Aviation Week & Space Technology

Copa Airlines has some core strengths, but currency conflicts of many of its prime destinations are taking a toll on the airline’s bottom line.

Chinese demand for training helicopters probably explains much of Avic’s specific interest in the Mil Mi-34. Chinese helicopter operations are expanding fast, challenging schools to train enough pilots.

The world’s leading turboprop manufacturer saw a bumper year in 2015. But with softening markets in Asia and Latin America, and fuel prices hovering around $30 per barrel, Franco-Italian joint venture ATR is seeking new opportunities

Aeroflot, Russia’s largest airline, is merging three airlines that will cover leisure and some business routes for the group. The bankruptcy of Transaero has left Aeroflot in an enviable position.

Unmanned aircraft in the news: UAV lands on car; Coyote prowls hurricanes; Black Hawk gives UGV a ride; DHL’s delivery drone evolves; Caterpillar teams up.

Fly-by-wire active gust-load alleviation minimizes the penalties of retrofitting drag-reducing winglets to existing aircraft.

Australian researchers pursue a different approach to cutting launch costs—a wing-borne, fly-back booster and a reusable, scramjet-powered second stage.

SpaceX, Sierra Nevada move the needle on reusable-spacecraft technology that could give the orbital economy a shot in the arm.

Laser-guided rockets, new sights and lightweight radar may find their way into Tiger midlife update.

For years, Air Canada struggled with long-haul aircraft too large for many routes. But with the 787, the airline says it has what it needs to compete.

Porter will not be able to add jets at its main hub in Toronto. What will it do next?

A 17-year-old pilot recounts how he got the flying bug and why the aviation industry is so important to him—and the world.

Inspector faults FAA’s productivity, program management; military leader encourages debate about deadly autonomous weapons.

Sluggish aircraft industry growth is threatened by several looming macroeconomic trends, and the jetliner primes’ lofty production goals appear out of line with economic reality.

European airlines set up new trade association as European Commission highlights new aviation push.

Canadian airline WestJet intends to escalate its expansion of European routes following successful trial venture.

The JSF Program Office says it is making good progress with F-35 software, but the Pentagon’s testing watchdog says problems are ahead.

From NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services-2 award to the Dream Chaser spaceplane, to Space-X’s recent near miss landing in Vandenberg, California, the field of reusable space systems is expanding. Join our editors as they discuss developments and competition in the burgeoning commercial and defense space launch markets.

Super Tucanos Arrive. Raytheon tests Tomahawk upgrade. F135 engine deal. Boeing USAF maintenance deal. Indian Tejas LCA.

After years of sole-source launch contracts for the United Launch Alliance, the U.S. Air Force may soon have many options to choose from.

Despite the restrictions that come with a Section 333 FAA exemption, quite a few entities seem to think the chance to operate a business drone is worth the effort and expense.

A full demonstrator engine for the F-3 is due to run in 2018, when the Japanese government should decide whether to go ahead with the indigenous fighter.

Forging an integrated engine company out of the various Chinese government businesses will be a huge managerial challenge. Design institutes and factories are scattered across the country, and Chinese state organizations are jealous of their autonomy.

NASA and the Energy Department designate a "planetary defense officer" to coordinate efforts to find and deal with dangerous asteroids.

The European Data Relay System (EDRS) is a new space and ground infrastructure that will provide near-real-time data delivery services of up to 50 terrabytes per day using laser technology.