Aviation Week & Space Technology

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.

Success in the Middle East has strengthened China’s resolve to enter the unmanned air systems market.

Aside from Boeing’s MH-139, the Air Force’s Huey competition is a battle between old and new Black Hawks.

Hoping to have stopped infrastructural degradation, Onera engineers turn to improving wind tunnel.

With overall air traffic growing, Groupe ADP is building up its infrastructure to keep passengers moving.

After some delays outside of Airbus’s control, its A330-900 flight testing is well underway. Executives hope to match the success of the A350 with this new entry.

New generations of fuels can drastically reduce carbon emissions without harming the food supply or the environment.

What the metaphor of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse can tell us about the industry’s future.

Lockheed Martin’s long-range cruise missile is being installed on the F-15E, F-16, B-2 and B-52 combat aircraft.

Canadian drone collision; Boeing autonomy investment; drones over crowds; regional biofuels; unmanned medevac

Siemens President/CEO Tony Hemmelgarn weighs in on smart airplanes, 3D printing, cybersecurity and the gaps in IoT.

Airbus and Bombardier say their tie-up is strategic and not a response to Boeing’s price-dumping charges, but analysts believe the U.S. manufacturer miscalculated and drove the C Series into its rival’s hands.

The new weapons are intended to counter North Korean artillery bombardment of border areas, including Seoul.

NASA’s low-boom flight demonstrator will be the agency’s first manned supersonic X-plane since 1990.

Washington think tank proposes repairing and replacing the military’s equipment; Defense Secretary James Mattis wants a new round of base closures; Santa Monica airport is free to shorten a runway.

A look at the state of play on the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 carrier-based aerial-refueling UAV, to the U.S. Air Force’s attempt to replace its Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System and its T-X advanced combat trainer program.

Bombardier’s heavy emphasis on system testing during C Series development and its detailed preparations for service entry have largely paid off.