Aviation Week & Space Technology

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

NTSB points to possible broader problems in the industry with missed safety checks.

Historic space-launch facilities in Florida are getting a private-sector makeover

SAS has repositioned itself as a niche carrier serving the Scandinavian frequent traveler

What is a ‘real’ operational test, anyway; NASA doubts Orbital can meet its schedule for returning Antares to flight and Japan may lift restrictions on daytime flights to the U.S.

NASA doesn’t believe Orbital ATK can meet its announced schedule for returning Antares to flight.

Many airlines want the lowest maintenance cost possible, but also wish to retain full flexibility.

Poland buys U.S. cruise missiles; General Atomics delivers MQ-9 Reapers; preventing hypoxia; secure voice communication systems for helos; new Czech trainer demonstrator.

Billions spent on the Eurofighter aircraft’s capability enhancements may finally be paying off.

F-22 shortfall likely to prompt billions in extra spending on upgrading F-15Cs, though questions remain on what mods are needed.

Why the Pentagon should invest in high-tech commercial research and why start-ups will warm to the lure of government dollars.

GIV final crash analysis blames pilots for routinely ignoring checklist procedures and FAA for not verifying a key safety system during certification of the aircraft.

Do airlines much care if the ban on U.S. oil exports is removed? So far, most carriers have avoided entanglement in the debate.

After decades of promise, directed-energy weapons could finally see operational action by the end of this decade.

The chairman of United Launch Alliance says the company is not seriously considering a recent proposal by Aerojet Rocketdyne to purchase the Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture for a reported $2 billion in cash.

Two of the Air Force’s top generals say that a podded, tactical laser is likely to be ready for operational use on aircraft by 2020, a major breakthrough in a technology that has been under slow but steady development for decades.

The botanist played by Matt Damon in The Martian has real-life counterparts in space and on the ground today.

Simulation of complete aircraft and engines takes a giant step as software developer Ansys shows computational fluid dynamics code can run efficiently on a massively parallel supercomputer.

Company reshuffles Falcon 9 manifest, moving a commercial satellite launch on an upgraded version of the rocket ahead of the Jason-3 ocean-monitoring mission for NASA.

Company’s modifications are popular among operators because they improve performance or free up cabin space.

Defense officials need to do more than sound like an abusive partner returning to his lover (“Baby, it will be different this time”).

JPL concept outlines a slingshot concept for exploring multiple asteroids, comets and small planets in the outer Solar System in one mission.

Fewer maintenance inspections are occurring post-severe turbulence encounters, thanks to new software that improves upon traditional qualitative pilot reports.

Software applications that will help futurecast storms and other hazards will soon be on tap as cockpit connectivity flourishes.

European manufacturer plans to deliver its first U.S.-assembled A321 in April 2016, and expand production to other types.