Check 6

Deliveries have plummeted and Airbus is doubling down with a new assembly line. Analysts Sash Tusa and Richard Aboulafia join Aviation Week editors to discuss.

The recent circulation of U.S. military and intelligence documents amplifies warnings about Ukraine’s need for fighters and counter-air missiles.

Richard Branson’s launch venture ran out of cash. Could a buyer pick up the valuable pieces?

Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss the McDonnell Douglas MD-11’s legacy now that FedEx and UPS have both announced plans to retire the trijet.

The complex path to hydrogen propulsion, and why air travel will get more expensive.

Rotorcraft are ripe for disruption, but eVTOL makers were largely absent at the signature Heli-Expo show.

Australia is planning its future military expansion as it seeks to fend off the widening influence of China and build its defense industrial capabilities.

Airbus and Boeing will be building a lot more A350s, A330neos, 787s and 777Xs in the coming years—Wall Street analyst Rob Spingarn explains why.

Aviation Week’s team discusses Air India’s massive aircraft order and defense highlights from Aero India.

A new wave of modernization priorities are set to be unveiled in the next U.S. Air Force budget request.

Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss a week of high drama, including the shootdown of China's balloon and the future of high-altitude surveillance.

Listen in as business editor Michael Bruno and analysts Richard Aboulafia and Rob Epstein discuss aerospace's big problem.

Listen in as Aviation Week editors reflect on the 747's beginning and its legacy.

The U.S. has a deal for three more years of F-35 production but will face continued challenges with international sales and technical upgrades.

December delivery figures suggest the airplane manufacturers’ supply chain, quality and labor problems may be easing. Listen to our team break down the numbers.

Dealmaking slowed down in the second half of 2022, but the year ended with a bang.

To cap off another astonishing year for Boeing, the Check 6 Podcast presents 12 vital episodes chronicling the OEM's progress in 2022.

Listen in as three Aviation Week editors discuss—and sometimes debate—whether Boom’s new supersonic engine plan is for real.

Is propulsion falling behind airframers’ ambitions? Listen in as our editors break it down.

Aviation Week editors discuss two of the biggest events of the year for military aviation, how they went down and what they mean for the future.

Listen in as Aviation Week defense editors discuss what details they are hoping to see and what is likely to come next for the B-21 Raider.

As Archer Aviation unveils its four-passenger production air taxi, the Midnight, Aviation Week editors discuss the shifting competitive dynamics in the nascent advanced air mobility market where three rival OEMs with differing approaches push toward FAA certification and operation.

Aviation Week editors are skeptical of CEO Dave Calhoun’s new commercial airliner timeline.

The industry is looking to digitalization to offset higher prices and workforce challenges.

Former Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper shares some of his memories about the former Defense Secretary, who knew science, technology and the politics of the Pentagon to tackle its toughest challenges.