New U.S. Air Force leadership must decide the shape of the next generation of air superiority technology, with the stakes high for industry and U.S. airpower.
By Ben Goldstein, Graham Warwick, Jens Flottau, Sergio Cecutta
As updates continue to fly out from advanced air mobility startups, Aviation Week editors are joined by consultant Sergio Cecutta to cut through the noise and assess where the fledgling market is at.
If we do not start establishing complementary and alternative systems now, we merely increase the expense and prolong the dangers to lives and property.
Trade conflicts would prolong industry’s supply chain disruptions and inflation, ultimately resulting in higher prices for airlines and the flying public.
Readers write about the financialization of aerospace, sustainable aviation fuel mandates, prospects for an airframer triopoly, and stop-fold tiltrotors.
By Sean Broderick, Brian Everstine, Christine Boynton
Despite decades of accident-free flying, pilot reports pointed to the risks of a collision between helicopters and commercial aircraft in Washington airspace.
The startup is promoting three military uses for its short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft: tactical transportation, special ops and temporary command post.
