Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Guy Norris
The F-16 has long been a stalwart in global fleets, but key advances over the years have proved its ability to serve in a variety of operational roles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The aircraft has evolved significantly over the decades, a process that looks set to continue far into the future.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
NASA eyes Martian eVTOL; China’s electric LSA flies; Lithium-metal batteries for UAM; Wisk’s autonomous air taxi ConOps.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
The raw materials and labor pain points of recent years have eased, but supply chain issues have metastasized.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Bradley Perrett
Australian company is drawing on its space sensor background to hone in on reusable, low-cost UAS.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
The airport’s flight cap reprieve provides summer season clarity, but European aviation increasingly will be in the environmental spotlight this year.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
The CEO talks mergers and acquisitions, growth strategy and more in a time of growing geopolitical uncertainty.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Jens Flottau
Airbus Commercial Aircraft CEO Christian Scherer lays out his agenda in his first interview since beginning in the new role.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By William Garvey
With a capital infusion from a stock offering, what are Cirrus’ next moves?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The country’s order for armed H145Ms is the largest order yet for Airbus’ militarized light twin.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

Alex Krutz
More companies are likely to need a strong focus on operations to execute challenging business initiatives.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
A record 223 orbital-class rockets lifted off last year, a 20% hike over 2022.
Commercial Space

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Lindsay Bjerregaard
An Aviation Week/Siemens survey uncovers some disturbing trends as big labor negotiations loom.
Check 6

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Connectivity for far-flung overseas French destinations is a major focus for the country’s smaller airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Investigators detail systemic weaknesses and questionable assumptions as likely contributors to a near-collision between a FedEx Boeing 767 and a Southwest 737.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Performance benefits of Unity upgrades that were proved last year will feed into Delta spaceship design as belt-tightening forces cuts in near-term flight rate.
Commercial Space

By Piotr Butowski
The MiG-UTS will be designed for affordability—in production and operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-electric VTOL bizjet; AeroHT flies tiltwing eVTOL; hydrogen-testbed Bonanza; carbon-neutral single-aisle.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
New concepts are in the works, such as military areas that move with the activity along a defined trajectory.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
The sleeping aviation giant finally is waking up. It could be the next big thing for aerospace.
Airlines & Lessors

By Irene Klotz
NASA believes it can leverage commercial service industries for deep-space exploration.
Space

By Steve Trimble
As 2024 begins, a looming decision in a Western capital will determine whether the Ukrainian air force will receive a new single-engine fighter. Sound familiar?
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
An orbital propellant depot and fueling service are keys to the Starship lunar lander architecture.
Space

By Tony Osborne
An agency of Italy, Japan and the UK will run the Global Combat Air Program, supported by a yet-to-be formed industrial joint venture.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week forecasts Africa and the Middle East will have the most widebody engine MRO demand and Europe the most narrowbody engine demand in the period.
Aircraft & Propulsion