Aerospace

By Sash Tusa
Older aircraft engines are typically the most profitable for makers, but in the current crisis, many engines are being retired instead of getting overhauls.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Vast expands into satellite bus manufacturing with 15-kW spacecraft for Earth observation and AI applications.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
Mach Industries expands defense tech portfolio with Exquadrum acquisition to boost propulsion capabilities.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
Rocket Lab founder and CEO Sir Peter Beck received recognition at the Laureates Awards, crediting the company's 3,500-strong workforce for the achievement rather than accepting individual accolades.
Commercial Space

By Angus Batey
The UK-based ATI has published a technology strategy which, if followed, would quadruple the value of the British aerospace sector by 2050, the non-profit says.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Lufthansa Technik and Airbus are collaborating to extend the planned application of Aeroshark riblet films to the A330ceo’s wing and empennage.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Elena Baxendale
Grace Gratton, a junior studying space physics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, shares her groundbreaking research and advice on dedication as a 2026 20 Twenties winner.
Aerospace

By Robert Wall, Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
Aviation Week editors discuss the state of X-planes, how they have historically performed and what challenge the next X-plane program should take on.
Check 6

By Graham Warwick
Laminar-flow business jet; hybrid-electric tiltwing; Solar Impulse 2 lost; and jet fuel from ethanol.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Executive argues that eVTOLs carrying first responders could expedite care and help eliminate "ambulance deserts" in many states.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
As eVTOLs approach certification, a new industry is confronting a shortage of trained maintainers to keep aircraft operational.
Maintenance & Training

By Ben Goldstein
Eight projects spanning 26 U.S. states will test early operational concepts using eVTOL, hybrid-electric and autonomous aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin, Bill Carey
Aero Friedrichshafen, which shattered attendance records, proved that innovation in business aviation is accelerating toward a quieter, cleaner and more accessible future.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Zuri progresses hybrid tiltrotor demonstrator testing for regional air mobility applications.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
PteroDynamics develops hybrid-electric VTOL UAS with Cobra Aero for military applications.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
EDA advances automated refueling tests to include unmanned aircraft and tankers.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Ben Goldstein
SkyDrive is doubling down on a smaller multicopter that it believes is better suited for the dense urban environments of East Asia.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Joe Anselmo, Graham Warwick, Fred George, Richard Aboulafia
Vern Raburn’s attempt to mass-produce low-cost airplanes was a flop. Was Eclipse the forerunner to today’s air mobility ventures?
Check 6

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

By Guy Norris
Broadening the scope of potential NGAP applications beyond the F-47 may boost the chances of a final breakthrough for variable-cycle engines after four decades.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Scaled Composites built the flying-wing UAS under a DARPA project to demonstrate hybrid propulsion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Next-generation proprotor blade and advanced tiltrotor concept show promise.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
After completing demonstration flights with its electric air taxi first in the San Francisco Bay Area and then in New York, Joby Aviation is taking the lessons learned into its planning for operations set to begin this year under an FAA pilot program.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
NASA is continuing to speed up the rate of X-59 flight tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Merlin is expanding its autonomous flight platform into the commercial cargo market with the launch of a new product line called Condor.
Advanced Air Mobility