Aerospace

By Guy Norris
Cambridge University’s Aviation Impact Accelerator unveils a blueprint for global contrail mitigation as a research study underlines a need for urgent steps.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren, Tony Osborne, Graham Warwick
Advanced rotorcraft have been flown by Changhe and Harbin, helicopter manufacturers within AVIC.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Jennifer Meszaros
The development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft represents a convergence of tech, creating opportunities for local organizations.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Alef Aeronautics is to begin testing the integration of its roadable vertical-takeoff aircraft at two small public-use airports in California.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia has selected the thrust rating for its new heavy turbofan engine which will be installed on both future commercial and military platforms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
JetZero and SHZ Advanced Technologies are working to adapt the French company’s liquid hydrogen storage and distribution technologies to the BWB configuration.
Emerging Technologies

By Vivienne Machi
Defense companies are bracing for risk as the Pentagon signals it may require self-funded prototypes for space-based interceptors.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
Following a trio of failed flight tests, SpaceX’s new launch system completed a full-duration demonstration.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
DARPA confirmed plans on Aug. 26 to launch development of a High-Mach Gas Turbine (HMGT) engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Ascendance is gathering momentum as it sees success in system testing.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Swiss International Airlines has partnered with a startup developing technology to store captured carbon dioxide (CO2) in concrete from demolished buildings.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Cargo eVTOL transitions; Joby flies airport-to-airport; direct aviation by eSTOL; and drones drive advanced battery demand.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
Some suppliers are taking action to ensure they have capacity for the air transport ramp-up, as many ask: When will production increases come and at what rate?
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
Reliable Robotics has agreed to sell its Reliable Autonomy System (RAS) to the U.S. Air Force to be integrated and tested beginning mid-2026.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
A French aviation safety agency investigation reveals shortcomings in Airbus’ upgraded radio and audio system as EASA requires retrofits and interim procedures.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Two geared turbofan upgrade packages and new takeoff ratings lead Pratt & Whitney’s road map for improved Airbus A320neo performance.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
AAM Briefs: Archer, NASA and more.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Dirac is pitching its assembly instruction software as an easier way to document and maintain internal knowledge that might disappear as aging engineers retire.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Navy officials canceled the service’s high-speed, air-launched, anti-ship missile program but not the goal of a missile that can defeat modern air defenses
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Ben Goldstein
Investors in eVTOL stocks have enjoyed eye-watering returns so far in 2025, but the sector’s rally may need a breather before it resumes.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Aerostructures supplier Latécoère is betting on tablets with augmented reality software to make manufacturing inspections swifter and more reliable.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Aviation Week Network Staff
African Aerospace and Arabian Aerospace magazines are now part of the Aviation Week Network, bringing you the same trusted aerospace content in a new digital home.
Aerospace

By Sean Broderick
Boeing is overhauling many of the foundational documents that factory floor workers and management alike rely on every day.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
SNC’s Freedom proposal looks to revive a carrier-representative landing practice requirement for the T-45 replacement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Japan's SkyDrive has signed a “strategic partnership” with PT Whitesky Aviation of Indonesia as it continues to focus on selling its eVTOLs into Asian markets.
Advanced Air Mobility