Program Management

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Graham Warwick
Investors are putting billions into urban air mobility and space projects, hoping to strike the next Tesla.
Program Management

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. is freezing the sales of precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia as part of a broader Biden administration policy shift of not supporting the nation’s war in Yemen.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Leveraging NMA lessons, Boeing signals industry on firmer development plans for new competitor to the A321XLR.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
British defense group Cobham is selling off its aerial refueling business to Eaton in a controversial $2.83 billion deal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
NASA is preparing for the in-orbit demonstration of a propulsion system for small satellites that combines the safety of using water as the propellant with the performance of a chemical rocket.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Originally conceived as a commercial communications relay, the MQ-9’s mission is coming full circle under ABMS.
Program Management

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Program Management

By Michael Bruno
Will Biden’s policy on aerospace business with China differ from Trump’s? The answers may be surprising politically but not economically.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sean Broderick
Flagship Boeing widebody is suffering from production-quality issues forcing time-consuming rework on airplanes most do not need.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
As Virgin Orbit gears up for the start of operational missions following its successful Jan. 17 demonstration flight, the California-based space company has revealed it has been selected to launch the first military satellite for the Netherlands.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA and Boeing are now targeting March 25 for the launch of an uncrewed CST-100 Starliner on the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) to the International Space Station—four days earlier than previously planned.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
A team headed by Spirit Aerosystems will lead the development and demonstration of a low-cost unmanned combat aircraft that could go on to operate as a loyal wingman for the UK’s Typhoon, F-35, and later Tempest manned fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Olivier Andries, who succeeds Philippe Petitcolin, will have to watch the financial health of Safran’s suppliers.
Program Management

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters’ Flightlab is trialing technology for urban air mobility, hybrid-electric flight and flight safety.
Program Management

By Lee Hudson
The Pentagon made budgetary gains under former U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, and now President Joe Biden’s newly installed defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, must lead the military through an anticipated era of flat funding.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Linda Blachly
With the spotlight returning to sustainability, airlines and the air transport industry understand that green initiatives need to be incorporated into
Sustainability

By Michael Bruno
Leading Tier 1 supplier Spirit AeroSystems and the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) have inaugurated a new kind of federally backed, discounted-rate lending for aerospace suppliers—beginning with a $40 million transaction based on receivables from Spirit’s lower-tier providers.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

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Program Management

Alan H. Epstein
Sustainable alternative jet fuels are a better bet to meet aviation’s low-carbon challenge.
Program Management

By Graham Warwick
Archer said the agreement supports its vision of being a leader in the first wave of urban air mobility providers with the goal of beginning passenger services by 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
A new type of passenger aircraft looks to shatter the placidness with sonic and business booms alike.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
FAA and NASA have pledged to coordinate their standards and to work together on commercial space launch and re-entry, point-to-point suborbital transportation, spaceports, airspace design and a host of other issues now that the era of commercially licensed human spaceflight has begun.
Program Management

Aviation Week Staff
Lockheed will provide MHI with system integration support, defense ministry says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Tony Osborne
Airlines and aerospace manufacturers may still face added complications, but a last-minute Brexit deal is good news.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Cost cuts and market uncertainty force Rolls-Royce to put brakes on UltraFan follow-up development plans.
Aircraft & Propulsion