Aviation Week & Space Technology

Lufthansa is trying to persuade the German government that protectionist policies make sense.

The NTSB’s aviation chief says recent accidents show cockpit videos are invaluable in determining crash causes.

Sen. Nelson wants to shed light on opaque airline fees. NASA buys more launches with Russia. And the Pentagon welcomes a new set of leaders.

A Lockheed Martin aircraft could be carrying a high-power laser in 2020; it’s not the F-35.

U.S. Navy pushes toward railguns, while U.S. Army shows interest.

A shadowy new class of microwave weapon could be used to identify and disable air threats to U.S. cities.

Mobile, practical and lethal lasers may be within reach for land and maritime use.

Lasers, railguns and microwave weapons—it’s not the 1980s, and the goal is low-cost kills on missiles and drones.

KC-46 fuel system set to undergo a round of inspections following embarrassing test mix-up at Boeing.

It is unclear who had the upper hand in a WVR exercise that also tested British-Indian crew cooperation.

Retention of a third Tornado squadron hints at growth of U.K.’s fast-jet fleet.

While the U.S. talks about lasers and railguns, Israeli companies focus on missile improvements.

Post-Libya, the Royal Australian Air Force adds forward-looking infrared and air-to-air missiles. The U.S. Navy may follow suit.

This is not your father’s aviation industry: video live-streaming and auto-editing platform Trace acquires small-UAV maker Draganfly Innovations to move into commercial and industrial markets.

ESA’s Juice spacecraft will complement NASA’s Jupiter exploration, and look at whether its type of moons can harbor habitable environments.

In searching for life beyond Earth, scientists are continuing a human trait scientists believe was genetically set in ancient Africa.

The Republic of Congo wants to develop a safe, reliable and competitive aviation sector. This is no easy task.

Anticipating a “new era” of applications and services for connected cockpits and cabins, Rockwell Collins is positioning itself to profit from this trend.

Boeing is updating the standard rules for its airliner family brochure which will impact range, but this does not mean a change in actual performance, says the company.

Following a long and storied career in aerospace journalism, Aviation Week's former European Bureau Chief died on August 3, aged 75.

Congress leaves town for summer break without reauthorizing the Ex-Im bank as a fuming Boeing threatens to shift operations overseas.

Facebook using UAV to provide Internet service; inflatable space tower may enable SSTO; JAXA low-boom test a success; blood samples survive delivery by UAV; radar upgrade overcomes wind-farm interference

Tethered unmanned aircraft might prove to be an attractive alternative for use by first responders, newsgatherers, infrastructure monitors and disaster relief personnel.

Tapping atmospheric energy; Does fortune favor the F-35?—many different points of view.

Aviation Week editors discuss the latest news surrounding the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 in March, 2014. If a “flaperon” found on the island this week is indeed from the Boeing 777-200ER, what does its location and condition tell us about the final minutes of the Beijing-bound widebody jet?