Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick
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?
Aerospace

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

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

By Jen DiMascio, Graham Warwick
John Griffin, the chief engineer on the B-2 bomber program, discusses the origins and significance of stealth aircraft.
Aerospace

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

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

Kent Statler
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.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Initial wing spars enter assembly as Boeing ponders minor mods to 777-8 to meet Qantas Airways’ long-haul goal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

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

By Graham Warwick
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.
Aerospace

As the major defense primes hunt for new acquisitions, will San Diego-based Kratos be next?
Aviation Week & Space Technology

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

By Thierry Dubois
IATA reaching out to air navigation service providers is a relatively unusual move for the airline association.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
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
Aerospace

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.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Jens Flottau, Graham Warwick, Guy Norris
Bombardier's “nice little airplane” is now the catalyst transforming the market for commercial aircraft, both mainline and regional.
Air Transport

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

By Jen DiMascio
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.
Space

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

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

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

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

By Bradley Perrett, Kim Minseok
Local engineers are at least nominally taking the lead in equipping South Korea’s indigenous fighter with equipment from radar to hydraulics.
Defense