Aviation Week & Space Technology

With Navy acquisition programs already in a “mess,” the Pentagon is skeptical about adding a second sixth-generation fighter onto a strained defense industry.

China's Comac has provided an update on its airliner programs at the Paris Air Show, laying out a timeline for new narrowbody developments and future widebodies.

Operating through a challenging landscape, U.S. budget carriers are teaming up to serve as a united, independent voice for the low-fare sector.

Hydrogen-electric unveiling; hybrid-electric redesign; satcom antenna breakthrough; and immersion-cooled batteries.

The Paris Air Show is opening under a cloud following the crash of an Air India 787 just days ago. Editors discuss what investigators will be focusing on and what the accident means for the industry.

The redesigned MJ500 features an advanced thermal hybrid powertrain driving aft-mounted open-rotor/stator propulsors.

The eVTOL scene in Europe has cratered, but electric aviation hopes live on.

Europe rushes to make more defense equipment from electronics to missiles.

The trinational engine effort aims to bring adaptive-cycle power and propulsion to the Future Combat Air System fighter.

Readers write about orbital satellites' tracking limits, reforming air traffic control at the FAA, and arms control. Plus: Behind the Scenes at the IATA AGM in New Delhi.

Engine and toilet woes give way to tariff concerns as the biggest questions for Airbus’ outlook.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

The June 24-25 NATO summit and Trump’s threatened imposition of 50% tariffs on EU imports on July 9 are casting dark foreshadowings over this year’s air show.

While Trump rattles alliances, Europe is betting big on U.S. jets while keeping its own in play.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

In addition to learning lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War, the French Air and Space Force is working on defense in space.

As production-standard engines add hours, design changes gain pre-delivery experience.

Russia’s war with Ukraine and the Trump administration’s vacillations are pushing up defense budgets and military industry hopes in Europe.

The nominated NASA administrator is caught in a political showdown, leaving the agency leaderless during key budget talks.

The death toll for spacecraft attempting soft landings on the Moon notched up another victim last week.

The Brazilian airframer is looking to expand sales of regional jets and military tanker-transports around the world.

The U.S. government is highly reliant on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 medium and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles and Dragon crew capsule.

As the Paris Air Show opens, tensions between Europe and the U.S. are at a new high.

The management strategy for the prized F-47 contract is, “Don’t screw it up,” Boeing Defense and Space Interim CEO Steve Parker tells Aviation Week.