Aviation Week & Space Technology

Lockheed Martin is working with the U.S. government to translate potential F-16 deals from Greece and Bahrain into firm orders.

As the ICAO lifts Thailand’s safety warning, Thai Airways looks to add flights to the U.S. and boost North Asian services.

Lockheed Martin’s X-56A is finally ready to show that potentially destructive flutter of a flexible wing can be actively suppressed, enabling design of more slender, lower-drag airliner wings.

As the major defense primes hunt for new acquisitions, will San Diego-based Kratos be next?

NASA’s Gulfstream III testbeds gather data on landing-gear treatments and trailing-edge flap designs that promise to reduce aircraft noise.

IATA reaching out to air navigation service providers is a relatively unusual move for the airline association.

Turboelectric airliner gets closer look; battery test for X-57; Airlander airship eyed for tourism; evolving local drone rules; tacking drone ID; other UAS news

The requirements scrub ended in November 2016, months before President Donald Trump took office, but he did help negotiate cost of the 747-8 airframes.

Bombardier's “nice little airplane” is now the catalyst transforming the market for commercial aircraft, both mainline and regional.

Fighter purchases are keeping the F-15, F-16 and Typhoon lines open longer than expected and giving Russia hope for increasing its exports.

In this week's Washington Outlook: Those preparing to broaden access to space want relief from broadband spectrum rules, an easier path to launches and help keeping low Earth orbit safe.

Vanilla Aircraft’s VA001 breaks new ground for conventionally powered unmanned aircraft by staying aloft for just over five days.

The service’s new trainer will feature a next-generation ejection seat designed to improve safety for student pilots.

The first stage of the space company's reusable New Glenn spacecraft will be powered by seven BE-4 engines.

Jet trainer development starting in 2018 will bring key skills into TAI engineering arsenal, building on Hurkus B turboprop and Anka S UAS.

Local engineers are at least nominally taking the lead in equipping South Korea’s indigenous fighter with equipment from radar to hydraulics.

Seoul probably has enough airborne early warning aircraft for the front facing North Korea; any additional ones would face China and Japan.

Saudia initiated a transformation program to ready the airline for privatization. Success hinges on the quick opening of Jeddah’s new airport.

Boeing’s “MAX sandwich,” Comac’s lost opportunity, a boost for bizav and Airbus’s big market gain.

Czech Republic asks U.S. to buy 12 Huey helicopters; NATO general warns Turkey about buying Russian SAMs; a milestone for a modernized nuclear warhead; Bulgarian pilots opt not to participate in training flights.

Taurus is too big for the Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50. A proposed compact version would probably fit inside the F-35, too.

With its space program only three years old, the United Arab Emirates is already planning astronaut trips and a Mars orbiter.

The successful test run is a significant milestone for Blue Origin's methane-fueled BE-4, which is expected to power the company’s reusable orbital New Glenn vehicles and replace Russian-made engines used by the United Launch Alliance.

As Airbus takes the majority stake in the Bombardier C Series, has the time come for Boeing suppliers to get to know Airbus better?

Many competitors hope the big three Gulf airlines will stop growing. But that may be premature.