Aerospace

The FAA has released the long-awaited draft rule governing the operation of drones beyond visual line of sight of the operator.

Joby has formed a new joint venture (JV) partnership with Japan’s ANA Holdings.

Japan Airlines’ (JAL) eVTOL subsidiary, Soracle Corporation, is aiming to begin test flights using Archer Aviation’s Midnight platform over Osaka Bay in 2026.

Reliable Robotics has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA to jointly study the integration of large, UAS into the National Airspace System.

As expanding wind tunnel test capability emerges in China, NASA prepares to mothball similar test sites under pressure from shrinking budgets.

A year on the job, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg appears to be squelching the fires that made the company a burning platform.

Moving a satellite from the ground to orbit in hours offers a new edge in space deterrence.

Less flight research, fewer wind tunnels and a smaller workforce are ahead for NASA aeronautics.

Joby-L3Harris hybrid eVTOL; low-boom X-59 taxis; Skydweller three-day flight; collaborative autonomy framework.

Vertical Aerospace has switched its airframe supplier for planned production of its VX4 eVTOL aircraft.

Textron eAviation has slowed its Nexus eVTOL aircraft development to refocus resources on other programs.

Joby's decision to buy Blade Air Mobility’s passenger transport business represents the clearest path to early revenues yet among any of the air taxi upstarts.

Crew-11's three astronauts and a cosmonaut were welcomed aboard the ISS by the Expedition 73 crew. NASA budget cuts could shorten their planned six-month mission.

The FAA’s stance on mandating ADS-B In has shifted to full-throated support following January’s midair collision between a regional jet and an Army helicopter.

Almost two years before the fatal midair collision near DCA, an internal FAA memo advised air traffic control leadership that DCA’s arrival rate was too high.

Turkey’s TAV Airports saw international traffic rise by 5% to 30.3 million passengers and domestic traffic reach 17.4 million with a 3% increase during H1, 2025.

Nominations for Aviation Week Network's 68th Laureate Awards are officially open, inviting industry professionals to submit entries by the deadline of October 16, 2025.

Zero tariffs on aircraft and components is good news for manufacturers and suppliers that had feared heavy impact on activities.

Paradoxically, AI will make human cognitive capital even more valuable to aerospace companies.

Boeing’s new CEO has been on the job for a year. Melius Research analyst Scott Mikus joins Aviation Week editors to discuss how Kelly Ortberg is doing so far.

Variances detailed during an NTSB hearing on the Jan. 29 collision between a regional jet and an Army helicopter indicate inconsistency in traffic management.

Greater awareness of Scope 3 emissions trading and stronger government support are among the key takeaways from an eight-month pilot program.

The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) will convene a high-level briefing with African ministers, directors general/heads of civil aviation during the Aviation Africa Exhibition taking place in Kigali, Rwanda September 4-5, 2025.

Leaders in African aviation from across the continent are to come together at the Aviation Africa Summit in Kigali in September to develop a unified African position ahead of 42nd ICAO assembly.

TAAG Angola Airlines has marked African Women's Day with a historic initiative - a special flight operated by an entirely female crew.