Aviation Week & Space Technology

Some Wall Street analysts suggest Vought’s insolvency warning might be a ploy to bolster Triumph in negotiations with OEM customers.

Boeing says it remains confident that delivery of the first 737-8 to Lion Air Group carrier Malindo Air will take place by month’s end.

Officials won't offer date North Korea could marry nuclear warhead with ICBM; administration may expand laptop ban; Trump takes aim at carrier launch system.

Major aerospace manufacturers aim to provide commercial drone operating and data processing services to large customers beyond the military UAS market.

An analysis from space industry boosters in Washington seems aimed at the future, but really it is a warning about not repeating the past.

Etihad’s management is facing the consequences of a flawed business strategy that saw it throw good money after bad in an attempt to beat rival Emirates.

Last month, Aviation Week pilot Fred George strapped into the left seat of the updated version of the world’s best-selling jetliner. Listen in as he discusses the flight and technical upgrades. Also, our senior editor and resident Boeing expert Guy Norris breaks down the status of the flight test program and on-going inspections of the Leap-1B engines.

Readers discuss Iomax Archangel for CAS support; recovery of disabled SIA Boeing 777; pending aircraft order glut; funding hypersonics R&D.

UPS has appointed Juan Perez chief information and engineering officer, to oversee alignment of the company's technology and engineering teams and smart logistics network.

Aviation Week’s pilot notes Boeing’s Leap-engined 737-8 has bigger displays and refinements such as fly-by-wire spoilers. Only a short training course is needed to upgrade from the 737NG.

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A series of diamond shapes over the ocean—areas where there is no air traffic—signals room for improvement in cruise efficiency for airlines.

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

Leonardo DRS’s Bill Lynn on the company’s prospects for trainer success, the U.S. defense budget and persistent questions about the sale of the company.

Nuclear-powered probe on track to get closest look yet at Kuiper Belt Object.

BAE Systems and Gulfstream design inceptors that ensure each pilot is immediately aware of any flight-control inputs by the other pilot or the autopilot.

Computational fluid dynamics is the relatively new kid on the development block, but the old standby wind tunnels still play a key role in testing.

Turkey’s new family of missiles, Egypt asks for Archangel border patrol aircraft, Aerojet’s AR1 rocket engine on track to fly in 2019 and CAE to train UAV pilots in the UAE.

Contractors are learning to use the new president’s blowhard tendencies to their advantage.

Whether it is found in our Solar System or another one, discovery of another life form will mean we are not unique in the universe, and probably not even rare.

Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways remain on differing fleet and profit growth tracks in updates to midterm plans.

Special Operations Command looks to Future Vertical Lift to help win on the battlefield of 2030.

Improved export and U.S. orders, the T-X competition and a bridge to future fighter aircraft programs have put the Boeing unit in a better position.

Congress boosted funding for new aircraft by 15%, but overall defense received a meager increase.

The hyper political sensitivity over air safety in China helps to explain the CAAC’s willingness to take the worldwide lead in mandatory HUD installations for airlines.