Aviation Week & Space Technology

Moving the needle on autonomous aircraft, Airbus showcases a modular ground/air vehicle concept it has jointly developed with automotive design house Italdesign.

The two manufacturers are trying to quickly eliminate root causes of a rash of engine replacements in the A320neo fleets of IndiGo and Go Air.

Hybrid engines and augmented reality cockpits shape Bell’s vision for the helicopter of the future.

Militants in Iraq and Syria are adapting consumer drones and micro-UAVs for surveillance missions and deadly strikes.

Leonardo tests Gurney flap; Robinson eyes diesel helo; UK extends unmanned helo trials; ArcticShark flies in Oregon.

The AirAsia Group and Singapore Airlines subsidiaries plan network and fleet expansion this year, including forays into European markets.

A robotic lunar lander capable of delivering as much as 10,000 lb. of cargo to a permanent outpost on the rim of the Moon’s polar Shackleton Crater could make its first flight by July 2020, with a little help from NASA.

The aircraft’s additional payload/range capabilities are enabling some airlines to expand into new markets.

Buying new aircraft would be cheaper than the plan to keep the bizjet-based T-1A flying.

Clean Sky Tiltrotor will feature tilt wing to boost payload capability, eliminate complexity involved in tilting engines.

Replacing dozens of aging 30-seat Saab turboprops flying for U.S. regional airlines could be the sweet spot for French turboprop manufacturer ATR.

The market for light single- and twin-engine models remains buoyant, while the defense market benefits as military spending rises in many countries.

Airbus Clean Sky 2 twin demonstrator designed to cruise on one engine.

Bell is turning the more than 400 letters of intent received for the Safran Arrius 2R-powered Model 505 JetRanger X into orders.

Marenco Swisshelicopter investing heavily to be ready for production of single-engine, 2.6-metric-ton SKYe SH09 light helicopter in 2018.

In this week’s Washington Outlook, a jaundiced view of this year’s budget debate, NASA plans to buy more Russian rocket rides and a surge in attempts to carry weapons on to passenger aircraft.

Eutelsat, Viasat explain how manufacturers should provide cheaper and more flexible capacity on commercial satellites.

Leonardo and European researchers have big plans for civil tiltrotors. And new helicopters are coming in the next few years. Listen in as our editors discuss the state of the market and what’s coming next.

War crimes in Syria; Australia to buy new Jetwave communications system for transport aircraft; France chooses Leonardo radar for aircraft bound for North Africa; and Raytheon wins massive early-warning radar contract.

Startup LeoLabs to use a global network of ground radars to track orbital debris and provide collision prevention services to operators of LEO satellite constellations.

Apps can be an important revenue producer for carriers, so many in Europe are choosing to bring their development and management in-house.

Human-rated and sensor-carrying stratospheric balloon flight development picks up pace.

Can the U.S. Air Force’s air refueling fleet keep up with the warfighter?

Despite having two aircraft carriers until 1997, the French navy will now have none during an extended renovation and testing period of its only one.

Virgin is forming a dedicated new company, Virgin Orbit, to spearhead the development, testing and operation of its LauncherOne low-cost smallsat launch vehicle.