Aviation Week & Space Technology

Readers write about Boeing and GE leadership, addressing pilot shortages in the U.S. military and the Comac C919’s competitive prospects.

The OEM would be capable of building a larger narrowbody, but it is not clear that the company will go for it.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

The startup’s EL-2 Goldfinch test pilot outlines his flight experience with the demonstrator.

The company’s turboelectric airliner concept would reduce fuel usage, operating costs and contrails.

The 787 faces new quality assurance woes, but the need to add a freighter to the family has eased.

With FARA canceled and FLRAA’s design changed, U.S. Special Operations Command is adjusting its own modernization goals.

The conflict in Ukraine is reshaping Poland’s air force, but the service is facing challenges as it grows.

A mandate would provide stability and a more even playing field, enabling the aviation industry to cut emissions more quickly.

Another week, another new probe reported at Boeing—and another name supposedly struck from the list of those who could be a future CEO.

A hydrogen fuel-cell-powered helicopter is being eyed for zero-emission delivery of manufactured organs for human transplants.

Savoie discusses the company’s evolving business strategy amid a tense geopolitical environment.

Without any alternatives, the Air Force would have to depend on the KC-135 if a war occurs before 2028. Is it ready?

Air Mobility Command’s goal of fielding a stealthy, penetration tanker aircraft in the mid-2030s faces pressure from tight budgets on its current timeline.

Airlines have enjoyed strong demand for the past two years. But with more capacity entering the market, yields are coming under pressure.

In a healthy defense industrial ecosystem, companies occupying the middle ground—between the many small companies and a few large ones—perform important systemic roles.

DLR’s climate-friendly designs; High-power aviation fuel cell; and eVTOL hover test facility.

Designed with mobility in mind, the SpaceX Crew Dragon pressure suits have been upgraded for extravehicular activities.

The last company to take on Airbus and Boeing was crushed, but market conditions could be ripe for another challenger. BofA analyst Ron Epstein joins to discuss what Embraer might do.

A new generation of high-speed rotorcraft technology is available for the U.S. Navy, but ship-board limitations already have ruled out the natural option.

An IMAX camera recorded astronauts repairing the attitude control system of NASA’s Solar Maximum satellite, which space shuttle Challenger captured for the repair.

What Bertrand Piccard’s new hydrogen-focused Climate Impulse circumnavigating enterprise could mean for Airbus’ ZEROe project.

Outside-the-box ideas can help companies train, access and retain a diverse and highly skilled workforce.

Certification plans firm up as turbo-compressor and humidifier changes pave the way for the next flight-test phase.

U.S. startups Archer and Joby commit to beginning urban air mobility services as early as 2025.