Aviation Week & Space Technology

Joby’s quiet S4; Fuel cell UAV, TriFan ready for flight; Bell flies APT70; Jaunt’s Carter eVTOL.

In a changing environment, ATR is content to offer new versions and upgrades of its existing line.

Competition could also spark renaissance for single-engine IFR-capable helicopters for commercial use.

Passive aeroelastic-tailored wing tests form first steps to proving aerodynamic and structural benefits of advanced composite design and manufacturing techniques.

Neural networks, high-definition cameras and imaging processing could soon help keep flights on schedule at London’s hub airport.

Through Turtles Fly Too, volunteer pilots transport endangered sea turtles to rehab centers throughout the U.S.

The new separation standard is seen as a steppingstone to the holy grail of “trajectory-based” operation.

The U.S. Air Force chief of staff discusses plans for the future force and the services’ light attack experiment.

India remains committed to purchasing Moscow’s S-400 anti-aircraft system.

Beyond technology, the U.S. military should draw lessons from the commercial sector on how to meet its challenges.

Russia’s new bomber to begin production by 2028; SSL ends DARPA robotic-servicing project; Indian missile tests, and an Israeli investigation.

Increasing capabilities of new narrowbody aircraft prompting more airlines to consider using them for long-range routes traditionally flown by widebodies.

Acceptance plans are confirmed for 36 KC-46s in 2019, but Boeing is pushing for additional deliveries.

Hoping for a massive increase in its space safety budget, ESA presses on with a joint asteroid deflection mission with NASA.

Costs appear to be under control, though increasing unit revenues will challenge U.S. carriers.

How India’s aerospace and defense manufacturing base is emerging, one step at a time.

V-280 makes 280 kt.; UK looks at AI, Boeing eVTOL flies, Sweden flies biofuel; Airbus AI challenge.

For Bombardier, the move addresses the fate of its aerostructures unit. For Triumph, the sale is the latest in a string of sell-offs.

The leasing industry continues to attract outside investors as private equity firms mull GECAS takeover.

The little-known Canadian company is poised to take over production and support of one of the most widely used regional-turboprop families, the Dash 8 and Q400.

Embraer hopes the commercial aircraft joint venture with Boeing will kickstart a development that it alone has not yet achieved.

Finding the right balance will be important not just for heritage contractors, but for the Pentagon’s ability to attract new companies to meet its needs.

Allowing corporations to buy naming rights to NASA property and to use astronauts for commercials would cause more harm than good for the American public and for NASA as a public entity.

A two-type fleet, while expensive, could balance the tension between European and transatlantic partners, says a German thinktank.

Airbus Helicopters has come from virtually nowhere in a little over 15 years to become the third biggest maker of military rotorcraft in the U.S.