Aerospace

By Robert Wall
Airbus says Spain will receive an initial 21 TAI Hurjet advanced jet trainers while it works on the final avionics package.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

Elena Baxendale
Noah Parsons, a master's student at West Virginia University, celebrates his recognition as a 2026 20 Twenties winner and shares his excitement for the Laureate Awards.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Apple cofounder’s venture seeks to fix a “broken” Earth-observation market.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Britten-Norman is beginning installation of an advanced phased-array 5G antenna system onto a BN2T-4S Islander that will be used as a flying testbed.
Connected Aerospace

By Guy Norris
Boeing has released the first official image of the structurally complete 777-8F since the aircraft briefly appeared outside the Everett production facility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Boeing’s exhaustive 777-9 certification program is entering its final key stages ahead of planned service entry in 2027.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Brief news items of interest to business aviation and AAM professionals.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
A pilot facility to convert waste plastics into SAF has been opened by UK-based environmental engineering services company Clean Planet Technologies.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Attracting its first investment from the Middle East, Chinese startup Volant Aerotech has raised more $300 million to continued development of its air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Alex Derber
Boeing is closely monitoring its flight hour-dependent Global Services business for any sign that the Iran crisis is hitting commercial aftermarket demand.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Conflict-related spikes in fuel prices could be a timely wake-up call for European investment in SAF production.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Norwegian eSTOL trial; advanced drone batteries; hybrid powerplants delivered; and tackling fuel cell water problems.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
NASA has taken delivery of its newly modified Boeing 777-200ER airborne science laboratory from conversion specialist L3Harris Technologies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Bill Carey, Thierry Dubois
Editors discuss developments in European business aviation after this week's Aero Friedrichshafen and the cancellation of the EBACE show.
Check 6

By Graham Warwick
Startup Elysian revises its electric regional aircraft concept to reflect achievable battery performance.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
New entrants aim to expand capacity and reshape a market long dominated by Canadian and U.S. platforms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
After a strong Q1 for MRO activities on the CFM56 and Leap turbofans, Safran is seeing no sign of a slowdown due to the war in the Middle East, its CEO says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
China’s Shaphargroup has selected Honeywell UOP’s Ecofining process technology for a planned facility to produce sustainable aviation fuel in Rotterdam.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
CFM International will deliver more than 2,000 Leap engines in 2026, against a backdrop of increasing raw material prices and sustained demand.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Aviation Week Staff
Aviation Week’s editors scored a half dozen wins at the Jesse H. Neal Awards, including the top honor for specialized journalism.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Thierry Dubois, Alan Dron
Cabin accessibility for people who are hard of hearing or use wheelchairs has been a focus for the last few years, and solutions are within reach.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jens Flottau
Airbus delivered its first aircraft from Mobile, Alabama, in 2016. Ten years on, the site has far outgrown the original plans.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
In a battlespace unrecognizable from when the war began in 2022, Ukraine’s adaptations appear to be outpacing the Russian invaders.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Several new programs have arisen to drive low-cost munitions into service more quickly and at higher volumes than ever before.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Ben Goldstein
Didier Papadopolous, a key executive who has overseen technical development and certification progress at eVTOL developer Joby, will resign from his post.
Advanced Air Mobility