Aviation Week & Space Technology

The rotorcraft manufacturer is managing a careful balance between its legacy helicopters and next-generation vertical-lift aircraft.

European airlines are gearing up for more consolidation if the TAP sale process is finally launched.

Although the country is looking to foster a private space industry, the government remains a driving force.

While the Space Force invests billions of dollars into modernizing its sites, providers are intrigued by an alternate model: mobile launchpads at sea.

To handle greater challenges in its maritime environment, Singapore looks to field a more capable maritime patrol aircraft to replace its Fokker 50s.

Dramatic geopolitical shifts are prompting Europe to look at other defense suppliers for rearmament.

It is time for our leaders and industry associations to elevate their advocacy against the Trump administration’s dangerous policies before it is too late.

Less than four years after boldly pledging to reach net zero emissions by 2050, IATA appears to be dropping the target. Is the airline industry abandoning sustainability or just acknowledging reality?

Airbus expects that a growth variant of its H135 will appeal to commercial and parapublic operators.

Nimble, venture capital-backed startups are emerging as winners in a worsening global threat environment.

Aircraft lessors have benefited from rising lease rates, but slow aircraft production expansion and shifting U.S. economic policy are making growth harder.

After a year of trying to fix ailing suppliers, GE Aerospace Chairman and CEO Larry Culp cautions against expectations of near-term relief amid some progress.

The Australian airlines are looking to reactivate or wet-lease widebodies, but they will still be behind pre-pandemic numbers.

Seaglider prototype debuts, fuel-cell flights, Delta backs BWB, and improving fuel cells.

Robinson Helicopter Company has announced the launch of the R88, its much-anticipated new large rotorcraft and the company’s first major product-line refresh since the R66 turbine was revealed in 2007.

NASA’s commercial lunar services initiative scores another major win.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

Leaders in the sector say business is on an upward trajectory after years of stagnation.

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

Helicopter manufacturers are beginning to turn their attention to modernizing their bestsellers.

Readers write about next-generation fighters, future widebodies and the feasibility of hydrogen propulsion in aviation.

Advanced air mobility ambitions, crewed-uncrewed teaming, drone production and an expanded rotorcraft family are key thrusts in Robinson’s growth plan.

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

Boeing's Mike Lombardi joins editors for a deep dive into the revolutionary bomber that shaped modern airliner design as we know it.

The association questions whether airlines can achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, receiving applause from the industry and criticism from environmental groups