Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Vivienne Machi
The CODA system automatically translates and standardizes commercially derived data points to support space domain awareness missions.
Space

By Chen Chuanren, Kim Minseok, Robert Wall
Seoul is preparing its future fighter for near-term service and a long-term evolution.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
The spacecraft’s propulsion system issues are driving plans to end Boeing’s Crew Flight Test.
Space

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

Readers write about Aviation Week Farnborough coverage and podcasts, Europan Ocean tidal flexing, pilot training and Miles Aircraft’s legacy. Plus: Behind the Scenes at EAA AirVenture.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Irene Klotz
But how to return the Perseverance collection to Earth remains to be determined.
Space

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
New requirements to validate human factors assumptions and the need to comply with a 2013 rule have pushed Boeing down an unfamiliar path to 777X type inspection authorization.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Data from 363 prior missions was key for the speedy return to flight.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
Cost overruns and schedule breaches are driving a new look at engine replacement and radar modernization requirements.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
Roberto Cingolani wants his company to play a greater role in the global aerostructures business and shape the development of new-generation combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois, Guy Norris
CFM International blames high-pressure turbine blade supply issues for Leap 1A delivery delays that are adding to Airbus’ production headaches.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
An engine choice for a 737 successor may be years away, but Boeing is showing signs of preferring ducted engines to the outwardly more efficient open fan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The service is weighing a quick start for its next tanker while pausing the sixth-generation fighter program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The design builds on experience from the Air One vertiport operational demonstration in Coventry, England, in April 2022.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Helen Massy-Beresford, David Casey
The multinational airline group cited regulatory challenges as it announced it was abandoning its plan to acquire Air Europa.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sash Tusa
The Tempest program faces a political stress test in Britain’s new strategic defense review.
Budget, Policy & Operations

J.J. Gertler
Predicting the end of dogfighting has been a cottage industry for decades, but the prospect is now very real.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sean Broderick
The engine-maker’s plan for managing unscheduled geared turbofan inspections is going as expected, but disruptions continue to dog affected operators.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno
Kelly Ortberg has a stellar track record as an aerospace CEO, but he faces momentous challenges in Seattle.
Check 6

By Michael Bruno
Leadership sets the tone, and incoming Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg has results and relations.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Christine Boynton
The carrier is facing a U.S. Transportation Department investigation into its lengthy recovery from a global IT-system failure.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Compound, conventional rotorcraft and tiltrotors are among the technologies being proposed by industry for NATO’s future rotorcraft needs.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein, Tony Osborne, Jens Flottau
Two startups join short list of companies that have unveiled full-scale prototype electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Vivienne Machi
The Pentagon is exploring using commercial launch vehicles for point-to-point delivery by the 2030s.
Space

By Brian Everstine, Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
With CCA projects emerging across the world, engine manufacturers are mobilizing to secure a piece of the burgeoning market.
Aircraft & Propulsion