Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Bradley Perrett
References to the Avic Xian H-20 suggest its unveiling is close. The second aircraft carrier is at sea, nearing commissioning.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Craig Gottlieb
Physical scale is old news. Creating physical scale by combining facilities and operations through M&A has delivered benefits.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
A combination of factors has changed the picture for the big three Gulf carriers fundamentally.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau, Mark Nensel
Infrastructure shortfalls, economic turmoil will burden Latin American airlines in 2019.
Air Transport

By Lee Ann Shay
Expect the number of new transport aircraft deliveries to steadily grow over the next decade, especially in 2019.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Late 2018 fuel-price decline could be a boon for airlines in North America into 2019, if higher fares stick.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick, Bill Carey
Workforce-development challenges lurk as MRO industry continues to grow.
Air Transport

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Several innovative technologies are helping to make the jobs of MRO workers safer and easier.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
A wide range of technical, operational and other challenges must be overcome before urban air mobility can become reality.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
But the final frontier remains the playground of only the most adventurous investors—and for good reasons.
Commercial Space

By Bradley Perrett
Naval programs are set to dominate Australia’s equipment budget next decade. A phase of aviation-oriented spending is winding down.
Defense

Ellen Stofan
From physical facilities to reimagined exhibits, the Smithsonian’s Air & Space Museum prepares for an overhaul.
Space

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Fuel costs are just one of the factors making life difficult for European airlines
Air Transport

The Aviation Week Intelligence Network has compiled information about nearly 100 competitions for aircraft that are underway worldwide.
Defense

Globally, more than 100 orbital launches took place in 2018, the highest rate in two decades. China, flying from Xichang, Jiuquan and Taiyuan, led the way, followed by U.S.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Mixed feelings about defense spending growth by President Donald Trump and criticism by Democratic Party leaders spell uncertainty for defense spending.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
Three years in, Trudeau government’s long-term strategy calls for a significant increase in defense spending through 2027, but has not cured annual budget woes.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
While China Southern’s departure from SkyTeam is big news, the CAAC is driving for higher service standards.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno, Joe Anselmo
Airbus will almost double its commercial aircraft production workforce in Mobile, Alabama, as it ramps up A220 final assembly there.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
U.S moves to relax restrictions on sales of armed UAS while China keeps the pressure up in the export market.
Defense

By Kim Minseok, Bradley Perrett
Spending for 2019 is scheduled to rise 8.2%. Within that, the equipment, research and development budget will advance 13.7%.
Defense

By Lee Hudson, Tony Osborne
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have not reached an agreement on KC-46 first delivery and how best to rectify deficiencies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
Acquisition plan for fiscal 2019-23 includes nine E-2Ds, four KC-46As and converting helicopter carriers to operate F-35Bs.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
Three years after a stunning, wondrous peek at Pluto, NASA’s New Horizons is poised for next encounter.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Orders for large geostationary communication satellites fall, but small birds flock to LEO and beyond.
Commercial Space