Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Jen DiMascio
House to vote on Ex-Im Bank at last. Army studies Russian UAV ops in Ukraine. NASA plans for a return to the Moon in the long run. And the State Department prepares to sell Black Hawks to Saudi Arabia.
Space

By Jens Flottau, Adrian Schofield
Thanks to the introduction of the A350ULR and low fuel prices remaining in play, Singapore Airlines is gearing up to resume ultra-long-haul flights.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Gloria Flach is named new Northrop Grumman COO, and company reorganization will create three sectors from four. The moves could be a precursor to a CEO succession plan.
Defense

Regional aircraft in Europe and beyond are on the rebound, and manufacturers are gaining in the process.
Air Transport

Passengers trust airlines and airlines trust states, but neither is properly assessing the risks of overflying conflict zones
Air Transport

ICAO responded with a task force, which created a website — hardly a determined effort.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
MH17 report paves way for investigators to track down culprits.
Air Transport

Israel’s growing space economy looks beyond limited domestic markets in telecom, Earth observation and science as it expands into international commercial business.
Space

By William Garvey
U.S. business jets gain toehold in Cuba; Fledgling lender/lessor Global Jet Capital nears one-year milestone.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
British government sees unmanned aerial systems as a tool for streamlining government, accelerating economic growth.
Aerospace

By Kevin Michaels
There are three alternatives for the world’s third-largest civil aircraft manufacturer to survive: sell assets, shut down the C Series or accept government intervention.
Air Transport

F-35C passes crucial carrier tests - the ones "that create the most pucker factor" according to a Navy commander. And Aviation Week's Michael Fabey captured it on video.

By Tony Osborne
A Cobra upgrade could refresh the AH-1 at a fraction of the cost of buying new attack helicopters.
Defense

By Jens Flottau
New-technology aircraft coming on the scene in the next years will be much more fuel-efficient. But the dramatic fall in fuel prices is making existing fleets more attractive, creating options for carriers.

Rand assesses U.S., Chinese military prowess. Northrop wins another G/ator upgrade. U.S. Army to deploy BAE’s Apkws, and France and Saudi Arabia forge closer ties.
Defense

After years of counting on U.S. government business, United Launch Alliance is paying more attention to developments in the global commercial satellite sector.
Defense

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden says the congressionally mandated U.S. ban preventing space cooperation with China is “temporary.”
Space

Internecine warfare within the House Republican caucus is exacerbating the budget politics that complicated NASA’s Mars mission planning.
Space

By Guy Norris
Glide and powered test flights of SpaceShipTwo are expected to resume in 2016.
Space

Between aging Super Hornets and costly F-35s, the Navy faces a fighter gap. Boeing says it can help fill it.
Defense

Frontier made more money last year than in the previous 10 combined. What’s next for one of America’s fastest-growing airlines?
Air Transport

The Nordic carrier’s big ambitions include doubling revenue generated from passenger and cargo operations on Asian routes by 2020 and becoming one of the top three airlines in transfer traffic between Asia and Europe.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Widebody and turboprop fleets will play a major role as Cebu Pacific pursues new market opportunities.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
With a new management team in place, Philippine Airlines is strengthening its focus on premium services and on its important long-haul markets such as North America.
Air Transport

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Graham Warwick
As business talks between Bombardier and Airbus fall apart, Aviation Week editors discuss why the new cutting-edge passenger jet is facing severe headwinds in the market—and whether Bombardier has the resources to see it through.
Air Transport