Aviation Week & Space Technology

Philippine president seeks another dozen fighters; Indonesia rejects AW101 helicopter; U.S. announces potential Foreign Military Sales to Saudi Arabia; and Leonardo and U.S. Army discuss potential missions for AW609 tilt rotor.

From Washington, Aviation Week editors discuss proposals for privatizing the U.S. air traffic control system and handicap the odds of President Donald Trump’s new proposal winning passage on Capitol Hill .

Besides the major geopolitical impact, sanctions against Qatar may severely damage Qatar Airways and affect the other big Middle Eastern airlines.

For the past two years, Airbus has been revamping its innovation strategy in an unprecedented way.

Heading into the Paris Air Show, the defense sector is hard to describe—full of contradictions, but also opportunities.

For all the showmanship and hyperbole about reusable 100-passenger spaceships, there is something real behind Musk’s vision.

Spirit and Boeing have been working toward a new master agreement since the old 10-year deal expired two years ago. They still have much to do.

Dassault is optimistic that interest in its Rafale fighter could help counter the weakening sales of its Falcon business jet.

For Aerojet Rocketdyne and Orbital, their business transformations have been occasionally painful and practically existential—but also necessary.

Certification of VCT’s aft-body drag-reducing devices is planned on the 737NG family following the company’s positive flight-test results on the C-130 and C-17.

Ryanair and Boeing engaged in a fleet review; the carrier already expects its fleet to total 427 aircraft by March 2018.

The engine maker is framing its F135 upgrade effort as the first step in a long-term plan for fighter propulsion based on adaptive technology.

New Hawk wing and cockpit could be retrofitted to older models.

Truck-maker goes eVTOL; NASA’s twisting flaps; Energy kite flies; Stratolaunch rolls out.

Airbus Commercial Aircraft President Fabrice Bregier is confident his company can maintain its lead in the market.

As the world’s airline executives gather in Cancun, Mexico, what are the most urgent issues facing the industry?

Airbus expects the H135s to be supplied mainly for police and medical services in Shandong, the province of which Qingdao is the largest city. It has good reason to think they will be.

The U.S., UK and Saudi Arabia are key pillars for BAE Systems, and it is eyeing work in Japan.

Thornberry would spend more on missiles and missile defenses to counter North Korea; Transportation Secretary disperses airport funding; and Raytheon will pursue future multiyear standard missile contracts.

The country’s push toward manned/unmanned teaming in the air domain is a response to the extreme cost of modern warplanes and advances in autonomous technology.

Cyber and electronics are likely growth areas for expanding Leonardo.

Merger will join Safran’s activities in aircraft engines, space propulsion, landing gears and electronics with Zodiac’s cabin interiors and aircraft systems.

French company Thales, which continues to pursue big data analytics and other breaking technologies, could get a boost from election of Emmanuel Macron as president.

Engine makers jockeying for position in the early contest to power Boeing’s New Midsize Airplane, but wary of investing in the 45,000-lb.-class powerplant.

Self-regulation is not a novel idea: The American Medical Association sets rules for doctors; the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority oversees financial services.