Aviation Week & Space Technology

Conglomerates are prime targets because they have disparate business units—some with unrealized value—as well as redundant cost structures and excess fat.

Gluing detail parts together would reduce mass because the adhesive has little weight and pieces can be thinner than those connected by fasteners.

The main change relative to the previous design appears to be a reduction in the span of the wing and, as a result, its aspect ratio, or slenderness.

In this week’s Washington Outlook, a Senate chairman’s bill still has many hurdles to overcome and the Transportation Department brings an end to Eastern Air Lines.

Building on 787-8 and -9 experience, Boeing is looking to smooth entry-into-service of the 787-10 in 2018.

Saudi aerospace capability is broadening its capabilities and knowledge with airlifter, helicopter and UAV projects.

CAE is looking to replicate the success of its Canadian C-130J training program in Trenton, Ontario, as it sets up a training center for the C295W search-and-rescue aircraft in Comox.

Following the fielding of the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton, the U.S. Navy is about to begin development of the MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based tanker.

As airstrikes in Syria and Iraq begin to wind down, they are ramping up in Afghanistan and relying on precision munitions to reduce concerns about mounting civilian casualties.

MIT’s Beaver Works collaboration with Lincoln Laboratory is tackling an air-launched mini-drone that can keep up with the fighters that launch it.

About $30-40 billion of lead program opportunities should be available for nontraditional defense bidders over the next five years.

The service’s wide-area maritime surveillance UAV, the MQ-4C, is about to undergo operational testing, as a forward operating base stands up on Guam. Photo: Northrop Grumman

Embraer intends to closely monitor regulatory compliance as Airbus integrates Bombardier C Series

Easier access to many airports, including those with short runways, steep approaches or noise and emissions restrictions, are a major benefit of crossover narrowbody jets.

Avionics and weapon systems upgrades have transformed the U.S. Air Force’s Vietnam-era B-52 bomber into a valuable intelligence asset.

Additive manufacturing is where GE Aviation and its parent may achieve the next breakthrough in business performance, according to a leading executive.

FAA approves safe spherical drone; JAXA tests cut airframe noise; Workhorse sets SureFly flight date; A³’s Vahana readied for flight; smaller VTOL UAV from UMSSkeldar

Aviation stakeholders must to a better job of collecting, distributing, analyzing and sharing real-time data and safety information.

Public disagreement between Airbus and Emirates over A380 production pace and design updates highlights the manufacturer’s problems.

Japan’s Kawasaki C-2 airlifter begins a hunt for orders in the Middle East. Two General Electric CF6-80 turbofans power the 69-metric ton aircraft.

Brazilian-Emirati partnership delivers new design light-attack aircraft in two years.

Some events at the Dubai Airshow were unexpected, while some expected ones did not happen. Emirates again appeared to be ruling the world of large aircraft orders, while the UAE's manufacturing industry is burgeoning.

GE Additive ships prototypes of the world’s largest laser metal additive-manufacturing machine, sized to make structural parts for engines and narrowbody jets.

The United Arab Emirates appears to be all-in on the Joint Strike Fighter, but has yet to allay concerns over protecting sensitive information.

Strength in numbers is playing out for the bottom lines of four LCCs owned by private equity firm Indigo Partners. Can global alliances strike similar deals?