Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Thierry Dubois
Targeting fuel efficiency, Airbus is testing airflow control on the A350’s vertical stabilizer leading edge.
Air Transport

Linden Blue
Washington needs to treat exports of armed and unarmed UAS the same.
Defense

By Guy Norris
The system is designed to enable fly-by-wire flight control as well as support autonomy and unmanned ops, while at the same time hosting multiple applications.
Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Air Force B-1B’s pick up vital new mission, but experts concerned about early retirement plan.
Defense

By Bill Carey
The FAA predicts carriers will transport 1 billion passengers annually by 2026.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
AeroVironment unveils HAPS, Alta power for solar HALEs, Iris detects and avoids and Hybrid airship goes electric.
Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
The FCC has ruled to allow SpaceX to proceed with launch of an undisclosed number of Starlink satellites as early as next month.
Space

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
Pushing the new midmarket airplane entry-to-service date beyond 2025 would strengthen Airbus’ position.
Air Transport

By Kerry Reals
Sustainable aviation fuel volumes are attainable if airline, OEM and fuel-producer partnerships continue to invest time, talent and money in the process.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Propulsion system could enable development of lower-cost expendable HAPS platforms.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Ghana inaugurates the world’s largest medical drone delivery system as Wing gets 5the first approval to offer on-demand deliveries in the U.S.
Aerospace

By Jen DiMascio
U.S. charges GE employee with espionage; F-35 development cost now $428 billion; Lockheed’s new F-16 production line opens, and Indian trainer resumes test flights.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Navy wants to save money by not refueling an aircraft carrier and retiring the ship early.
Defense

By Thierry Dubois
Using a narrowbody aircraft for a long-haul flight may require rethinking the passenger cabin.
Air Transport

By William Garvey
A monumental work honoring the lost airmen of World War II is to be dedicated during Memorial Day weekend.
Business Aviation

By Irene Klotz
Company begins production of a small satellite platform based on its rocket’s apogee kick stage.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Around 25 Saudi companies and suppliers are involved in BAE’s in-kingdom Final Assembly for the Hawk.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
As Clean Sky 2 reaches the halfway mark with promising results, project promoters are on a deadline for Clean Sky 3 to meet a Paris Agreement goal.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Embraer looks to accelerate E2 sales and production rates with Boeing partners as the E195-E2 secures triple regulatory approval.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Adrian Schofield
Although Jet Airways could still be revived in some form, tighter capacity supply will help bolster the Indian airline industry’s worsening financial health.
Air Transport

By Richard Aboulafia
The makers of transports with fewer than 90 seats have to figure out what comes next.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Alpine unlocks Lockheed nanocomposite; Europe prints bionic components; eVTOLs are sustainable, sometimes; fuel cell boosts drones; MBDA tests laser effects.
Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
After a near-flawless journey to lunar orbit, Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft reached the Moon’s surface but crashed about 2 min. before its slated touchdown.
Space

By Guy Norris
The gargantuan twin-fuselage launch vehicle carrier aircraft made a successful 2-hr. 29-min. first flight from Mojave Air and Spaceport.
Space

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
Targeted checks have turned up issues on 1% of the engine fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion