Aviation Week & Space Technology

FAA’s Part 23 rule, and Europe’s pending CS-23 revamp, enable certification of GA aircraft using industry standards that can evolve with advances in technology.

U.S. Air Force kicks off its $16.3 billion T-X contest as gaps in fighter pilot training grow.

Hope springs eternal for a grand bargain on WTO disputes among aircraft OEMs.

With great maps from many sources, the head of the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency looks for new paths in an increasingly competitive environment.

The outgoing president has initiated a series of new competitions and contracts, leaving the incoming president with his hands full.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, his deputy, Bob Work, and procurement czar Frank Kendall have squeezed procurement costs and reached out for new technologies. Will their reforms last? Listen in as our editors discuss.

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Readers give a shout-out and update to photo issue; offer several Air Force One options; advocate U.S./Japan FB-22 collaboration; correct John Glenn tribute fact.

Boeing, Lockheed, Northrop and potentially others are gunning for the Air Force’s $7 billion J-Stars Recap program.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

After growing Turkish Airlines, Temel Kotil plans to nurture Turkish Aerospace Industries to a new level.

Air Berlin has named Thomas Winkelmann CEO. Winkelmann had been CEO of Germanwings and head of Lufthansa’s hub. GE Aviation has promoted Jean Lydon-Rodgers (see photos) to president/CEO of services from president/CEO of military systems and Tony Mathis to president/CEO of military systems.

Setbacks in China and Northeast Asia are unwinding some of the airline’s progress in 2011-15, when Beijing progressively allowed more of its citizens to visit Taiwan. Low-cost competition is proliferating in the Japanese and South Korean markets.

The deflected slipstream gets to VTOL by diverting the slipstream downward to create upward thrust for takeoff and a cushioned landing.

Low-cost competition for Taiwanese travelers is strong—Tigerair Taiwan counts more than 20 budget airlines from 10 countries serving the island.

The aviation ecosystem as we know it is likely to change dramatically in the next few decades.

In this week’s roundup: India’s nuclear-capable Agni-V ICBM heads to user trials; Serbia modernizes its helicopter and fighter fleet; upgrading the KC-10 tanker and another order for Patriot air defense.

The market weakness of Emirates and other Middle Eastern airlines is causing trouble for Airbus’s A380 orderbook.

Bell’s V-280 and Sikorsky/Boeing’s SB-1 aim to change how the U.S. Army fights wars.

What course will the new U.S. administraton take on airline mergers and aircraft sales to Iran?

Robotics and additive manufacturing are just two technological enablers of future aerospace manufacturing.

Dassault Systemes is working with Wichita State University to find the best ways to train and attract qualified personnel for future aerospace manufacturing.

The environment will remain tough for airlines in Europe, with significant challenges caused by Brexit, overcapacity and terrorism

Can aircraft co-owners co-exist for long? Partners in Aviation has a plan that could ensure a harmonious relationship.

Movement toward more frequent privatized human spaceflight is just one of the big achievements slated for 2017, whatever happens in the White House.