Aviation Week & Space Technology

The French aviation accident authority is investing in more equipment to get better investigation results faster.

Talk of a pilot shortage has softened, but the need persists to increase opportunities to ensure a steady flow of qualified candidates.

The manufacturer is flight-testing the AW249 attack helicopter to meet Italian Army and international needs.

The poster child for new aviation tech like electrified propulsion and autonomy is not an exotic NASA X-plane, but that everyday workhorse: the Cessna Caravan.

Listen in to hear Frank Haselbach, president of ISABE and head of propulsion at Airbus, in conversation with Aviation Week's Guy Norris.

Autonomy is coming to commercial aviation. Its first stop: the Cessna Caravan.

The Army's next rotorcraft is still in development, but officials are planning its first upgrade—a big shift in the service's approach to aircraft acquisition.

A growing reputation from global air forces is putting Italy’s International Flight Training School on the map.

More than 50 years into its military space odyssey, the UK is looking to take its capabilities to a higher level.

Industry efforts are underway to address shortfalls in recruiting and training aviation maintenance technicians.

Solar sails could make new deep space missions possible. One potential application is a “space weather buoy” between the Earth and the Sun.

Syracuse, New York-based SRC Inc. has unveiled an electronic support measures (ESM) payload for a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).

As satellite operators turn to smaller, proliferated spacecraft to protect space-based capabilities, industry sees ground stations as a new target for attacks.

Many carriers have boosted Australian capacity and see strong prospects for further growth.

Aurora’s Liberty Lifter; stratospheric HAPS; Radian’s subscale spaceplane; and GAC plans winged eVTOL air taxi.

Culberson has played a pivotal role in the quest to learn if Jupiter’s ocean-bearing moon Europa has the ingredients for life.

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

The walkout at Boeing halted much-needed progress on quality-focused changes and will make regaining momentum even more challenging.

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

Ted Colbert’s abrupt departure marks the first of possibly many management changes to improve the airframer’s course.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

Readers write about robotics in manufacturing, open-rotor viability and USAF F-22s in Indonesia. Plus: Behind the scenes in Washington, New York and Istanbul.

Scientists believe the ocean under Europa’s frozen surface may harbor life. The Europa Clipper spacecraft will travel there to gather data and assess chemicals.

Aviation Week's Steve Trimble is just back from a trip to Israel, including its northern border. Listen to his observations from the frontline and what the fighting tells us about the future of warfare.

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