Aviation Week & Space Technology

Big data is the big deal in A&D, according to the buzz at recent industry conferences. Challenges remain, but the question is not whether to pay attention, but rather, how.

Closely guarded Global Express could be destined for service with the UAE Air Force.

Orbital ATK, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance are key contenders for the Air Force’s EELV launch service investments.

Face-to-Face with David Wajsgras, Raytheon’s vice president and president of the Intelligence, Information and Services business unit, and former CFO.

In this week’s roundup: Japan considers missile defense system to counter North Korean threat, State Department approves potential U.S. Foreign Military Sales to New Zealand and Kenya and Russia’s Ka-52K completes first maritime test.

Uber has announced plans for an air taxi service. How realistic are they?

Century-old Hartzell has delivered 500,000+ propellers since Orville Wright urged it to start making them.

Results of newly completed water-tunnel tests indicate that a cargo door-configured BWB design is viable, providing a vital boost to the project.

The European space launch company is eager to show it is still reliable despite facing a major roadblock (literally).

Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Dream Chaser uses guidance, navigation and control techniques first developed for astronaut flights in the 1960s.

Decisions made by airline bosses have put passengers and flight attendants in a pressure-cooker.

Thailand’s efforts to recertify its airlines raises the prospect of ICAO removing its safety red flag this year.

Lockheed Martin is not waiting for New Delhi; it is beginning preparations for new Fighting Falcon orders.

Lighting, seating and sensors are being used in new cabin technologies to increase passenger satisfaction.

Aurora flies eVTOL for Uber; Carter unveils SR/C air taxi; AirspaceX develops modular eVTOL; NASA X-57 takes shape.

Aviation Week editors weigh in on Emirates cutbacks and the Trump administration’s electronics ban.

Though at least 18 months late to market, Sandel Avionics’ new Avilon cockpit will still shake up the state of the art for guidance and navigation.

Airbus’s Silicon Valley outpost is on track to fly its full-scale electric VTOL demonstrator by year-end as airframe components arrive at A3.

The Army’s “No. 1 priority” for Future Vertical Lift is an armed scout platform, despite moving forward with a Black Hawk replacement.

Alitalia’s prolonged battle shows little progress in European airline consolidation.

Until now, the C919 has looked like it would be limited to CAAC certification. Now EASA has stepped in to help.

The alliance adds air policing missions to Bulgaria and Romania as need for reassurance grows.

Trump and NATO defense spending; investor calls on Musk to stop cooperating with the president; the F-35’s air show prospects; and goodbye to a government shutdown.

Alitalia, Air Berlin cases show investor money alone won’t save airlines—viable strategies are needed.

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