Aviation Week & Space Technology

More than 25% of widebody backlogs are from Middle Eastern orders and a slowdown for the Gulf carriers could have ramifications for the aerospace sector.

Swiss emergency procedures get a workout in Northern Canada.

How technical advances are enabling space-based challengers to take on terrestrial internet services.

How ViaSat is pushing the boundaries of satellite connectivity.

When Winter Storm Stella threatened blizzard conditions for the Northeast U.S. in mid-March, American’s response was based in part on a simulation.

With President Donald Trump’s “Buy American” coming at the same time as the U.S. defense industry is expanding overseas, what does it mean?

Economist and NASA adviser’s new book puts the billionaire space investors in a different perspective.

Marine Corps ‘MUX’ gives rotorcraft industry another large-scale VTOL drone opportunity.

Holland’s Ampyx Power is preparing to demonstrate a UAV-based wind-energy system to Germany’s E.ON.

Leaps in information technology help airlines communicate more efficiently with customers to ensure smoother transitions and options after flight delays.

The service wants its legacy airlifters to have laser-based missile defense, modern communications and an engine upgrade.

A top U.S. Army official warns that a year-long continuing resolution would cripple the fledgling Future Vertical Lift effort.

At Arconic, Winston Wolfe is about to meet Gordon Gecko. And the premiere design-and-manufacturing provider could see its strategy changed, along with its CEO.

Lillium flies electric VTOL; Urban talks flying car; Borschberg backs electric propulsion; SingPost joins drone delivery demo; flying cars get cautious nod from public.

Automation has helped GE Aviation’s compressor-blade manufacturing plant in Quebec to grow from producing parts for five CFM engines a year to five a day.

Smooth development of the 737-9 is a key part of Boeing’s competitive strategy against the Airbus A320neo family.

Larger and higher-density MAX variants could help Boeing make further inroads into Asia-Pacific low-cost carrier sector

Testing on Boeing 787-10, the longest and final stretch derivative of is twinjet family, is a bit ahead of schedule, as the program enters the first phase of stability-and-control evaluation.

An Australian professor argues that pooling resources for a bounty would get around a classic economic problem.

In this week’s Washington Outlook: Navy’s trainer pilots report symptoms of hypoxia, outlook for defense budget showdown, ways to scuttle aircraft sales to Iran and appointees to the Ex-Im Bank.

F-35 to fly with British Typhoons, Dutch F16s and USAF F-15s during UK deployment.

Rapid advances in electric propulsion—driven by the automotive industry—are fueling visions of aircraft taking over from cars for the daily commute and short-haul trips.

The first test firings of MBDA’s Sea Venom are planned for later in 2017.

Following evaluation of Lockheed Martin’s Quiet Supersonic Transport, wind-tunnel tests shift to testing the X-plane’s shockwave-shielding top-mounted inlet.

Air France-KLM and Lufthansa Cargo have been in restructuring mode for several years and are now beginning to experience an upturn.