Aviation Week & Space Technology

The jetliner supply chain might find itself the victim of someone else’s idea of success. As both Airbus and Boeing consider a further ramp-up of their A320 and 737 single-aisle jetliner families, everyone involved should consider the likely ramifications.

Airbus’s new heavyweight helicopter to embrace fly-by-wire as part of a radical change.

Antitrust, Pentagon concerns could be hurdles to Sikorsky sale

The cut in build time is a key parameter in the drive to reduce costs toward the $80 million unit targeted for an aircraft in the 13th low rate initial production (LRIP) lot decade’s end.

A Senate effort would unwind a major acquisition reform of the landmark 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Act; Ex-Im Bank hits deadline.

DEFENSE Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is to compete against Boeing and Northrop Grumman to replace the U.S. Air Force’s E-8C JStars ground-surveillance fleet with 17 new aircraft. Raytheon will provide the sensor suite, with Bombardier’s Global 6000 business jet as its platform choice.

With OneWeb joint venture, Airbus gets its foot in the door with a U.S.-based satellite manufacturing operation.

The Canadian aircraft manufacturer is confident that it now has correct formula to establish a viable presence in the mainline jet market.

Backed by larger-than-expected air show orders, Airbus is pushing hard for production rate increases.

ESA’s historic Rosetta mission is poised to enter its most exciting science phase yet.

The big three U.S. airlines are seeking to keep Gulf and low-cost carriers out of transatlantic markets. But do their arguments against competition hold water?

Speed is all what business aviation is all about, and the Paris air show is an important venue for business jet makers to display their long-range aircraft. Fred George takes a look at the aircraft on display at Le Bourget, including Dassault’s new Falcon 8X which is making its air show debut.

See what's flying in the air over Le Bourget at the Paris air show.

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.