Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Fred George
Modest performance and price, coupled with spacious cabin and safety features, make the Vision Jet popular with owners of Cirrus piston-powered aircraft trading up.
Business Aviation

By Irene Klotz
NASA still needs to certify SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocket for telescope’s planned March liftoff on high-priority science mission.
Space

By Guy Norris
Spacecraft, sensors, systems and better prediction capability form focus for Aerospace Corp.’s drive to mitigate danger from collisions with orbiting objects.
Commercial Space

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines are establishing new routes to Latin America, where they see demand on the rise.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Turkey signed an agreement last month to buy a Russian S-400 air defense system, but Ankara is continuing joint European studies on air defense.
Defense

By Bernie Baldwin
For crossover narrowbody jet manufacturers, the challenge is to convince carriers there is a need for their aircraft, both operationally and financially.
Small Narrowbody Jets

Private industry teams up with the military to launch more than 700 high-resolution imaging satellites by 2022.
Connected Aerospace

By Lee Ann Shay
How do MRO markets compare across aviation sectors for 2018?
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Charles Lindbergh’s grandson teams up with other pioneers of electric flight to launch a startup developing a hybrid-electric tilt-wing VTOL air taxi.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Maxim Pyadushkin, Michael Bruno
Development of new civil aircraft in Russia takes place against the backdrop of a recent surge in demand in domestic and international air travel.
Air Transport

Chris Kubasik lays out his roadmap in an interview with Aviation Week Network editors.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
The main effect of the acquisition is to take pressure off Japan’s Aegis destroyers, releasing them for non-BMD duties.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Turkey’s allies are concerned about Ankara’s rapprochement with Russia.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
In addition to building and refurbishing New Glenn reusable rockets, the new plant also will house launch and mission control.
Commercial Space

Notwithstanding the Bombardier/Boeing rift, Canada is positioned for robust growth—mainly in the defense sector—in 2018.
Defense

The U.S. is ramping up missile defense spending, while Russia and China have their own plans.
Defense

By Guy Norris
The gas turbine continues to evolve and advance, even as interest accelerates in alternate propulsion concepts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Henry Canaday
Regulators around the world still trying to remove any possibility for aviation accidents or losses of life.
Air Transport

By Alex Derber
Market for avionics retrofits showing strong growth in response to ADS-B mandates and older aircraft remaining in service longer.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
2018 could be a big year for new entrants to the rotorcraft business.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
From the North Korean missile threat to Russian murky cyber campaigns and Chinese technical prowess, the Pentagon aims to adapt while retaining its advantages.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Business aviation is hoping for a turnaround in deliveries in 2018 as four new models enter service.
Business Aviation

The threat of a nuclear North Korea joins ongoing conflict with Islamic extremists and increased competition among the world’s major military powers.
Defense

Readers praise and/or puzzle over Photo Contest contenders and express skepticism about lack of magnetic anomaly detection equipement on Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Tritons.
Feedback

By Richard Aboulafia
Market demand for new aircraft can support continued growth through 2019 and even afterward.
Air Transport