Aviation Week & Space Technology

Airbus is under the gun on many fronts, including executive battles and claims of corruption lodged in the UK and France and possibly Germany and the U.S.

Can Denmark’s defense ministry perform all of the tasks it thought it could with 27 F-35s? Also, India’s latest weapons tests, Orbital’s next-gen launch system clears new milestone, and Harris develops all-digital payload for future GPS III satellites.

Aiming to mitigate effects from delayed Exploration Mission-1, the ascent abort test of Orion’s launch escape system will proceed, program manager says.

The battle over the U.S. Export-Import Bank may not have reached biblical proportions, but it could be the end of days for the institution anyway.

Restricted from selling armed unmanned aircraft systems in the Middle East, an interim approach is to wirelessly link surveillance drones with attack helicopters.

While Asia-Pacific demand surges, intense competition has prevented yields from matching fuel price rebound.

Manufacturing technology that places carbon fiber more precisely where there are loads within a structure could enable more slender, flexible wings that are lighter and have less drag.

The power of the Space Launch System can enable a mission to study the region between the Solar System and the stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

Trump’s executive order to shore up the defense industrial base and supply chain is a good start but needs to encompass outlets and allies beyond U.S. borders.

European carriers are pursuing long-haul growth to counter challenges such as geopolitical uncertainty, competition from low-cost carriers and the threat of more terrorist attacks.

Accumulated technological preparation, a record of cost control and a need to transfer experience argue for getting on with the next Japanese fighter, says local industry.

Regional jet manufacturers are working to make aircraft cabins more efficient for airlines and more appealing to their passengers.

Bolt-on helo autonomy; Boeing invests in materials; Israeli cargo UAV uprated; fly/drive truck turns air taxi; looking deep inside engines.

In this week’s Washington Outlook: The nuclear posture review will have to consider whether the Pentagon can afford the current plan to deter adversaries.

Betting your maintenance budget? “Power-by-the-hour” programs can provide maintenance budget predictability.

Managers have been asked how SkyTeam membership helps them in their work, and what would be the effect of quitting.

Mutlirotors, tiltwings, tiltrotor, ducted fans—there is no shortage of designs for electric VTOL air taxis, but which are practical and which will dominate the market?

Russia selects SR-10 trainer; Indonesia opts for Kongsberg defense system; UN reports civilian casualties in Afghanistan; IAI sells conformal fighter antenna.

For EasyJet, the Air Berlin insolvency was an opportunity it couldn’t miss to expand its presence in Germany, so far a difficult market.

John Griffin, the chief engineer on the B-2 bomber program, discusses the origins and significance of stealth aircraft.

A recent surge in physiological cockpit episodes has led the U.S. military to take a closer look at oxygen systems in combat aircraft.

High revisit rates in new satellite constellations open the space industry to wider, more affordable, Earth observation applications.

When it costs more to certify new avionics systems than to engineer them, it’s time for governments to agree on standards and accept other's approvals.

Initial wing spars enter assembly as Boeing ponders minor mods to 777-8 to meet Qantas Airways’ long-haul goal.

One former F/A 18 pilot says: “I just remember looking around the airplane thinking, man, I’m not completely certain I know how to fly this airplane anymore.”