Aviation Week & Space Technology

Aviation Week Staff
Forecasts, snapshots and commercial aviation aircraft to watch.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The service is teeing up 2025 as the year of space domain awareness as threats from China loom.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
"When you’re using taxpayer direct dollars to fund something, you don't want to fail," SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell says. "I think that's a huge mistake."
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
Forecasts, snapshots and military aircraft to watch.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
Boeing did not rush its production restart following the strike, and the climb to needed rates—notably for the 737—will not come quickly.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Despite international contentions, production delays and unmet sustainability targets, the industry is set for growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Vivienne Machi
Geopolitical and environmental challenges in the northern latitudes are prompting investments in satellite communications and infrastructure.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jens Flottau
Demand for air travel remains strong, but airlines’ battles with suppliers over delivery delays and engine limitations are about to escalate further.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Bill Carey
The agency administrator has timed his resignation to coincide with President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration day.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Geopolitical headwinds are a concern, but e-commerce demand is set to stay strong, and shipping woes should continue to benefit air cargo.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Quantum computing challenge winners; Electric aircraft familiarization; Large cargo eVTOL; Zero-emission test arena.
Emerging Technologies

By Matthew Jouppi
The Aviation Week Intelligence Network is tracking $193 billion in open opportunities for military aircraft over the next decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The trinational development of a next-generation fighter is using a less expensive airliner to test airborne systems.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Guy Norris
The thermoplastic fuselage demonstrator and advanced composite wing provide technology platforms for Airbus’ next-generation narrowbody.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
AFWERX does not have any specific requirements, a program of record, or impending contracts for hybrid eVTOLs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
Against the backdrop of efforts to reduce aviation CO2 emissions, the impact of contrails and other non-CO2 effects is increasingly in focus.
Emerging Technologies

By Piotr Butowski
Can Moscow revive its military aircraft export business? It is ready to try.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
The burgeoning sector is facing some concerning trends.
Marketplace

By Thierry Dubois
Daher’s strategic plan calls for the potential launch by 2027 of a hybrid-electric turboprop in the small business or utility aircraft category.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The necessary tests, simulations and studies are defining pathways to new engine options for future single-aisle designs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau, Daniel Williams
Listen in as editors discuss whether Airbus will meet its delivery target and the long climb ahead for Boeing.
Check 6

By Garrett Reim
The direct-to-device market could grow to $1.7 billion annually by 2029.
Commercial Space

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
While demand for new aircraft remains strong, the industry must make big steps to increase production in 2025 and come closer to satisfying customers.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Joe Anselmo
Many think Comac is the next challenger to the Airbus-Boeing duopoly, but Embraer is the company to watch in the near term.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
After years of talking about collective defense, the EU wants to make 2025 the year it really advances efforts to boost the region’s military capacity.
Budget, Policy & Operations