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Startup Boom looks ahead to flying its XB-1 scaled demonstrator in 2021 and going supersonic by year-end.

Listen as Aviation Week editors Sean Broderick and Guy Norris discuss the latest ups, downs and relocations at Boeing.

With so much going on within the aviation sector we want to know your views on the key topics and stories.

People are at far higher risk of being struck by lightning than of catching the novel coronavirus during a flight on a commercial airliner, the latest numbers on onboard transmissions seem to show.

Why it is essential to pay attention to the changing market statistics these days.

Airbus’ aggressive schedule for hydrogen-powered aircraft highlights the potential but draws a cautious response from industry.

Ask the Editors: Airbus is committed to the A330neo for a few reasons, despite slow orders. The larger A350 serves a different market.

U.S. Army, Luftwaffe, an undisclosed European military and the United Arab Emirates armed forces each boosted the fortunes of the special mission derivative market for large business jets this year.

The Army’s next scout aircraft will be an air-launched effect that could enter service six years before the FARA.

Ron Draper is the president and CEO of Textron Aviation, which builds and services Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker products. He tells Molly McMillin, editor-in-chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation, how his company has been weathering the COVID-19 crisis and why the recovery will be different from the 2008 financial crash.

Proposed new minimum training for 737 MAX pilots includes five scenarios in full-flight simulators preceded by reviews of related checklists and materials, a report issued by the FAA Oct. 6 reveals.

With so much going on within the aviation sector we want to know your views on the key topics and stories.

Boeing’s updated commercial forecast sees customers taking 11% fewer new deliveries in the next decade than it projected a year ago as the industry slowly emerges from the demand crisis created by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Ask the Editors: Software has made great strides, but pilots are still needed to handle complex missions in the real world.

BEA’s persistence on three research campaigns leads to a potentially far-reaching discovery of metal fatigue on GE-Pratt GP7200 turbofan.

The U.S. Air Force has halted delivery of one KC-46A Pegasus tanker to the 157th Air Refueling Wing because of “electrical problems,” according to a U.S. senator.

The Switchblade 600 is designed to fly about 40 km in 20 min., then loiter in the target area for another 20 min.

Misfortune and its own missteps in culture, leadership and technology have sapped the British engine maker of its value.

Aviation Week flight data shows that utilization rates have indeed stalled across three major regions, Europe, China, and the US, in August.

The COVID-19 crisis had a significant impact on the air cargo sector, with initial demand for transporting medical supplies leading to some airlines temporarily converting grounded passenger aircraft into freighters.

Ask the editors: Despite massive overcapacity of aircraft now, airlines do have incentives to retain at least some orders.

Ask the Editors: Pilots are concerned about fulfilling requirements during the pandemic.

The U.S. Air Force is taking a holistic view to defining the tanker fleet that will follow the KC-46 into production.

Eight items that governments must have in place to secure the ultimate high ground.

With air traffic activity suppressed by the coronavirus pandemic, the ATM community is forward-focused on future scenarios.