Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Adrian Schofield
Rupert Hogg will be responsible for implementing current CEO Ivan Chu’s transformation plan.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Jen DiMascio
Trump pledges to appoint two reform-minded bank board members.
Defense

The Raytheon-made Tomahawk is still the Pentagon’s weapon of choice, but the U.S. Navy has long wanted to stop building new ones in favor of developing a next-generation cruise missile.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett, John Morris
Consultancy Asian Sky Group expects Greater China business-jet fleet growth will bottom out this year, returning to modest growth in 2018.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Launched in Sao Paulo, the Voom on-demand helicopter booking service has emerged from A³, Airbus’s Silicon Valley outpost charged with incubating and demonstrating disruptive ideas
Aerospace

Hypersonic developments in China and Russia suggest the U.S. could easily lose its lead.
Aerospace

​The Space Foundation has named U.S. Navy Rear Adm. (ret.) Thomas E. Zelibor as CEO. New executives at Safran Nacelle, BMI, Engility Holdings Inc., Club One Air, Passur Aerospace Inc., U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee., EnCore Group.

Flight-test engineers and test pilots must learn to evaluate the characteristics of a digital control system in an airborne environment complete with G forces.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
GE CEO Jeff Immelt's comments show leading aerospace companies are paying more than just lip service to the idea of electric propulsion.
Optimizing Engines Through the Lifecycle

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By Kevin Michaels
Saudi efforts to drive out shale producers by boosting production lead to new techniques that keep prices down. But cheap fuel may hurt fleet renewals.
Air Transport

Timeline shows key dates in Tomahawk cruise missile's history, including program milestones and uses in battle.
Defense

United Flight 3411 debacle causes lasting damage to the airline.
Air Transport

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

By Tony Osborne
The Army is crunching data to prove whether the Lakota is delivering a better aviator.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aurora Flight Sciences’ long-endurance Orion UAV is hoping to transition from tech demonstration to deployed military system.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Jen DiMascio
Canada Halts CH-148 Flights, Leonardo beefs up the light-attack version of its M-346, Rostec plans to upgrade Russian Iskander missiles and India is developing lightweight torpedoes for export.
Defense

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford
Is adding more seats really going to revive flagging sales for the world’s largest passenger aircraft? Or is the A380 already too large? Listen in as our editors discuss.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Lakota is taking over the training role as the U.S. Army’s single-engine helicopters exit inventory.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

DARPA video of vertical takeoff and landing flight tests of Aurora Flight Sciences' subscale demonstrator for it XV-24A LightningStrike VTOL X-Plane.
Aerospace

Readers weigh in on U.S. Air Force Tanker choice, Airbus A320neo "report card," safety gaffes and dearth of experienced pilots, and women in high-tech fields.
Feedback

By Graham Warwick
Skunk Works conducts flight tests to show how autonomous technology can enable unmanned aircraft to make manned fighters more effective in hostile environments.
Aerospace

With the biggest windows ever flown into space, Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin space tourism vehicle will provide an unprecedented view.
Space

By Tony Osborne
CAE uses Grob G 120TPs and simulator motherships for an innovative Army training program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Britain’s NATS expects 2008’s air travel record highs to be exceeded as demand for airspace increases.
Air Transport