Aviation Week & Space Technology

Airbus has set itself a goal of having a serialized production Urban Air Mobility (UAM) system ready for testing in a major city as early as 2023.

A helicopter manufacturer is keen to find out if its fixed-wing acquisition—a rugged twin-engine turboprop that can transport heavy loads on short, unimproved runways—is the right recipe for international markets.

CEO says acquisition of B/E Aerospace will make Rockwell Collins a leader in smart airplanes and says company already is benefiting from a rebound in defense.

New flight-display cues will give pilots a fighting chance in an aircraft upset.

Volvo's owner buys into flying cars; Paris airport installs drone detector; UTAS to codevelop laser air data system; Hybird + tiltotor = long-endurance VTOL; Europe takes next hybrid-electric steps.

IHI Corp. has delivered a core demonstrator for a fighter engine that will be more than three times as powerful as any Japan has previously developed.

Following the Airbus group reorganization, Tom Enders effectively has his old job back, while keeping his overall responsibilities as group CEO.

The additive manufacturing-bionic design combination is analogous to the introduction of composites four decades ago.

Nations looking to defend against stealth aircraft are examining infrared sensors for their counterstealth application, but U.S. B-2, F-22 and F-35 aircraft have a few tricks up their tailpipes and under their skins.

Because Long March 5 failed a test mission, timing of space station construction and lunar missions is in doubt. Until the cause is revealed, related launchers must be suspect.

Gridlock in Washington has put U.S. manufacturers at a severe disadvantage.

A new report and recent announcements underpin how artificial intelligence capabilities could become a potential business growth driver and competitive differentiator in A&D.

Fresno County provides more than $1 million to buy electric aircraft and charging stations in a project to prove pilot training costs can be reduced dramatically through electric propulsion.

Britain will work closely with Norway and U.S. on North Atlantic P-8 patrols.

Carrier finally goes to sea, but questions about UK defense spending endure.

In this week's Washington Outlook: With the U.S. amping up protectionist rhetoric, its neighbor to the north may look for new trading partners.

Supersonic startups welcome a positive move from Congress on high-speed commercial aircraft, but it could dramatically cut the time for developing standards.

Most suppliers at the air show were buzzing about the big, bold goal for the new Boeing Global Services to reach $50 billion in revenue by the early 2020s.

MBDA tests Sea Venom missile; ULA beats SpaceX in U.S. Air Force launch contest; Sikorsky signs its ninth multiyear Black Hawk contract, and Taiwan’s $1.4 billion weapons package.

Airlines are trialing biometrics-based technologies to eliminate boarding passes and move travelers through security more quickly.

The PT6 faces competition from GE’s Advanced Turboprop powerplant; J. Mac McClellan’s active retirement.

Japanese airlines are focusing on Tokyo slot plans for their next wave of expansion, and will curtail growth until then.

Winning New Delhi’s fighter competition is currently Lockheed Martin’s best chance to keep F-16 production alive into the next decade

Demand for Cuba travel has underwhelmed the industry. The 50-year flight hiatus meant airlines had little data with which to predict the popularity of flights.

NASA’s lower aeronautics budget for fiscal 2108 keeps X-plane plans alive, but pushes a key subsonic-airliner demonstrator out to the mid-2020s.