Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Matthew Fulco
As Beijing further weaponizes its control of essential aerospace commodities, the U.S. and its allies must explore slow and costly supplier diversification.
Supply Chain

Aviation Week Staff
Honoring innovators, achievements and leadership, the winners have made impressive contributions in five industry sectors.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Garrett Reim
Human brainpower is becoming the era’s chief bottleneck.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Large geometry model trained on numerical simulation data cuts the time required for aerostructures design.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau, Ben Goldstein
Air taxi startups in Europe are in big trouble, calling into question the region’s future position in the growing advanced air mobility industry.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Artificial intelligence shows great promise, but safety and ethical considerations are a major challenge in aerospace.
Emerging Technologies

By Christine Boynton, Helen Massy-Beresford
As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, airlines are seeing opportunity, including in how they price fares and other products.
Airlines & Lessors

By Piotr Butowski
A lawsuit and battlefield images reveal radar availability problems in Russia’s helicopters—and the vulnerability of its aerospace industry to sanctions.
Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
A decade after the A350’s debut with Qatar Airways, Airbus aims to replicate its success in the freighter market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kevin Michaels
The aerospace supplier is a shell of its former self after being “cash cowed” by its parent company for several decades.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Some observers think the coming years could see more industry fragmentation and the rise of up-and-coming middle-market players.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Artificial intelligence for MRO has moved beyond its predictive maintenance origins.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Sustainable aviation fuel is now a necessity for airlines in Europe, but they argue that more needs to be done to increase volumes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Some aerospace students assert that the industry is doing too little too late about sustainability.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
The 23-year-old fighter program will be revamped again for combat requirements in the 2030s, if it can overcome skepticism from new quarters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Bill Carey
The change in U.S. leadership injects uncertainly into aviation’s climate progress.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Irene Klotz
The return of U.S. astronauts to the Moon won’t happen until at least mid-2027, says NASA.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall, Craig Caffrey
Collaborative combat aircraft leave their mark on the outlook for defense equipment plans amid a new range of threats to airpower.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Major events in aerospace and defense during 2024.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Advanced air mobility startups in China are advancing quickly as Beijing drives to establish a low-altitude economy.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
As manufacturers continue to come up short, operators will keep leaning on older airframes and engines—and the maintenance providers that keep them in service.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Drones have been a cornerstone of Israeli military operations for decades, but with each round of fighting the Israel Defense Forces has adapted their use.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Trump 2.0’s agenda will test the international bonds and boundaries that have shaped the aerospace industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Aviation Week Staff
Forecasts, snapshots and business aircraft to watch.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
More union action is possible, but managers have their own playbooks, too.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain