Aviation Week & Space Technology

For those few uninitiated workers who trip into aerospace, disenchantment builds fast, AIA and PwC report finds.

The case of the small German startup shows how challenging it is to get the SAF industry off the ground.

The quantum-sensor magnetic navigation system was flight-tested on several Boeing C-17s, performing consistently.

New technologies are leveraging the advantages of GEO.

Carriers are bolstering resilience to growing cybersecurity threats, while regulators work to encourage collaboration around risks and harmonize standards.

MagniX unveils hybrid testbed; VoloCity vibration testing; UK gets first vertiport; electric aircraft training.

The long corporate nightmare for the airframer’s defense business might be ending as cost cuts and smarter bidding promise a healthier outlook.

The method is Elon Musk’s modern take on Aristotle’s “First Principles."

Some co-founders at new space tech startups are trying to codify innovation.

The goals of the U.S. National Defense Industrial Strategy need to be truly implemented to open the market to companies outside the traditional competitors.

The airlines await final approvals for their pending merger following the expiration of a U.S. Justice Department antitrust review period.

Multiple energy-dense battery options are becoming available for aviation use, but are they good enough?

Amid growing skepticism that airlines can achieve net zero emissions in 2050, a report lays out a road map for rapidly scaling up SAF. Listen in as one of those skeptics, Aviation Week’s Graham Warwick, talks with a co-author of the plan.

The company has a billion-dollar industrialization plan to “hyperscale” manufacturing of its diverse defense product portfolio.

In addition to venturing outside the capsule, the Jared Isaacman-backed Polaris Dawn mission aims to break the 1966 altitude record.

Advanced manufacturing companies are trying to automate complex aerospace work.

The startup’s blended wing plan is moving forward with new airline funding and a growing development team.

The A330neo, not yet the success story Airbus has hoped for, may find its biggest opportunity in the Asia-Pacific region.

Newly released details of recent Chinese spacecraft maneuvers tracked by U.S.-based observers show increasing capability in key areas.

Divergent Technologies’ fixtureless assembly cell uses 23 robotic arms to build structures.

SpaceX leans on fellow operators of the company’s 3D printers in a pinch.

The first U.S. military payload to be hosted aboard an international partner’s spacecraft is now in orbit.

Prospective pilots have plenty of options for earning a commercial license, but better standards would improve the process.

New interceptors, radars, and command and control are on the near-term agenda.

FAA funds sustainability projects; faster cryogenic fueling; hydrogen in a box; and sharkskins for 777s.