Aviation Week & Space Technology

Two LE-9 expander bleed engines have run, one for 1,000 sec. The H3 launcher project is on schedule.

Hayabusa2 is to depart Ryugu in late 2019 and parachute samples from the asteroid down to Earth in December 2020.

Thanks to Hexcel opening a new factory in France, European industry gains complete autonomy in carbon-fiber supply.

In hypersonics, it is hard to know which is going faster, the hype or the reality. But increasingly, investors could be betting on the latter.

Pieces of the complex U.S. hypersonic development jigsaw are coming together as the Pentagon places reliance on heritage design for common-boost glide concept.

As Primera Air learned the hard way, in an era of high jet fuel prices unless they have new and efficient fleets, long-haul budget airlines are doomed.

Five rules for portfolio-shaping.

GE’s oldest widebody engine family enjoys a comeback amid buoyant cargo market and reengining study.

NASA chief Jim Bridenstine aims to bridge partisan divide with political know-how.

GE hits halfway mark in engine certification program as delivery of first production-compliant GE9X to Boeing nears for 777-9.

Flight-testing the world’s largest engine requires precise control and a thorough buildup approach, says GE Flight Test Operations chief test pilot Jon Ohman.

Japan’s solid-propellant rocket is moving quickly from one version to the next. A new first stage will be the solid-propellant booster from H3.

From communities isolated by poor roads to heart-attack victims and affluent golfers, pilot projects are exploring the value of drone delivery.

British defense officials contend that the Boeing 737-based E-7 is the “best value for money option.”

Visiting near-Earth objects with multiple smallsats is to serve as a pilot run for a shared mission.

Hypersonic X-plane; NASA testbed crash; Raider hits 200 kt., drone strikes wing; smart material for turbine; waste-gas biofuel; Garmin joins Bell’s eVTOL; advancing lightweight structures, and TsAGI reshapes Tadpole.

These victories, while impressive, have led to questions on pricing and whether the company is effectively buying the market by offering the lowest prices around.

The spacecraft that will provide power, propulsion and life support for the Orion capsule is slated to leave Airbus’ factory in late October.

In its first version, Landspace’s main launcher will hurl 4 metric tons to LEO and fly in 2020. The maximum version will have a 32-metric-ton payload.

Staged deployment of an ADS-B network will bring new capabilities to the country’s ATC system, although some aircraft operators are concerned about cost.

Safran will develop a version of the Ardiden 3 helicopter turboshaft to drive the electric generator in the startup’s 12-seat, 700-mi.-range ZA10.

Legislation reauthorizing the FAA requires rulemaking to pave the way for a return of commercial supersonic aircraft.

Latest FMF deal with Israel begins, Bulgaria’s fighter competition begins, Lockheed’s new Hellfire contract and Russia developing self-guided artillery.

Gary Dempsey, the National Air Transportation Association’s new president, has a full range of issues to address and resolve, especially illegal charters.

UK Flight Trials off U.S. Eastern seaboard are integrating F-35 and HMS Queen Elizabeth-class carrier.