Aviation Week & Space Technology

The principal investigator for the New Horizons space program says that the volume of unexpected results generated will mean rewriting the textbooks on what is happening in the Kuiper Belt.

The Bell 412 will be built and assembled on both sides of the Pacific. FHI’s manufacturing setup will be a second production line, says Bell.

Airbus aims at short A350-1000 flight test program and considers larger family member.

Embraer CEO cites pragmatic market reasons for delaying E175-E2 debut amid scope clause uncertainty. Production of the current E175 will be extended.

Like much of the business world, Boeing is waiting to see how Trump’s trade policies will affect its exports.

Operators are seeing wrinkles in the low-observable coating that could eventually peel off and compromise the fighter’s stealth.

Malaysian carrier sees huge potential for its proposed A380 charter operation, which would be based on Muslim pilgrimage traffic.

House and Senate negotiators have finalized a $618.7 billion defense policy bill that increases funding for military readiness and higher troop levels at the expense of proposed fighter plus-ups.

Fewer delays, better arrival time estimates expected with modern air traffic management tools under development at Thales.

ESA’s vision for Europe’s participation in space is expected to be bolstered by a vote of confidence and cash from the 22 member states that comprise the space agency.

Possible changes to the NH90 helicopter include more payload, enhanced electro-optical system and teaming with unmanned aircraft.

After 10 years of development, the Navy’s $14 billion MQ-4C Triton program is preparing its fifth and sixth aircraft for deployment to Guam.

Facebook Aquila to fly again; TsAGI eyes hydrogen-fueled widebody; Northrop’s Tern takes shape; Denver hosts counter-UAS demo.

Philippine Airlines has ambitious growth planned, but airport capacity issues must be resolved.

Engine OEM improves delivery schedule and improves blade quality.

The appointments of Kevin McAllister as Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and Stan Deal as Boeing Global Services chief will focus the company on its drive for more services business.

The 2014 Katz accident in a G-IV led to an NBAA study pinpointing serious issues with business aviation preflight checks.

In this week’s Washington Outlook: punting could limit number of KC-46A aircraft ordered this year; and a plan to send humans past Venus and Mars.

The first derivative model of the program reached an altitude of 25,000 ft. on the flight from Toulouse. First delivery should take place by the end of 2017.

General Atomics dedicates a company-owned Avenger, the jet-powered version of the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft, to be available on-call to drop ration packs for humanitarian relief internationally.

Just off the coast of San Diego on the USS America, the JSF is fundamentally changing the way the U.S. Marine Corps operates from amphibious assault ships.

In this week’s roundup: Russia tests engine for its T-50 fighter; Lockheed to upgrade F-16s for South Korea; Malaysia’s defense budget squeeze and Airbus advances Australian rotorcraft training program.

Both SpaceX and Boeing have slipped their launch dates for first crewed flights to the ISS, as a big decision awaits the next presidential administration on giving the green light.

In any Iran commercial aircraft deals, financing remains the unanswered question, and a new U.S. House bill makes the options clearer.

When the need for accurate positioning is highest, close to the ground, GPS can be at its most unreliable, creating the need for alternative sensors to ensure safe takeoffs and landings by drones.