Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Tony Osborne, Graham Warwick
Voom on-demand helicopter service becomes a subsidiary of Airbus Helicopters as CityAirbus eVTOL urban air taxi takes shape.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
New sensors and data processing could provide additional early warning of degradation in the moving elements of helicopter transmissions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Kopter already has two years of production slots filled and holds 120 letters of intent.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Substantial progress is being made in using fly-by-wire controls to mitigate issues that caused a 2016 accident.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
As the first A350-1000 enters service, Airbus must use the timing advantage to gain market share ahead of the Boeing 777X’s entry into service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
National Space Council tackles regulatory reform to bolster U.S. commercial space industry.
Space

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
Airbus CEO Tom Enders says the latest issue means “more work, stress and strain and more disruptions for our customers.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
UK researchers prepare to fly an unmanned aircraft that uses pressurized air for flight control, a technology BAE Systems believes could help existing aircraft.
Defense

By Bill Carey
An expert task force is developing a concept of operations for an IP-based communications network serving the world aviation community, with ICAO at the center.
Connected Aerospace

By Jens Flottau
Suppliers may need more time than Airbus and Boeing might like to build up capabilities for higher production rates.
Air Transport

By Jen DiMascio
Indonesia finalizes deal for Su-35s; Finland looks to boost ship defenses; India’s indigenous operating system, and a new competition for GPS satellites.
Defense

The now-funded requirement for up to 650 engines to reengine the 76-strong B-52 fleet will be one of the largest military engine upgrades since the KC-135R.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kevin Michaels
The potential rewards of vertically integrating must be balanced against notable risk.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Maybe Trump’s spending surge will lead to growth in A&D employment. But if not, it may not be his fault.
Defense

In response to tension with Pakistan, India is looking for additional surveillance assets as well as armed UAS.
Defense

By Adrian Schofield
Major Asia-Pacific carriers are playing pivotal roles in the debut of new aircraft variants such as Boeing’s 787-10 and Airbus’ A350-900ULR and A350-1000.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
As the government prepares to privatize Paris’s airports, the broader French airport sector is working out how to adapt to a rapidly evolving environment.
Air Transport

James N. Miller
Even the biggest changes, including the proposal of two new nuclear weapons, are sensible given changes to the security environment since 2010.
Defense

General Atomics has allied with Boeing Autonomous Systems for the Navy’s MQ-25 competition, going up against rival bids by both Phantom Works and Skunk Works.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Many systems can counter drones, but a lack of standards can compromise effectiveness, concludes a report by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.
Defense

Former astronaut James Reilly was named director of the U.S. Geological Survey. Airbus has appointed Bruno Even CEO of Airbus Helicopters.

By Graham Warwick
A look inside NASA’s fiscal 2019 aeronautics budget: low-boom supersonics; electric propulsion; urban air mobility.
Aerospace

By Carole Rickard Hedden
These exceptional aerospace students are honored by Aviation Week and the AIAA for their academic accomplishements and extracuriccular activities.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
Once seemingly humming along, GKN Aerospace and its parent company find themselves on verge of a massive restructuring and potential breakup.
Air Transport

By William Garvey
A special target for the airlines’ appeals to experienced pilots are the ones who fly business aircraft.
Business Aviation