Aviation Week & Space Technology

UTAS is working on engineering greater fuel efficiency as part of the Ecological Integrated Propulsion System (EcoIPS) program.

Due to safety concerns about nearby urban areas—as well as increased public awareness following last year's Shoreham Airshow crash—the Red Arrows team will be limited to flypasts only.

Despite regulatory setbacks, development of Europe’s new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket remains on track at Airbus Safran Launchers.

American Airlines is providing more weather information for pilots and creating a turbulence task force to lessen the chances of similar encounters.

Companies selling commercial rides to the stratosphere on high-altitude balloons hope the burgeoning economy in low Earth orbit needs a leg up to space.

What is the industry’s long-term approach to global warming, the talent chase and new competition?

Many investors have lost confidence in United Airlines, believing the airline is too far behind Delta Air Lines and American Airlines on key economic metrics.

With minimal effort, airlines will be able to take advantage of the most advantageous, curvaceous new NextGen procedures with their older-generation jets.

Anatolian Eagle participants focus on dynamic targeting and defeating high-end surface-to-air missiles.

Leanne Caret is focused daily on righting the KC-46A tanker program and increasing Boeing’s emphasis on commercial derivatives, rotorcraft, human space exploration, satellites, autonomous systems and services.

The May launch of Europe’s 13th and 14th Galileo spacecraft has boosted the current number of navigation satellites in orbit to 14, giving the European Commission the confidence to announce initial public services by the end of the year.

Demagogue politicians and pundits can’t rail against machines—the Luddite Rebellion ended 200 years ago. Instead, trade makes a convenient scapegoat.

Officials say recent fighter jet accidents are not caused by readiness woes or funding issues.

Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have been selected as system integrators for the next phase of DARPA’s Collaboration Operations in Denied Environment program to enable legacy unmanned aircraft to operate in airspace where the electromagnetic spectrum is contested.

Unmanned-aircraft news: Disaster relief by drone; Autonomous air taxi plans; Hacking hobby UAS; Debating the drone risk.

Like the Qatari government, officials of the United Arab Emirates have not yet formally told the European Commission they will engage in EU-level open skies negotiations.

The idea that U.K. aerospace would somehow fare better if London no longer has a seat at the table in EU negotiations is ludicrous.

Will the candidate’s rhetoric evolve?; associations prod House leaders to pass FAA bill; Elon Musk goes to the Pentagon.

Revelations that Google co-founder Larry Page is personally funding not one but two “flying-car” startups puts spotlight on widening efforts to bring a new class of aircraft to market.

An unidentified South Korean ballistic missile, shown as a surface-to-air test target, is likely the country’s new tactical weapon.

When anything to do with China seems inexplicable, the first place to look for an answer is politics.

Korean Air’s aerospace division handles more than just maintenance and overhaul—it also builds key components for several aircraft programs.

Montreal is home to the third-largest commercial aerospace cluster in the world, and Quebec’s provincial government is moving to expand and diversify an industry that is critical to the local—and national—economy.

With its selection as a third cargo carrier in NASA’s second-round Commercial Resupply Services competition, Sierra Nevada Corp. is pushing Dream Chaser into the international marketplace.

European airlines agree that consolidation is the way to go. But there is a disconnect between statements and action: Few deals have actually taken place, and airlines are finding it hard to attract investors.