Aviation Week & Space Technology

With respect to the tragic end of the R-101 there seems little that can be added to what has already appeared in print. An air crash that results in complete loss by fire usually remains somewhat of a mystery as regards the cause or causes of the crash.

Robert J. Collier’s century-old trophy is still working as intended, lauding aerospace accomplishments and serving to encourage dreamers.

Meeting U.S. requirements for security of the F-35 is a key issue behind building new infrastructure at Royal Australian Air Force bases from which the aircraft will operate.

Russia says China will act as an investor—wording that suggests that Russia will provide know-how while China pays. Russia has no requirement for the aircraft, so Beijing and Avic are obviously driving the whole program.

U.S. airlines are doing well, but American Airlines President Scott Kirby worries that may change if “capacity discipline” breaks down.

Rolls-Royce is at a critical phase of the test program for its next Boeing 787 engine.

Boeing Defense, Space & Security CEO walks Aviation Week editors through the company’s recent realignment and answers questions about the state of the industry and Boeing’s plans on major defense and space programs.

Regional airlines want to fly heavier regional jets. But there’s a problem. Will it be fixed?

Democrats take a stand on defense spending bill; Qatar Airways CEO responds to U.S. airline allegations; lawmakers respond to commercial space industry concerns; and watchdog group opposes limits on Pentagon’s operational test office.

Since we last published the box score a year ago, the record of the rigid airship has continued to improve. It is still true that there have been no disasters to ships of that type on the North Atlantic route. Eleven wholly successful crossings have been made. The flight on which the Graf Zeppelin had to turn back still constitutes the only departure from a perfect record.

Boeing Defense, Space & Security chief Chris Chadwick says established contractors need to show their customers “the art of the possible from an innovation perspective.”

The man running Google X’s Project Wing sees few limits to the potential for delivery UAVs once they become a safe and accepted part of everyday life.

The investigation of the A400M crash will cause additional delays to Airbus’s airlifter project.

Once a monopoly, ULA is countering a two-front attack from SpaceX and, now, Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Congress must act by June 30 or many U.S. companies will be hurt, says the president of a minority-owned Texas company.

Safety trumps medical privacy; mission adaptive wing (MAW) pioneer; keep A-10s, swap out F-16s; A-10 ISR capabilities lauded; observations on U.S. mine-clearing program

Two Western fighter houses are in the best position to challenge the F-35 in the 2020s. Can their rivals hang in there too?

NASA engineers think they can put four humans in orbit around Mars during the 2033 launch window— without increasing the space agency’s budget.

A key NASA technology goal poses problems in the construction of lightweight propellant tanks.

NASA division issues draft RFP for U.S. launch companies interested in inaugurating the Venture Class Launch Services dedicated to cubesat missions.

Curved approaches with a range of glidepath angles are among the benefits of ground-based satellite landing systems on display in China.

Many industries use data to cater to individual customers, but airlines have barely begun.

Despite some recent improvement, IATA says air cargo needs structural changes to become a sustainable business.

The legacy portion of the airline industry claims it is favoring further liberalization, but its actions indicate the opposite.

Airbus is evaluating composite wing sections to improve drag-reducing natural laminar flow for future aircraft models.