Aviation Week & Space Technology

Early signs are promising as Alaska Air Group plots course for Virgin America integration, although some key decisions are still pending.

Air Force not committing to F-15C EW upgrade; Chile to receive Black Hawks; Intel chief watching for new ASAT weapons, and Boeing to deliver C-17 to India.

Germany’s battle of the heavy-lift helicopters, India to buy 100 Barak-1 missiles while it looks to replace the type, Malaysia not ready to commit to Dassault Rafale fighters, and Aero Vodochody gets back into the light fighter game.

Static tests showed that the MC-21, the first Russian airliner with a composite wing, will need that wing reinforced.

Startup Zunum Aero’s plans for a hybrid-electric 10-50-seat regional aircraft family attract venture-capital investment from Boeing’s new HorizonX innovation arm and JetBlue Technology Ventures.

To best stymie security threats to the transportation sector, regulatory bodies, airlines and manufacturers are increasingly sharing key digital information.

Though it operates in more closed networks not as susceptible to cyberattacks, ATM is going to be more of a target, with more protection required.

A California Republican congressman and former Reagan speechwriter recalls the close vote that saved the ISS.

Introduction of Japan’s new airlifter into service is greatly boosting capacity, because the type is replacing the much smaller C-1. A proposed civil version has been dropped, however.

"Robust," "effective" and "versatile" are three words that come to our test pilot’s mind after two sorties in this new-generation counterinsurgency aircraft.

No matter how vital space power becomes to the U.S., if it is relegated to a supporting role inside the Air Force, or any other service or agency, it will always receive short shrift.

For SpaceX, 100-flight reuse Falcon 9s, providing a hundredfold in savings, is on the company’s active agenda.

The service must weigh risks posed by a short-term capability gap against moving more rapidly to a modern combat air fleet.

Aurora Flight Sciences builds confidence in its XV-24A LightningStrike high-speed VTOL design with subscale flights showing the configuration can convert between vertical and forward flight.

Flight-critical systems are purposefully protected from hackers, but if someone does get through the many layers of security, pilots may want to know about it in their tactical response to an anomaly.

Aviation Week has won top honors in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.

The U.S. Air Force is researching “cyberimmune system” technology enabled by artificial intelligence.

Airbus E-Fan goes bigger; GE CEO backs electric engines; NLR trains on model aircraft; Onera tests canard bizjet; delivery drone drives to doorsteps.

An UltraFan bid for Boeing’s NMA would guarantee an intense three-horse race among Rolls, Pratt & Whitney and CFM International.

The heart of Rolls-Royce’s UltraFan engine—the power gearbox—is nearing full-scale power trials, the most critical phase to date in Rolls’s push toward future civil powerplants.

The service is re-examining training processes and exploring new programs to retain pilots.

The F-15C may still have an undefeated aerial combat record, but the 38-year-old aircraft could be slated for retirement if the U.S. Air Force decides not to fund a major structural life-extension program.

How the F-15 proposal differs from failed attempts to retire aircraft; another request for regulations; a burning disagreement, and F-35 JPO chief retiring.

By helping smaller companies embrace digitization and automation, Quebec’s Aero Montreal aerospace cluster hopes to boost international competitiveness.

A new look at seat design for both short-haul and long-haul low-cost-carrier operations holds out hope for faster boarding and more comfortable flights.