Aviation Week & Space Technology

Be sympathetic but realistic about A-10 retirement; Caution about cockpit access and terrorism; Mode of cleaning up anticipated smallsat space debris; Gentle gibe at slow-speed aircraft

Recent analysis indicates North America led other regions for major MRO investments in 2012-13, and the momentum appears to be accelerating.

We have seen some incredible leaps forward in technical innovation. We also have seen some incredible leaps backward in other areas.

Government mainstays United Launch Alliance and Aerojet Rocketdyne face uphill battle now that private investments have entered the competitive launch arena.

Wall Street can favor individual A&D companies or the sector as a whole, even as others lament mediocre program performance.

If not for a growing tailwind benefit of how Lockheed accounts for its pension liabilities, as well as its FX hedging and other asset-management accounting moves, its 2014 financial results and TPC scores would look worse.

Citing differences over policy regarding competition with Gulf carriers, Air Berlin follows IAG carriers British Airways and Iberia in leaving the AEA

Shareholders in aerospace and defense are reaping benefits more often associated with blue chip companies.

The transition from the current Airbus A330 to the A330neo was never going to be easy.

House to fund some Navy unfunded priorities, Virginia lawmaker keeps an eye on Uclass, more support for taking ATC out of FAA and aerospace companies collaborate with government space plans.

TPC rankings are the result of a composite scoring of four equally weighted performance categories that place significant emphasis on operating excellence.

DEFENSE The U.S. Navy’s Northrop Grumman X-47B accomplished the first autonomous aerial refueling of an unmanned aircraft on April 22. Flying behind an Omega Boeing K-707 tanker off the U.S. East Coast, the probe-equipped unmanned combat air system demonstrator autonomously engaged the deployed drogue and took on 4,000 lb. of fuel. The test concluded the planned X-47B demo program.

Byron Callan ​ Director Capital Alpha Partners Tom Captain Vice Chairman, Global A&D Sector Leader Deloitte Antoine Gelain ​ Managing Director Paragon European Partners Steven Grundman ​ Principal, Grundman Advisory Lund Fellow at the Atlantic Council Harlan Irvine Principal Deloitte

An unexpected threat to European air traffic is being posed by uncooperative military aircraft flying in busy international airspace.

As NATO and Russia are stepping up air patrols in and around Eastern Europe – including an increasing amount of flights with transponders turned off – aviation safety officials are scrambling to keep the skies safe for commercial airlines.

Swarms of cooperating small UAVs offer the potential to counter hostile defenses at lower cost than conventional weapon systems.

Recent strengthening of the U.S. dollar has varied consequences for U.S. and European airlines and airframers

While new requirements like that might seem onerous, remember that the whole technology push represents an opportunity to industry.

As the wheels come off India’s plans to build Rafales, Brazil’s Gripen program moves carefully forward.

Why “big data” is about to go from buzz-phrase to business-driver in airline maintenance

Poland has taken the next step toward modernizing its armed forces, but its selections may have wider effects.

Four years after the first Sbirs GEO launch, USAF pushes to get more infrared data to users in the field.

Given budget pressures, space industry increasingly using additive manufacturing to make components more flexibly and at lower cost

Allegiant Air’s pilots formed a union in 2012, but they still have no contract.

Aviation Week's Managing Editor, Commercial Aviation, Jens Flottau takes us on a flight in Drukair’s latest Airbus A319 as it navigates close to mountains en route to Paro Airport, Bhutan.