Aviation Week & Space Technology

Aerospace Calendar July 8-10—Royal International Air Tattoo 2016. RAF Fairford. Gloucestershire, England. See airtattoo.com July 9-Dec. 3—AOPA Flight Instructor Refresher Course. Various Locations. See a opa.org/forms/event-calendar/ FIRC_ONSITE

As the A320neo and 737 MAX meet for the first time at a major air show, Airbus and Boeing take the battle to new levels with improvements and upgrade plans.

Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg sat down with Aviation Week before the Farnborough Airshow to discuss the 737 MAX family, KC-46A tanker, supplier issues and much more.

Interim fix for A400M gearbox issues are in sight.

Both civil and defense companies will have to renew focus on profitable delivery of existing orders and accelerate innovation in products and business models, leading to greater pressure on suppliers.

The Indian-Russian BrahMos supersonic cruise missile made its first flight on an Indian air force Sukhoi Su-30MKI on June 25 from the Nasik plant of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., which was responsible for adapting the fighter to carry the 2,500-kg (5,500-lb.) missile. About 40 Su-30s are expected to be modified.

Boeing’s incorporation of touch screens in the 777X cockpit will mark the first time this technology is used in a commercial transport’s fixed displays.

The industry has known it was coming for years, but now it is getting real: the much-described end of the duopoly in the narrowbody segment is near. The most concrete near-term consequence is likely to be another bitter trade dispute over government funding.

Airbus faces the daunting task of ramping up single-aisle production to unheard-of rates. At the same time, CEO Fabrice Bregier is confident the company will overcome A320neo delays.

There are several ways Brexit may play out, and not all of them end poorly for industry.

To build the 777X, Boeing marries existing facilities with new manufacturing processes yet to be proven.

The F-35I will come with its own unique maintenance hub, weapons, communications systems and even cyberdefenses.

The CAAC has been extraordinarily cautious in overseeing the ARJ21’s entry into service.

With the U.K. on its way out of the EU, airlines are facing three challenges.

The effects of voting to leave the EU will not be uniform, much less predictable, but the A&D industry has more at stake than most.

The British people have spoken, and their decision has caused reverberations around the world. The U.K.'s aerospace sector is the largest in Europe and second largest in the world. What does the Brexit vote mean for the future of the sector?

Airbus Group has appointed Paul Eremenko chief technology officer for the corporate technology office. Eremenko currently heads the A3 Innovation Center based in San Jose, California. Maj. Gen. Stayce Harris (see photo) has been promoted to lieutenant general and appointed assistant vice chief of staff and director of the air staff for the U.S. Air Force. Harris commands the Air Force Reserve’s 22nd Air Force at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia.

C. Donald Bateman has dedicated his life to boosting aviation safety and mentoring the next generation of Honeywell safety engineers and intends to do the same post-Honeywell.

BrahMos flies from a Sukhoi fighter; Russia to receive modernized Buk missile system; Indonesia, Malaysia ground Super Puma helos; U.S. Navy tests new radar with manned/unmanned teaming.

Industry insider offers advice; colonize the Moon to get to Mars; companies urged to invest in the long game rather than quick profits; AOA advice

More than 100 British companies are lending engineering and manufacturing expertise to the multinational F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.

Never an agency to be deterred by past failure, DARPA las launched another attempt to demonstrate a turbine-based combined-cycle engine capable of powering an aircraft from zero airspeed to Mach 6 and back.

Long March 7 can loft a 13.5-metric-ton payload to low Earth orbit, making it the most powerful Chinese rocket so far and close to the SpaceX Falcon 9 in capability.

NASA’s Curiosity rover detected the unexpected mineral while sampling during its methodical climb of Mount Sharp.

Raytheon has completed a key test milestone in developing the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation GPS OCX, proving the ground control segment’s ability to securely transfer information between government agencies.