The heavy-lift Space Launch System will be a big vehicle, and NASA is starting to turn out some big pieces—and ground infrastructure—for its first flight in 2018.
NASA is using a massive friction-stir welding tool at the Michoud Assembly Facility to build its first flight structure for the heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS).
Low attrition is driving a growing retirement bubble in aerospace and defense. Companies must plan carefully to balance current and future staffing needs.
MD Helicopters rounds out Afghan air force's light attack capability by delivering the final batch of new MD-530F helicopter gunships to Kabul Airport.
The Small UAS Rule, aka Part 107—the FAA’s first regulation allowing routine use of unmanned aircraft—has taken effect, with signs that demand for operating approvals and UAS operator licenses will be high.
Aerospace Calendar Sept. 3-5—2016 Cleveland National Air Show. Burke Lakefront Airport. Cleveland. See clevelandairshow.com Sept. 5-7—Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference. Caixa Forum Palma. Palma de Mallorca, Spain. See asmsconference.org/
Aviation Week presents presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump with a list of aerospace technologies they should champion if elected, to keep the U.S. ahead of its adversaries and competitors.
A full stall in a commercial jetliner is an encounter few pilots have had the pleasure or pain of experiencing, but one that all U.S. airline pilots will come to know in a few short years.
America’s ballistic missile defenses will struggle to keep pace with new Iranian and North Korean rockets, while Russia and China continue to modernize and upgrade their nuclear delivery vehicles.
Boeing’s goal was to maintain maximum commonality between the 737NG and the 737 MAX, in part to retain common type ratings between the two and minimal “differences training” for pilots.
U.S. Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel has been promoted to four-star general and will oversee the National Guard Bureau. He also becomes a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Washington-based National Aeronautic Association has named Greg Principato (see photo) president/CEO. He had held executive positions at the National Association of State Aviation Officials and Airports Council International.
Sen. John McCain’s proposed National Defense Authorization Act for 2017 would make more sweeping changes to the Pentagon than any since the 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Act.
The board is set for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X next-generation trainer competition, with new peeks at Boeing and Northrop Grumman’s clean-sheet designs.
