Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Thierry Dubois
Newcomers in Europe, some born from public institutions, are riding the wave of booming demand for data.
Commercial Space

By Sean Broderick
The aircraft-maker’s much-anticipated production rate increases on its key programs remain tied to quality improvement targets that appear to be in sight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
While some radars improve detection of weather-related turbulence, clear air turbulence detection remains difficult. One company looks to negate the phenomenon.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Turbulence canceling; deep learning controls flow; stratospheric test flight; and imaging manufacturing defects.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall, Vivienne Machi, Guy Norris
As the X-37B graces the cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine, editors discuss the unique characteristics of the spaceplane and what its up to as it orbits Earth.
Check 6

By Garrett Reim
Honeywell’s RASP also aims to anonymize speech for national security purposes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
Readers write about aerospace cybersecurity, the American Airlines-Black Hawk DCA accident and finding a long lost hero.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Vivienne Machi
The military spaceplane is logging hundreds of days on orbit to collect data for future development.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

Aviation Week Network Staff
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Steve Trimble
A new kind of air vehicle is entering the U.S. military arsenal, capable of performing several roles including strike, reconnaissance and target decoy duties.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jens Flottau, Robert Wall
The airframer faces challenges on several fronts in leaving stubborn problems in its wake this year.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

William Todts
There are three lessons to take away from Airbus’ admission that it is delaying its hydrogen-fueled aircraft dream.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The United Arab Emirates’ principal defense company is eyeing partnerships to realize its engine and space ambitions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Staff
A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
New spins on NASA-developed heat shield technologies paved the way for an era of reusable space vehicles.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois, Graham Warwick
The 100-kW ENGINeUS 100B1 is designed to power electric training aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
A Munich startup maintains that it can use available technology to develop an electric short-haul aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Owned and operated by Firefly Aerospace, the lander, known as Blue Ghost, is aiming for a gentle touchdown in Mare Crisium.
Space Exploration

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Seeking a new era of sustained profitability, some budget carriers are playing to their unique strengths while others seek to evolve their operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Irene Klotz
An alternate proposal tests the limits of the agency’s use of commercial services.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
The strained relations between airframer HAL and the Indian Air Force were on full view during Aero India.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
India’s navy has turned to private enterprise to find a way increase the capacity of its carrier air wings.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Supernal eVTOL breaks cover; Climate Impulse takes shape; monitoring battery health; autonomous aerial application.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
The airframer has received approval for a maintenance interval extension on the nose landing gear, and engineers are working to improve other systems.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain