Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Tony Osborne
New five-blade rotor comes from Airbus’ Bluecopter technology demonstrator.
Air Transport

By Kerry Reals
EU urges ICAO to agree at its assembly in September on a “long-term goal” to address the aviation industry’s rising CO2 emissions.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Virgin Galactic targets assured repeatability as test focus expands beyond envelope expansion to include cabin environment and ride quality.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
As NASA gears up for first U.S. human spaceflights since 2011, a training tool from the ‘60s is back in vogue.
Space

By Irene Klotz
At last, a U.S spaceship for orbital human flight is ready for a test run to ISS.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
BAE’s improved EW system; Japan plans 2020 UAV demo; Israeli Air Force beefs up Heron TP, and the U.S. Army’s radar "sense off."
Defense

By William Garvey
FlightSafety International expands its pilot, technician and flight-attendant training to offer fundamental instruction for aspiring civilian drone operators.
Business Aviation

By Bradley Perrett
The CAAC is putting development of Beijing Daxing International ahead of protecting Air China in its home town.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne, Graham Warwick
Engineers have adopted a simple approach to the CityAirbus electric propulsion architecture.
Aerospace

By Kerry Reals
Benjamin Smith took control of Air France-KLM in September with three clear mandates.
Air Transport

By Byron Callan
The current situation is combustible enough for defense analysts and planners to ponder how Venezuela might affect the 2019-21 outlook for the sector.
Defense

Much as Saab created an enlarged Gripen, India’s defense technology agency wants to lengthen the HAL Tejas and give it the F414 engine.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Startup Sabrewing secures seed funding and launch order as it begins building full-scale unmanned cargo aircraft.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Boeing Airpower Teaming System is a fighter-like unmanned aircraft specifically designed to be exportable globally.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Berlin is concerned about Riyadh’s war in Yemen and the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Record-breaking aeronaut Brian Jones is heading a British commercial HAPS startup with backing from Ordnance Survey.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
Top aircraft manufacturers and providers tell current and would-be providers they must pay to play in the historic ramp-up of airliner production.
Air Transport

Technologies from F-22 and F-35 are added to F-16 to entice India. But the MiG-35, Su-35 or Rafale could minimize fleet fragmentation.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
AeroVironment’s secretive, high-altitude pseudo-satellite aircraft is supposed to be a pillar of its growth. Slowly but surely, investors are learning how.
Aerospace

By Bill Carey
Rapid movement of the Earth’s northern magnetic pole focuses attention on aviation’s reliance on magnetic navigation.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Targeting and reconnaissance pods extended the AMX's life as a cost-effective ground-attack and recce platform, but the aircraft will be retired in 2021.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
CityAirbus arriving; Siemens-powered regional; tackling icing dangers; a better Hero; electrifying rotorcraft.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris
Rolls’ composite fan and case evaluation marks the next step toward full-scale UltraFan flight-test demonstration.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris
Certification program steps up as Bell 525s go north for cold-weather testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
China’s Insitu look-alike, HAL displays utility helo mockup; the U.S. Air Force’s space force, and Saab may sign on to UK fighter concept.
Defense