Aviation Week & Space Technology

A small research effort reveals that Japanese defense ministry technologists believe a radical alternative to the fighter as an instrument of air control may soon be available.

Starting next year, airline and business jet pilots in the European Union will be required to complete a comprehensive upset prevention and recovery course every three years, but without full stall training.

Better pay for regional pilots would help, but it is unlikely to be a panacea.

First officer of Germanwings Flight 9525 acted suspiciously on earlier flight, BEA report finds.

Sen. Feinstein opposes Air Force’s long-range missile; lawmaker aims to take politics out of NASA policy; the end of the Jim Wright era.

U.S. newsgathering, precision agriculture and railroad companies take the lead in pushing small UAS use beyond the initial tight limits outlined by the FAA.

DEFENSE Dassault has secured its third Rafale export customer in as many months with Qatar placing a €6.3 billion ($7 billion) order for 24 fighters, plus 12 options, on May 4. Qatar Airways reportedly secured additional traffic rights to France as part of the deal. In February, Egypt signed for 24 Rafales, and India committed in April to purchase 36. The U.S. Air Force is shuttering a program designed to identify sources of interference to satellite communications due to cost and performance issues.

Think the KC-X tanker program was messy? The forthcoming EELV procurement could make it look like a walk in the park.

Emirates, undeterred from competitor claims, continues growth as new aircraft arrive and airport expands.

June 17—Commercial Aerospace Manufacturing Briefing, Paris. Oct. 13-15—MRO Europe, London. Nov. 3-5—MRO Asia, Singapore. Nov. 3-5—Aerospace Defense Chain, Scottsdale, Arizona.

June 7-9—ASA-Aviation Suppliers 2015. Scottsdale, Arizona. See aviationsuppliers.org/ASA-2015-Hotel June 7-9—71st IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit. Miami. See iata.org/pressroom/pr/Pages/2014-06-03-2.aspx June 15-21—Paris Air Show. Le Bourget, France. See siae.fr/EN

Within the last two months, three orders have been announced for close to a total of 100 Rafales, and suddenly the future looks bright.

Rolls’s results were worsening in a way not seen since the worldwide financial crisis of 2008.

Britain’s defense was not a talking point of the electoral campaign, despite unease over Russia and other countries.

If Qatar chooses to exercise an option for 12 additional Rafales, Dassault Aviation could be on the hook to deliver nearly 100 combat jets to foreign buyers by around the end of the decade.

USAF bails on the Raidrs satcom space protection project, though need for EMI detection grows.

New details on how infrared search-and-track systems can detect targets at long range—and why stealth technology doesn’t make any difference.

Bickering between Republicans and Democrats over global warming issues may jeopardize funding for NASA’s climate-monitoring missions

Lockheed Martin, responding to market changes, is merging its military and commercial satellite manufacturing operations while upgrading the A2100 bus.

Earlier this month, Lufthansa came to an important crossroads but seemed to take the wrong turn.

Speedy very light jet or capacious turboprop single? That’s the choice One Aviation plans to offer by bringing Eclipse and Kestrel together

Piper may have canceled its single-engine jet project, but the U.S. airframer continues to upgrade its products—its latest is a turboprop that seats six and cruises at 260 kt.

OEMs and avionics companies are turning to their customers to make the case for next-generation synthetic vision systems approval.

Two airline industry heavyweights focus their growth ambitions on the North Texas metroplex area; one eyes domestic expansion, the other branches out internationally.

Business Aviation in Europe has been beset by problems ranging from political to practical—sanctions and market saturation have taken their toll. But now manufacturers are seeing some upward movement.