Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Joe Anselmo, Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau, Graham Warwick
Aviation Week editors discuss why an Airbus next-generation single-aisle program launch is not imminent despite technological progress.
Check 6

By Guy Norris
Although no longer designated a threat, Asteroid 2024 YR4’s projected path has renewed calls for enhanced planetary defense and near-Earth-object missions.
Operations & Safety

By William Garvey
From traveling saxophone player to musical instrument mogul to helicopter airframer executive.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force’s next fighter is finally in development, with Boeing in the driver’s seat for a program with aggressive schedule and cost targets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
From new missiles to intelligence aircraft, the Royal Australian Air Force is getting a makeover in 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Navy now has no target date for its T-45 replacement award as it continues studies for carrier landing practice.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
Dealmaking surged in 2024 and has continued at a brisk pace through the first quarter of this year.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
In compliance with a presidential directive, NASA is backtracking on a promise to include a woman and a person of color on the Artemis III crew.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Teams of artificial intelligence agents could reduce engineering time from months to minutes.
Satellites

Alex Krutz
Industry could be making production problems worse by not managing risk well.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois
Airbus has given some early insights into the basics of its future narrowbody. An open-rotor engine clearly remains its favorite option.
Emerging Technologies

By Vivienne Machi
The concept of dynamic space operations has taken on an urgency at U.S. Space Command and within the broader U.S. Space Force.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Sustainability and decarbonization were front and center at the two-day “Airbus Summit” held in Toulouse on March 24-25.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Renewable fuel producer Neste is growing sustainable aviation fuel capacity even if obstacles remain for wider uptake across industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The service is sending students to pilot-training schools before they fly on Air Force trainers in a bid to address the lingering pilot shortage.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Sean Broderick
An engine control software fix to address in-aircraft smoke risks following major 737 MAX CFM Leap 1B engine failures should be available in 2026, Boeing says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois, Guy Norris
Airbus is focusing on a “realpolitik” approach to accelerating innovation into products in the nearer term.
Emerging Technologies

By Vivienne Machi
Optical cross-link technology is maturing at a critical juncture, with government and commercial customers pouring billions into proliferated constellations.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
New firefighting amphibian, virtual wind tunnel, hydrogen-electric bizjet and Chinese cargo UAS.
Emerging Technologies

By Adrian Schofield
The brand and livery update underline the carrier’s global expansion plans following its absorption of Asiana Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Steve Trimble, Robert Wall, Matthew Jouppi
What does Boeing’s contract win for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation combat aircraft, the F-47, mean for the struggling aerospace company?
Check 6

By Tony Osborne, Guy Norris
As the rotorcraft market rebounds, Airbus and Robinson unveil new platforms prioritizing reliability, affordability and proven technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Contractor Firefly Aerospace has exceeded the mission requirements for 10 NASA lunar payloads.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
A backlash to President Donald Trump’s foreign policy decisions is raising pressure on the F-35 orderbook, and dozens of planned deliveries are being reviewed.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Network Staff
Continuing an annual tradition dating back to 1957, Aviation Week Network editors honored a wide variety of industry accomplishments.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain