.

Managers have been asked how SkyTeam membership helps them in their work, and what would be the effect of quitting.

Mutlirotors, tiltwings, tiltrotor, ducted fans—there is no shortage of designs for electric VTOL air taxis, but which are practical and which will dominate the market?

Russia selects SR-10 trainer; Indonesia opts for Kongsberg defense system; UN reports civilian casualties in Afghanistan; IAI sells conformal fighter antenna.

For EasyJet, the Air Berlin insolvency was an opportunity it couldn’t miss to expand its presence in Germany, so far a difficult market.

John Griffin, the chief engineer on the B-2 bomber program, discusses the origins and significance of stealth aircraft.

A recent surge in physiological cockpit episodes has led the U.S. military to take a closer look at oxygen systems in combat aircraft.

High revisit rates in new satellite constellations open the space industry to wider, more affordable, Earth observation applications.

When it costs more to certify new avionics systems than to engineer them, it’s time for governments to agree on standards and accept other's approvals.

Initial wing spars enter assembly as Boeing ponders minor mods to 777-8 to meet Qantas Airways’ long-haul goal.

One former F/A 18 pilot says: “I just remember looking around the airplane thinking, man, I’m not completely certain I know how to fly this airplane anymore.”

Lockheed Martin is working with the U.S. government to translate potential F-16 deals from Greece and Bahrain into firm orders.

As the ICAO lifts Thailand’s safety warning, Thai Airways looks to add flights to the U.S. and boost North Asian services.

Lockheed Martin’s X-56A is finally ready to show that potentially destructive flutter of a flexible wing can be actively suppressed, enabling design of more slender, lower-drag airliner wings.

As the major defense primes hunt for new acquisitions, will San Diego-based Kratos be next?

NASA’s Gulfstream III testbeds gather data on landing-gear treatments and trailing-edge flap designs that promise to reduce aircraft noise.

IATA reaching out to air navigation service providers is a relatively unusual move for the airline association.

Turboelectric airliner gets closer look; battery test for X-57; Airlander airship eyed for tourism; evolving local drone rules; tacking drone ID; other UAS news

The requirements scrub ended in November 2016, months before President Donald Trump took office, but he did help negotiate cost of the 747-8 airframes.

Bombardier's “nice little airplane” is now the catalyst transforming the market for commercial aircraft, both mainline and regional.

Fighter purchases are keeping the F-15, F-16 and Typhoon lines open longer than expected and giving Russia hope for increasing its exports.