Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
The two manufacturers are trying to quickly eliminate root causes of a rash of engine replacements in the A320neo fleets of IndiGo and Go Air.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Hybrid engines and augmented reality cockpits shape Bell’s vision for the helicopter of the future.
Aerospace

Militants in Iraq and Syria are adapting consumer drones and micro-UAVs for surveillance missions and deadly strikes.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Leonardo tests Gurney flap; Robinson eyes diesel helo; UK extends unmanned helo trials; ArcticShark flies in Oregon.
Aerospace

By Adrian Schofield
The AirAsia Group and Singapore Airlines subsidiaries plan network and fleet expansion this year, including forays into European markets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

A robotic lunar lander capable of delivering as much as 10,000 lb. of cargo to a permanent outpost on the rim of the Moon’s polar Shackleton Crater could make its first flight by July 2020, with a little help from NASA.
Space

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos spoke at Aviation Week's Laureate Awards about the importance of expanding into the solar system.
Space

By Jens Flottau
The aircraft’s additional payload/range capabilities are enabling some airlines to expand into new markets.
Air Transport

Buying new aircraft would be cheaper than the plan to keep the bizjet-based T-1A flying.
Defense

Readers add information to hypersonics overview; discuss U.S. military sustainability issues; comment on Cessna's new venture; and debate likelihood of NAVS.
Feedback

By Tony Osborne
Clean Sky Tiltrotor will feature tilt wing to boost payload capability, eliminate complexity involved in tilting engines.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick
Shin led efforts to revive NASA’s culture of flight research, embracing risk and learning from doing to address the biggest challenges facing civil aviation.
Aerospace

By Lee Ann Shay
The Condition Analytics platform combines condition monitoring with predictive maintenance to make component maintenance, repair and overhaul more efficient.
MRO

Replacing dozens of aging 30-seat Saab turboprops flying for U.S. regional airlines could be the sweet spot for French turboprop manufacturer ATR.
Air Transport

For its technical expertise, dedication and unwavering vision, Blue Origin’s New Shepard Team was accorded the Space Laureate for 2016.
Space

By Jens Flottau
Bombardier’s Rob Dewar is the winner of the 2017 Civil Aviation Laureate, for his work on the C Series.
Air Transport

Lockheed Martin's Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile was deemed the Laureate for more than quadrupling the striking distance of U.S. combat aircraft against ships.
Defense

By Molly McMillin
Private membership Wheels Up was accorded 2016’s Business Aviation Laureate for expanding the use of business aviation beyond a small, select group.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
The market for light single- and twin-engine models remains buoyant, while the defense market benefits as military spending rises in many countries.
Air Transport

The companies jointly reintroduced the intuitiveness of flight controls by integrating electronically coupled sidesticks on the G500 and G600 business jets.

Carole Hedden
Army Cadet Lt. Michael Cremins, Coast Guard 2/c Cadet David Creswell, Navy Midshipman 1st Class Ryan Speir and Air Force Cadet Colonel Young Yuyang Wu honored.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Clean Sky 2 twin demonstrator designed to cruise on one engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Bell is turning the more than 400 letters of intent received for the Safran Arrius 2R-powered Model 505 JetRanger X into orders.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Marenco Swisshelicopter investing heavily to be ready for production of single-engine, 2.6-metric-ton SKYe SH09 light helicopter in 2018.
Business Aviation

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