Aviation Week & Space Technology

Oct. 6-7—SpeedNews 20th Annual Business & General Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference. Los Angeles. Oct. 13-15—MRO Europe. London. Nov. 3-5—MRO Asia-Pacific. Singapore. Nov. 3-5—AerospaceDefenseChain. Scottsdale, Arizona. Jan. 21-22, 2016—MRO Latin America. Lima, Peru. Feb. 3-4, 2016—MRO Middle East. Dubai. Feb 15, 2016—ATW’s Airline Industry Achievement Awards. Singapore. March 3, 2016—Aviation Week Laureate Awards. Washington.

Oct. 4-6—ISTAT Europe 2015. Hilton Prague. Prague. See istat.org/p/cm/ld/fid=49 Oct. 4-7—2015 ACI-NA Annual Conference & Exhibition. Long Beach Convention Center. Long Beach, California. See annual.aci-na.org

While Airbus focuses on A320neo to address middle-of-the-market for commercial aircraft, options for Boeing are less clear and will take time to sort out.

Team hopes stratospheric mountain waves and polar night jet stream will combine to propel Perlan 2 glider into the stratosphere and a record altitude for sustained level flight of 90,000 ft.

The U.K.’s mini UAVs; GA-ASI trains UAV pilots; F-35 avionics; Japanese missile defense; and a sole-source U.S. contract.

Remember when the F-35 was going to be the only Western fighter in production after 2020? That’s not how it looks today.

Developers hope to ground test a turbine engine at Mach 3.2 in the coming months, paving the way for long-range supersonic cruise missiles as well as potentially laying the foundation for a viable combined-cycle hypersonic propulsion system.

Scott Kelly has some tricks for enduring his year-long stay on the space station.

The technical centerpiece of China’s new launchers, the YF-100 engine, has now flown in the smallest member of the family, Long March 6. The rapid-response solid-propellant launcher Long March 11, meanwhile, should fly imminently.

Enceladus is home to a global subsurface ocean that sprays plumes of ice from its south pole.

Leaked details from a Norwegian defense planning document appear to support continued procurement of the planned full complement of Lockheed Martin F-35s.

Four industry groups say Aviation Week was wrong in predicting that ICAO’s 2020 fuel-burn goals will be missed.

Among Chinese carriers, Hainan Airlines is the most eager to try long, thin international routes. The government has decided the airline has the most use for the A330s in a bulk order placed in June.

The ruling makes it easier for carriers to be successfully sued over flight cancellations and suppliers over defective parts.

SpaceX and other new players in the A&D field may change the way heritage providers do business.

Low-cost carriers in Mexico are already outpacing legacy airlines, but want to grow the overall market by enticing bus passengers to fly and save time, at competitive fares.

Deep-space flight time and expense could be greatly reduced through the use of nuclear rocket engines and make Mars exploration more feasible.

XTI’s VTOL TriFan appeals to crowdfunders; game-changing demos at AFRL; fast-formable composite parts; how UAS can help in a crisis; more unmanned news.

JT8D engines powering MD-88s suffer the worst fan-blade erosion of any engine in Delta’s fleet. FAA research program will support tests of an anti-erosion coating.

For the foreseeable future, national security space launches will keep the United Launch Alliance and enginemaker Aerojet in business. But the outlook down the road is full of change and opportunity, as Blue Origin plans to build a new launch vehicle and test facility in Florida and will team up with ULA on a new Vulcan rocket.

After years of delays and development problems, Australia’s MRH90 helicopters are finally going into service.

Republican lawmaker says NASA shortchanged itself in delaying the first manned Orion flight.

The smooth performance of helicopter deliveries to Australia under U.S. FMS contracts contrasts with troublesome programs for two Airbus types that were immature when ordered

Aerojet’s offer for ULA falls on deaf ears, leaving rocket maker without a ride in EELV program.

German carrier wants to monetize synergies created by its acquisition of three airlines.