Aviation Week & Space Technology

While work is underway to eliminate lead from avgas, Jet-A-burning diesel engines are gaining support.

New-generation aircraft, improved equipment and better MRO practices are keeping a lid on aerospace supplier growth.

Eliminating terminal radars and developing hybrid TCAS are among the mitigations the FAA is considering to keep frequency congestion at bay beyond 2020.

The proposed rules carve out exemptions for small states, but are Singapore and the UAE “small” players in international aviation?

NASA on Red Dragon Mars mission: “This is a technology demonstration of what we consider to be one of the most critical technologies for us to get humans to Mars.”

Malawi and Rwanda testing speedier delivery of HIV tests and blood via UAS while India and the U.S. look at the organ transplant opportunities.

Romanian missile defense site now operational; U.S. Air Force awards GPS III contracts; F-35s undergo four-ship mission tests; India integrates weapons on light combat helicopter.

Helicopter operator CHC wants to reduce its fleet by 90-100 aircraft as the oil price slump and other ancillary problems take a toll.

A challenging timetable has SpaceX running at top speed on preparations for upcoming flights to the International Space Station with the Crew Dragon, the human-rated version of the company’s cargo-carrying Dragon spacecraft.

The company must complete a rigorous series of tests this year and next to begin collecting fares in 2018 under its five-year, $4.2 billion NASA Commercial Crew Transportation Capability deal.

The aerial refueling tanker has been a vital component in the U.S. Central Command for a quarter century.

Startup Echodyne develops a cellphone-sized detect-and-avoid radar compact and cheap enough to be carried by small UAS flying beyond visual line of sight of the operator.

Switzerland’s ALR reveals trainer and multimission aircraft concept.

Lufthansa is delaying acceptance of a third Airbus A320neo as Pratt & Whitney prepares software and hardware fixes for the PW1100G engine.

The initial group of astronauts selected to fly on commercial missions to the International Space Station are providing input about human-factors engineering to Boeing and SpaceX.

The space agency is pleased with the progress of the post-space-shuttle commercial approach to developing the spacecraft that will allow it to begin flying astronauts from U.S. soil again.

Norwegian Air International long-haul expansion plans scored a major victory with tentative U.S. Transportation Department approval of its foreign air carrier permit.

Darpa is launching a program to develop an RF system capable of adaptively and flexibly switching between communications, radar and EW modes.

This week, the latest UAS news: Insitu goes commercial; Tekever tracks ships; EASA gets scientific on collision risk; FAA seeks drone advice; Aeryon, AeroVironment and other news.

NASA engineers will regularly brief U.S. companies on their progress in developing techniques for on-orbit satellite servicing, hoping to spin the technology off into the private sector as quickly as possible.

One of Aviation Week's most popular and distinguishing features has been hands-on flight reports written by the magazine’s pilots and engineers.

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Starting 13 years after Kitty Hawk, Aviation Week has been there to document almost the entire history of the aerospace industry.

We reveal what you deem to be the top five Aviation Week covers of all time in defense, space, commercial aviation and business aviation.

What are the most important technologies, innovations and novel ideas that have made aviation and space what they are today? What will be important in the future? Listen in as Aviation Week editors debate the key 100—and which should make it into the magazine’s 100th anniversary issue.