Aviation Week & Space Technology

The annual airshow event in Europe always helps boost M&A, but this year could be a record-setter.

The Swedish air force has had to scramble more Gripen fighters and airborne and ground radars are being more heavily utilized because of increased Russian military aircraft operating over the Baltic Sea close to Swedish airspace.

Lockheed hopes Skunk Works, Raytheon, Bombardier team can unseat Northrop as premier air-to-ground surveillance provider for USAF.

Just when you think a device is reaching an evolutionary plateau, it keeps going to new levels of innovation.

USAF: F-35 evades attack during Green Flag exercises where A-10, F-16s are downed.

Spaceflight engineers understand the value of lessons learned from flight testing—and they budget for it.

The missile market is growing. Bill Sweetman details some of the latest trends in the air-to-air, surface-to-air and loitering attack segments.

Airbus Defense and Space, prime contractor for Europe's Ariane launch vehicles, has been working on an ambitious development that could make future liquid-fueled launchers partially reusable.

BlackSky Global, part of Spaceflight Industries, plans to launch a 60-satellite constellation to provide 1-meter imagery of the Earth with a quick turnaround.

It’s an exciting time for engine makers with the Bombardier CSeries, Airbus A320neo and Mitsubishi MRJ all undergoing flight tests with new powerplants. Larger engines are also being built for the the Airbus A350-1000 and Boeing 777X.

Airbus comes to this year’s Paris air show with mixed fortunes.

David Neeleman, who founded Azul Brazilian Airlines in 2008, is leading Gateway, a consortium with Portuguese transport group Barraqueiro, to buy 61% of Portuguese state-owned TAP Group.

Trial could set the stage for broadband data to cross over from the cabin to the flight deck.

The Thai government has reacted to the ICAO warnings by creating new agencies for aviation regulation and beginning the process of recertifying Thai airlines and reissuing air operator certificates.

We look at the fighters on display at this year’s Paris air show, including the JF-17 Thunder, which is making its European debut.

Bombardier's Fred Cromer and Rob Dewar take Aviation Week on a tour of the new passenger jet and point out features they believe will give it a competitive edge.

NASA advances supersonics; robots meet Darpa’s challenge; wood to fuel Alaska flights; UAVs inspect EasyJet airliners; kite-surfing UAVs, “drone”-detecting radar and all-in-one 3-D-printed UAV.

Volcanic eruptions can cause widespread flight disruptions. Now Israel’s Elbit is working to upgrade its low-visibility enhanced vision systems to detect ash clouds.

AFRL updates its unmanned-aircraft sense-and-avoid system to reflect latest position on requirements for access to national airspace.

Rockwell Collins CEO Kelly Ortberg talks with Aviation Week about innovating for the Defense Department, warding off cockpit hackers and the aerospace IT company’s ongoing positive outlook.

Claims and counterclaims continue to be hurled in the ongoing dispute between U.S. and European-based carriers versus the Big Three Gulf airlines.

A350 flight level discussed; Beef-up the A-10; Helicopter terminology; More terminology talk—for electric motor and turbines

Tiny Bluetooth devices will offer a variety of new services for passengers and airports as beacon technology goes mainstream.

Malaysia’s CTRM has learned a thing or two in overcoming production difficulties.

U.S. EPA finding on harmful aviation emissions stirs debate, but is a key step to a global standard to reduce CO2 from aircraft.