Aviation Week & Space Technology

To simplify its fuel cell engine design, Airbus elected not to use batteries that would have boosted peak power.

As demand remains healthy, airlines are managing capacity challenges amid supply chain woes, engine issues and significant aircraft delivery delays.

As pressure to cut aviation’s environmental impact intensifies, non-CO2 emissions are in the spotlight.

The company capitalizes on M&A deals like none other in aerospace and defense.

Three years on from their commitment, airlines are frustrated, particularly over the hurdles to greater sustainable aviation fuel uptake.

A wave of new orders and investments in capabilities is giving Eurofighter a “golden moment.”

Editors unpack a week that started with a unique media briefing at Boeing's Renton facility and ended with the purchase of Spirit AeroSystems.

The airframer is building production and hopes for more KC-390 orders in defense as its executive aviation branch thrives. Where will it invest next?

Forces in Europe are doing more in space, including through an increased focus on situational awareness of the domain to address growing threats.

Cryo-compressed hydrogen; Nullforming antenna; Contrail mitigation; Condensed battery flies.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

The region is going shopping to address defense shortfalls, with counter-UAS on most countries’ lists.

A South Carolina airport is facing encroachment from a high-density housing development nearby—with 274 homes on the short final.

A new plan focuses on tracking airplane production basics as key to addressing issues and eventually increasing production.

Readers write about reducing aviation CO2 emissions and the FAA’s moving of the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control to the Philadelphia ATC facility.

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

Chang’e 6 was by far the most complex mission in China’s lunar exploration program to date.

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

Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation both aim to start electric air taxi services in 2025.

The scheduled July 9 launch kicks off a new era in European space operations.

Despite strong demand for new commercial aircraft, supply chain woes are forcing Airbus to delay rate targets and may make it sell parts of the space business.

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall cast doubt on the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter program in an interview with Aviation Week. Listen in as editors Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble and Robert Wall break down what we know—and what we don't know.

NASA is leading the coalition into the new age of exploration.

On the heels of last year’s lucrative pilot contracts, flight attendants at U.S. airlines are beginning to reach their own agreements—and the pressure is on.

Will Bombardier’s military work help it evolve into a stronger competitor?