Aviation Week & Space Technology

By John Morris
The EAA AirVenture event spotlighted emerging technologies that will affect not just general aviation but also the future development of urban transportation.
Business Aviation

Tim Canoll
The head of ALPA writes that removing pilots from the cockpit and placing crewmembers in a remote location could put lives at risk.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
LeoLabs plans to expand its commercial low-Earth-orbit mapping capabilities with new funding from Airbus and other investors.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
AR opens the possibility of an infinitely tailorable cockpit for a future generation of pilots.
Defense

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol’s performance review commission estimates the service provision has become more efficient but add in cost of delays, and improvement is marginal.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
UK universities prepare for Brexit; Singapore paves way for urban drones; UTAS expands “see-all” ISR sensor; wanted: airborne lidar standards; food aid delivery by drone.
Aerospace

Upcoming aviation and aerospace industry events and Aviation Week Network events.

By Michael Bruno
Rolls-Royce has been through tough times before, but is this time different?
Air Transport

Readers discuss carry-on baggage—a pilot's POV; is Boeing shortsighted?; NASA and gravity testing; Embraer legacy; another look at earlier cover.
Feedback

The Trump administration’s decision to ignore administrator Bridenstine’s request for a deputy with a deep technical and operational experience is troubling.
Space

By Fred George
Pilatus’s first business jet, the PC-24, provides a unique mix of cabin volume, cargo capability, runway performance and fuel efficiency.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio, Lee Hudson
Congress finally determines the fate of the U.S. Air Force’s legacy battle management command-and-control platform.
Defense

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
Difficulty finding suitable engines is fueling pressure to set less stringent noise and emissions standards for supersonic aircraft.
Air Transport

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
First Take

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

By Graham Warwick
Propulsion, automation and protection enabled by unmanned-aircraft technology brings a new approach to manned flying.
Aerospace

By Jen DiMascio
Boeing’s tanker charges exceed $2 billion; Israeli air defenses hit Sukhoi, Syrian missiles; anti-tank missiles for Malaysia; and GBSD design trades presented
Defense

By Irene Klotz
Centaur upper stage gets a second RL10 engine to accommodate space station crew taxi fights.
Space

By Adrian Schofield, Jens Flottau
Asian low-cost carrier deals at Farnborough Airshow demonstrate increasing interest in larger narrowbodies, widebodies and longer-range aircraft.
Air Transport

By Jen DiMascio
The U.S. is looking to overhaul its constellation of missile-warning satellites and seeking sensors that can track emerging threats.
Defense

By Thierry Dubois
Aiming for streamlined production and improved in-service reliability, Airbus expands Skywise to suppliers.
Connected Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
Protector timelines pushed to the right as RAF considers priorities and transition plan.
Defense

By Richard Aboulafia
The UK has a very important advantage in developing a new European combat aircraft.
Defense

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Strikes and labor-related disruptions this summer risk becoming more permanent problems for Ryanair.
Air Transport

Stanley Kao
China has been increasing pressure on multinational companies to toe its line on commerce in the Pacific.
Air Transport