Aviation Week & Space Technology

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William Tuccio
Can the NTSB be self-critical enough to identify leading indicators proactively in close-call situations?
Air Transport

By Irene Klotz
Initial survey shows planets beyond the Solar System are more plentiful than stars.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
Will Australia equip its F-35s with maritime missiles by 2023? UK’s defense budget hole; Czech company to make missile engines, and Elbit to buy IMI.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
Former Boeing executive Pat Shanahan is using his business prowess to implement change in the Defense Department.
Defense

By Guy Norris
Aircraft developers, systems and air traffic management providers respond to NASA’s Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge.
Aerospace

By Sean Broderick
Engine parts are becoming scarce due to demand for service and a drop in retirements.
Optimizing Engines Through the Lifecycle

By Bradley Perrett
Improvements in the economics, passenger comfort and environmental performance of the shorter MRJ version are being studied.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency looks to balance supporting the country’s aerospace industry with enabling new applications for aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Looking to 2019 and beyond, stock-pickers are betting fortunes in A&D will diverge again. One group is already suffering as investors move their money.
Air Transport

By Steve Trimble
How expanding roles and threats will shape the future of the U.S. Air Force mobility fleet.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
A new strategy delivers desperately needed defensive upgrades for Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve mobility fleet years early.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Skytrac system samples data from 500 parameters on the AW139 and sends exceedance data to engineers.
Connected Aerospace

By Richard Aboulafia
Route fragmentation that is killing large quadjets is also badly hurting medium-large twin-aisles.
Air Transport

By Irene Klotz
Baseline standards for avionics, communications, life-support, power, robotics, rendezvous operations and thermal systems expected this year.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Wright advances electric plans; Ignite will test electric drives; RemoveDebris images orbital junk; SESAR launches UAS demos; Vanuatu eyes vaccine delivery by drone.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
The FAA is readying new rules and technologies to accommodate increasing launch and reentry operations by commercial space operators.
Commercial Space

By Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick
Fleet renewal programs at Delta, United and American indicate new aircraft are boosting premium traffic at the first two carriers. American vows it will catch up.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
If the plan holds, production should begin in 2028. The defense minister suggests the Future Fighter should enter service in the early 2030s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
Joint development program is in the offing, but Japan has not landed a straightforward foreign order for complete equipment.
Defense

By Adrian Schofield
Senior executives from Thai Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Korean Air and Japan Airlines discuss fleet acquisition plans.
Air Transport

By Jen DiMascio
Canada releases draft request for future fighter proposals; UTC adds capability to sensor camera; Gripen fires first missile test; IAI Wins Sky Capture Competition
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Unmanned experimental aircraft fitted with highly flexible wing shows flutter can be actively suppressed, potentially saving weight and drag.
Aerospace

Piotr Butowski
Special-mission variants of Su-34 come amid the ongoing production and modernization of the Sukhoi aircraft.
Defense

By Guy Norris, Michael Bruno
Trent 7000 delivery delays appear to be emblematic of the capacity problems facing an over-stretched Rolls in what was supposed to be a banner year.
Aircraft & Propulsion