Aviation Week & Space Technology

Middle-of-the-market study reflects real need, says Boeing; it is not meant to divert attention from competition with the Airbus A321neo.

Possibilities of more-powerful turbofans to accommodate proposed middle-of-the-market aircraft have piqued engine-makers’ interest.

Honeywell tackles the challenge of fusing data from multiple different sensors to enable unmanned aircraft to see and avoid other air traffic.

Airbus’s E-Fan electric-powered two-seater draws style inspiration from the automotive industry while advancing the light-aircraft art.

Hybridizing light aircraft for safety; MBDA’s highly modular missiles; Embraer’s ‘mixed reality’ cockpit designing; Aircelle’s electro-luminescent display; UAS sensor-tech pipeline inspection demo.

From the Airbus A380 to satellites and a newfangled AirbusX6 helicopter, the Aviation Week team at Paris talks through the highlights of the show.

USAF overly optimistic about aircraft development, test plans; Passenger praise for Gulf carriers; Cronyism among aerospace players needs to be curbed, for safety's sake

Responding to pressure from Emirates, its most important A380 customer, Airbus is reviewing options for reengining and/or stretching the model.

Ernest Edwards (see photo) has been named Aerion Corp. senior vice president and chief commercial officer, responsible for sales of the new AS2 supersonic business jet. Edwards was recently non-executive chairman of Veling Tayara Ltd., which leases business jets, and before that president of Embraer Business Jets, retiring from the company in late 2013.

The Air Force expects a multi-player competition over TX. But has it thought its brilliant plan all the way through?

It may not be popular with industry now, but it will strengthen aviation in the long run.

Another artificially crafted crisis looms and the fate of the U.S. Export-Import Bank hangs in the balance.

The jetliner supply chain might find itself the victim of someone else’s idea of success. As both Airbus and Boeing consider a further ramp-up of their A320 and 737 single-aisle jetliner families, everyone involved should consider the likely ramifications.

Airbus’s new heavyweight helicopter to embrace fly-by-wire as part of a radical change.

Antitrust, Pentagon concerns could be hurdles to Sikorsky sale

The cut in build time is a key parameter in the drive to reduce costs toward the $80 million unit targeted for an aircraft in the 13th low rate initial production (LRIP) lot decade’s end.

A Senate effort would unwind a major acquisition reform of the landmark 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Act; Ex-Im Bank hits deadline.

DEFENSE Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is to compete against Boeing and Northrop Grumman to replace the U.S. Air Force’s E-8C JStars ground-surveillance fleet with 17 new aircraft. Raytheon will provide the sensor suite, with Bombardier’s Global 6000 business jet as its platform choice.

With OneWeb joint venture, Airbus gets its foot in the door with a U.S.-based satellite manufacturing operation.

The Canadian aircraft manufacturer is confident that it now has correct formula to establish a viable presence in the mainline jet market.

Backed by larger-than-expected air show orders, Airbus is pushing hard for production rate increases.

ESA’s historic Rosetta mission is poised to enter its most exciting science phase yet.

The big three U.S. airlines are seeking to keep Gulf and low-cost carriers out of transatlantic markets. But do their arguments against competition hold water?

Speed is all what business aviation is all about, and the Paris air show is an important venue for business jet makers to display their long-range aircraft. Fred George takes a look at the aircraft on display at Le Bourget, including Dassault’s new Falcon 8X which is making its air show debut.

See what's flying in the air over Le Bourget at the Paris air show.