Aviation Week & Space Technology

By William Garvey
In the mid-1940s, a skywriter by the name of Andy Stinis wanted to get aerial messages out more efficiently.
Business Aviation

By Richard Aboulafia
Billions of dollars are needed to make conceptual aircraft a reality. This raises the question of whether the market will justify this massive investment.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
When Airbus launched the A320neo line, it was hoping to continue the success for some years. But volume and added complexity has had production consequences.
Air Transport

By Piotr Butowski
After 10 years, Russia has purchased 98 upgraded Mi-28NM helicopters.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Cowen & Co. analysts think offensive hypersonics alone could be $1.5-3 billion a year by the mid-2020s.
Defense

By Bill Carey
The NextGen Advisory Committee has defined core capabilities for future airliner models.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
NEXA forecasts UAM; JAXA’s silent supersonics plan; Europe’s box-wing airliner; Japanese eVTOL flies; XTI advances TriFan; AI-enabled autopilot
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
Precooler-equipped jet engines could achieve higher performance and be less dependent on costly exotic materials.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Just having major operations within one state did not seem to tip the scale in PwC’s aerospace manufacturing attractiveness rankings. But one state has it all.
Defense

By Guy Norris
Alice design decisions are explained as electric motor makers race for a place on launch product.
Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
Flight data collection underway to assess first stage non-propulsive reentry option.
Commercial Space

By Bill Carey
While ADS-B has been installed on various military models, only a few of the roughly 13,000 manned DOD aircraft will be equipped when the mandate takes effect.
Air Transport

By Jen DiMascio
USAF leader campaigns for space-based sensors; Japan lifts F-35 grounding; Protected satcom satellite to launch; Indonesia’s indigenous combat aircraft pod.
Defense

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno
Most aerostructures segment suppliers are insulated by a short-term contract guaranteeing a higher production rate.
Air Transport

By Carole Rickard Hedden
When Chris Hill walked out of SpaceX in late May, he knew life was about to change dramatically—and so was what he had known as a “day at the office.”
Space

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A mixed bag of European airline results and strategy announcements underscores the big challenges carriers in the region are negotiating.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
UK startup Oxis Energy is gearing up for commercial production of high-energy-density batteries, with aviation as a target market.
Air Transport

By Steve Trimble, Guy Norris
As offensive weapon development continues, the Pentagon ramps up hypersonic defense activity.
Defense

By Antoine Gelain
Management made several strategic mistakes that could have been avoided had they been more lucid about their market and the industry dynamics.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
French inventor flies self-developed Flyboard Air vertical-takeoff-and-landing system across the channel.
Aerospace

Even without manned air power, small rebel groups in Yemen can deploy small, long-range UAVs.
Defense

By Bill Carey
Ten years after the FAA published a final rule, operators must equip for ADS-B Out by January.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Italy would be a “great partner” for the UK and Sweden on the future fighter project, says Leonardo’s UK chief.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Bye and Oxis team on batteries; Wright tests hybrid propulsion; TsAGI’s next-gen regional; DLR’s cargo autogyro; AFRL flies autonomy; DARPA backs flow control.
Aerospace

By Mark Carreau
For the first time, a cubesat is controlled by using light pressure from the Sun.
Space