Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Ben Goldstein
The two front-runners in the nascent U.S. air taxi market have staked out sharply different paths in their manufacturing strategies.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
After years of scattered attempts to keep pilots in service failed to change the trend, the Air Force is renewing outreach to its aircrews.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. is marshaling unprecedented resources to shore up its chipmaking capabilities. Results thus far are mixed.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
High-speed testbeds make progress; validating a digital twin; non-CO2 emissions road map; power-beamed UAV; SAF via bacteria.
Emerging Technologies

By Matthew Fulco
The 2024 National Defense Authorization Act directed the secretary of defense to secure critical minerals from “reliable sources.”
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Startup plans to support growth in onshore wind energy generation by transporting larger turbine blades.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
While French innovators are making gradual progress in electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen propulsion, they are looking for critical funding.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Stephen Perry
Had these transactions happened, the industry today would be almost unrecognizable.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Adrian Schofield
The carrier expects to confirm deals by the third quarter as order activity in Asia heats up.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Now in its fourth year, the European Commission-led EDF aims to support defense research, development and cooperation among member states.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The eVTOL industry seems to be in a Boeing 367-like moment.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Demonstrator test program targets development of safety culture and expertise in advance of Boom’s Overture airliner effort.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
With two merger attempts in the rearview mirror, the carrier is focused on moving forward, challenging its past with its vision for the future.
Airlines & Lessors

By Garrett Reim
The company first wants to move projects from high risk to high reward.
Commercial Space

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
Aviation Week editors break down the seismic leadership changes announced by Boeing and what they mean for the company's future.
Check 6

By Graham Warwick
Certifying electric engines; Call for UK hydrogen funding; More eVTOLs for USAF; and the UK’s future flight road map.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
The agency’s disruptive approach to space acquisition has produced many contracts in a tight timeline, though its biggest tests are yet to come.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Carriers say sustainable aviation fuel mandates are not enough and call for incentives to keep up with the U.S. and other competitors.
Sustainability

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX is looking to fly Starship again in early May.
Space

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

Readers write about the F-35 cooling system, the Boeing 737-9 door plug accident, an out-of-date photo, and U.S. Army and Air Force acquisition teams.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

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

By Irene Klotz, Guy Norris
Listen in as former Space Shuttle program manager Wayne Hale joins Aviation Week editors to unpack Starship's third flight test.
Check 6

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno
A revamped master supplier schedule is one sign the company may be serious about addressing years of problematic quality.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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