Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Guy Norris
Embraer focuses on KC-390 military certification for Brazilian Air Force as production ramps up.
Defense

Tim Wuerfel
Flying Embraer’s biggest aircraft yet, the KC-390 tanker-transport, reveals a flexible aircraft with a powerful fly-by-wire system.
Defense

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

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

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
First Take

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
There is positive pilot feedback to 737 MAX changes as Boeing launches global road show.
Air Transport

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By Tony Osborne
The Spear 3 engineering team has been challenged by the environment and volume of the F-35’s weapons bay.
Defense

By Thierry Dubois
Targeting Chinese carriers, Airbus is flight testing an enhanced flight vision system on an A320.
Air Transport

A new solicitation document identifies a possible platform for the U.S. Army’s mysterious ground-based launcher for hypersonic weapons.
Defense

There are unmistakable signs that aviation and aerospace are approaching another potentially course-altering crossroads.
Air Transport

By Irene Klotz
Exactly how NASA could pull off a 2024 Moon landing remains to be seen, but one thing is certain: It will cost billions.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Boeing’s 737 production cut may turn out to be the extra time the supply chain needs—but now suppliers will have no excuse in a future rate hike.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
With worries over flying rights eliminated, the effect of uncertainty on consumer confidence is causing headaches for carriers.
Air Transport

By Steve Trimble
Congress ordered a think tank to forecast what the Air Force needs in 2030, and the results call for a fleet revamp.
Defense

Gordon Roesler and Mark Mykityshyn
In-space logistics are the key to increasing robustness and economic productivity.
Commercial Space

By Sean Broderick
Which London airport the carrier will use and when service will start remain to be determined.
Air Transport

By Irene Klotz, Jen DiMascio
After the geostationary communications satellite market collapse, Maxar is focused on launching its Legion satellites and rapidly providing data to customers.
Space

By Jens Flottau
Boeing’s 737 MAX production cut deepens worries of market-share loss versus the Airbus A320neo and brings strategy considerations to the fore again.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Unusual debuts at Aero; Wing delivers in Australia; Ehang flies food; UK counters UAS; DARPA challenges launch teams; Connecting UAS to ATC.
Aerospace

By Jen DiMascio, Lee Hudson
The U.S. is recapitalizing its space assets while simultaneously focusing on a future space architecture.
Defense

By Bill Carey
The march toward integrating drones into the U.S. national airspace system continues.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
China’s regulator gives autonomous air taxi developer Ehang permission to begin passenger flights for specific missions at special locations.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Ground and flight tests will pit aircraft and sensors against Swiss requirements for a Hornet and Tiger replacement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Irish air navigation service provider serves as interface between North America and Europe.
Air Transport