Aviation Week & Space Technology

The burgeoning sector is facing some concerning trends.

Daher’s strategic plan calls for the potential launch by 2027 of a hybrid-electric turboprop in the small business or utility aircraft category.

The necessary tests, simulations and studies are defining pathways to new engine options for future single-aisle designs.

Listen in as editors discuss whether Airbus will meet its delivery target and the long climb ahead for Boeing.

The direct-to-device market could grow to $1.7 billion annually by 2029.

While demand for new aircraft remains strong, the industry must make big steps to increase production in 2025 and come closer to satisfying customers.

After years of talking about collective defense, the EU wants to make 2025 the year it really advances efforts to boost the region’s military capacity.

Many think Comac is the next challenger to the Airbus-Boeing duopoly, but Embraer is the company to watch in the near term.

A decade ago, SpaceX launched six Falcon 9 rockets in a year—now, it could be on track for an orbital launch rate of 136 Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy flights.

Evidence that new, more efficient shapes are being treated realistically comes most recently from NASA's updated subsonic transport metrics for future sustainable airliners.

The increasingly connected and powerful Chinese military is displaying its capabilities and prompting countermoves by the U.S. and allies.

Aircraft utilization, mission profile and age differentiate the commercial aviation, business aviation, civil helicopter and military aircraft MRO segments.

The Davidson Window looms on the horizon as the U.S. seeks to deepen its stocks of weapons. Will that mean war between the U.S. and China?

2024 was full of challenges and milestones for airline consolidation efforts around the world.

Stop-fold tiltrotor tests; EcoPulse lessons learned; Black Hawk advanced controls; China’s AAM avionics supplier.

Even though Europe is back in the space launcher race, its progress still trails the U.S. and China.

Activist investors have spotted opportunity in U.S. airline brands working to restore profitability amid challenged margins and changing consumer preferences.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

The arrival of the Airbus A321XLR and other new aircraft types is opening up new possibilities for budget airlines.

The agency suspects maneuvering spacecraft could open the door to other science missions, including ones linked to Mars sample return missions.

Defense contractors can consider these points to mitigate uncertainties surrounding the incoming Trump administration.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

This year’s winners represent an assortment of first-time entrants and veteran Aviation Week Photo Contest entrants.

With backgrounds in photography, journalism, art and design, our judges bring an appreciation for aesthetics and love of aviation.

Readers write about space station experiments, the Check 6 podcast, firefighting aircraft and U.S. air base defense. Plus Behind the Scenes with the Photo Contest judges and at the Wings Club.