Aviation Week & Space Technology

In this week’s Washington Outlook column: the GAO dings the Air Force on A-10 retirement plans, and Maryland Space Business Roundtable attendees weigh in on the U.S. presidential election.

Capping greenhouse gas emissions by restricting traffic growth would be an affront to small exporting businesses and rising middle classes around the world.

Washington Outlook column discusses B61 nuclear weapons in Europe, FlyerRights.org congressional ratings, Texan congressman banding together on space issues.

Billions are at stake as the new space race for the next generation of communications is ready to begin.

This week's Washington Outlook column discusses Raytheon as a big donor in the New Hampshire and Arizona Senate races, Shuster's tight race in Pennsylvania and SpaceX and Blue Origin’s Washington ties.

This week's Washington Outlook column discusses how the next president can best secure a budget deal, FAA's certification of Moon Express and Virgin, and the presidential candidates' mixed messages on space policy.

Access to innovative commercial technology is not the problem, it’s the acquisition rules that can lead to its being reclassified as military, a Rockwell Collins exec argues.

Technology developments will continue to transform every field of aerospace, just as they have the over the last 100 years.

The image of a U.S. president checking for recent payments as a first response to America’s allies being attacked comes across as neither strong nor smart.

This week’s Washington Outlook looks at strategic options for the new president, NASA cash, presidential helicopter and new routes to Mexico.

Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden argues that airlines have learned how to manage the economic ups and downs for the benefit of customers, employees and investors.

GOP candidate’s comments about NATO draw bipartisan rebukes | New window for reopening Ex-Im for business | Astronaut sidesteps Trump.

GOP-controlled House passes language that could block Treasury Department from issuing license necessary to allow sale of U.S. commercial aircraft to Iran.

Currently, the FAA must clear large blocks of airspace around launch and recovery sites.

ATC reform left for later; House bill aims to block sale of Boeing aircraft to Iran; lawmakers ask about sending U.S. satellites to orbit on Indian rockets.

Goldfein also offers to consult A-10 operators | NASA inspector general praises agency for saving money on SpaceX launches.

At the Pentagon and on Wall Street, they are beginning to consider the possible impacts from Trump vs. Clinton. On Capitol Hill, there is blow-back from Boeing’s Iran deal.

Will this spirit of compromise last? | Just before SpaceX launch, Bezos touts improvements to Blue Origin engine | Lawmaker’s bid to boost NASA aero funding.

In recent years, big U.S. defense contractors tilted the balance way too far in favor short-term shareholder returns and value.

Will the candidate’s rhetoric evolve?; associations prod House leaders to pass FAA bill; Elon Musk goes to the Pentagon.

The idea that U.K. aerospace would somehow fare better if London no longer has a seat at the table in EU negotiations is ludicrous.

The unfolding revolution in the automotive industry is less about research than development—spotting and bringing together an array of externally sourced technologies.

A fleet of aircraft and an air charter service are part of the Republican presidential candidates long—and very visible—association with aviation.

We are ready to commercialize low Earth orbit. NASA should help but focus long-term on getting humans to Mars.

Tanker woes continue; Boeing 737 deal follows end of Vietnam arms embargo; lawmakers order F-35 to break out modernization effort.