Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Tony Osborne
The Black Hawk has spawned numerous variants and derivations over its 50-year career.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
The FAA alert follows the NTSB’s probe and criticism of the agency and OEM responses to 737 rudder issues as evidence points to supply chain quality problems.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
The airframer aims to prove the Racer’s eco mode, higher speeds and lower fuel burn during 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency plans to land two cubesats on a remote asteroid as it seeks to gather more data to inform its planetary defense mission.
Space Exploration

By Brian Everstine
After killing the UH-60V Black Hawk upgrade, the Army has embarked on a nose-to-tail upgrade of the UH-60M.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The startup aims for flight certification of a digital twin before the aircraft is physically built.
Emerging Technologies

Alex Krutz
Stockpiling inventory has been a key approach to smoothing out production variabilities, but the practice is increasingly coming at a cost.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Next steps for wake surfing; measuring e-SAF emissions; solar stratospheric UAS upgrade; and uncrewed medical eVTOL.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
While lessors have done well with lease rates surging, disrupted supply chains and other issues make normal business, let alone growth, complicated to manage.
Airlines & Lessors

By Steve Trimble
Market research has started on a new intratheater airlifter program that could begin fielding hundreds of new aircraft after 2031.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
A multitude of autonomous flying vehicles sharing airspace with crewed aircraft over a battlefield raises concerns about safety.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi, Robert Wall
U.S. Space Command pushes for a faster pace to field maneuverable spacecraft to counter on-orbit threats.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

Sharon B. DeVivo
Working together, industry and higher education can bridge the skills gap, foster innovation and build partnerships that contribute to our sector's success.
Maintenance & Training

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau
As the strike by Boeing’s machinists enters a new, uncertain phase, the company’s suppliers, customers and investors are grappling with the rising damage.
Check 6

By Tony Osborne
The manufacturer is flight-testing the AW249 attack helicopter to meet Italian Army and international needs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The manufacturer is working to certify the first auto-takeoff system with Brazilian, European and U.S. regulators.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
The French aviation accident authority is investing in more equipment to get better investigation results faster.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Talk of a pilot shortage has softened, but the need persists to increase opportunities to ensure a steady flow of qualified candidates.
Maintenance & Training

By Irene Klotz
ULA is preparing for the second flight of its new Vulcan-Centaur rocket, a mission needed to complete certification ahead of service for the U.S. military.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The poster child for new aviation tech like electrified propulsion and autonomy is not an exotic NASA X-plane, but that everyday workhorse: the Cessna Caravan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Listen in to hear Frank Haselbach, president of ISABE and head of propulsion at Airbus, in conversation with Aviation Week's Guy Norris.
Check 6

By Ben Goldstein
Autonomy is coming to commercial aviation. Its first stop: the Cessna Caravan.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The Army's next rotorcraft is still in development, but officials are planning its first upgrade—a big shift in the service's approach to aircraft acquisition.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Industry efforts are underway to address shortfalls in recruiting and training aviation maintenance technicians.
Workforce & Training

By Garrett Reim
Solar sails could make new deep space missions possible. One potential application is a “space weather buoy” between the Earth and the Sun.
Space Exploration