Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick
Testing contrail avoidance; Spectrum for UAS control; Electrifying the King Air; Longer-lived batteries.
Emerging Technologies

By Christine Boynton
Weather is an ongoing challenge for airlines, and recent disruptions have spurred technological upgrades and collaboration to improve delay mitigation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris, Jens Flottau, Steve Trimble
Listen in as Aviation Week’s propulsion editor updates our chief Boom skeptic on the company’s latest test flight.
Check 6

By Vivienne Machi
Space-to-space and space-to-air tests are planned to prove optical communications capability.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The flagship UK helicopter modernization program has suffered delays and shrunk in size before a contract has even been signed.
Supply Chain

By Christine Boynton
Complicated by COVID-19, the negotiations have been ongoing for years with some bargaining groups, and patience is wearing thin.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The helicopter company is partnering with United Therapeutics to bring hydrogen-electric propulsion to the R44 and R66.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Although there is no imminent threat, pilot groups are stepping up their campaign against reduced-crew and single-pilot concepts.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kevin Michaels
Winding down BGS would simplify the organization, raise cash and signal that Boeing is returning to its roots of aircraft development and manufacturing.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
The elements offer greater thrust potential than conventional gas propellants.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The CEO reports progress toward raising €450 million and reaching certification of the ERA 19-seater.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
While the Collaborative Combat Aircraft effort prioritizes quick fielding, Project VENOM plans to evaluate future improved capabilities—including AI.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
C-130J as a hydrogen demonstrator; fuel cells for European regional project; ductile composites for LH2 tanks.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The Entry-Exit System should finally come into force Nov. 10, but airlines fear preparations could bring delays.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
The service is taking the Rocket Systems Launch Program back to its customer-funded roots, but small launchers still have routes to work with the government.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
The Seattle union is favored to win contract negotiations with Boeing, but reaching an agreement could be dicey.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
The Moon rocket’s new upper stage and mobile launcher are billions over budget.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

By Irene Klotz
Uncertainties about the spacecraft’s thruster performance remain after a failure during the first ISS docking attempt.
Commercial Space

By Joe Anselmo, Irene Klotz, Michael Bruno
Listen in as editors explain why a crew vehicle is coming home from the space station without a crew, and what it means for Boeing, SpaceX and two stranded astronauts.
Check 6

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
Boeing is working to identify why a common structural load-carrying component was found damaged on all 777-9 test aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
Army and Air Force leaders are discussing options for protecting dispersed bases from air and missile attacks.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
SNC won a U.S. Army award for ISR aircraft as it is breaking ground on a major site for the USAF “doomsday plane” program.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-electric propulsion is going to start in the subregional sector. Can it grow into mainstream aviation?
Emerging Technologies

By P. Barry Butler
Pilot-to-pilot and pilot-to-ATC communications are among the areas in which AI is enriching and accelerating student training.
Emerging Technologies