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Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Sean Broderick
The concept of a winner-take-all battle between the FAA and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the title of global aviation safety’s “gold standard” regulator is amusing at best, and absurd at worst.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By William Garvey
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association offers seminars, a refresher course and services to address needs or concerns of participants.
Maintenance & Training

By William Garvey
Like many of AOPA’s “Rusty Pilots,” Ted Malone set aside life’s interruptions to return to the wild blue yonder.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein, Helen Massy-Beresford, Adrian Schofield
Soaring fuel and fares will test the strength of the recovery—and the consumer.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Swedish startup Heart Aerospace is switching to European CS-25 large-airplane certification of its ES-19 electric regional aircraft, from the CS-23 commuter category, to reduce regulatory risk and expand the potential market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
An interim software fix for the Pegasus is delayed due to errors in the first modified aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Norway has canceled its NH90 program and is demanding a refund after struggling with availability of the naval variant.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s amended type certification process is successful, but agency needs more flexibility to put less focus on cost justifications.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Modeling and 3D-printing advances combine to enable development of high-temperature alloy with lower cost and greater performance.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
The pinnacle of aviation manufacturing could be located in the Blue Ridge Mountains and see everything under one roof.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Electroflight battery; AR air combat; Unconventional UAV; Drone acoustic DAA; Hover with range.
Emerging Technologies

By Jen DiMascio
NASA takes on UAP study; Three-way weapon competition; Gray Wolf development slows; AFRL building “virtual range” for directed energy
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A trend that was already underway before the pandemic has been given a boost by COVID-19.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
Hydrogen is thought to be the future of green aviation. However, storing and transporting the element is tricky.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jen DiMascio
Dutch to buy more F-35s, MQ-9s; U.S. awards Stinger missile deal; Japan may open weapons sales; and CAE seeks F-35 training centers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Bombardier’s EcoJet; Natilus cargo BWB; Lilium’s refined Jet; and FAA/Daedalean on AI.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois, Angus Batey, Lee Ann Shay, Molly McMillin
Despite a supposed focus on sustainability, the race to larger business jets continues.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
The uncrewed flight test sets the stage for a shakedown flight with astronauts.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Guy Norris
Test flights of Australian-built scramjet-powered drone targets technology for space launch system and hypersonic defense applications.
Emerging Technologies

Readers write about NASA's Artemis missions, Russia's hypersonic capabilities and Boeing's relocation to Virginia.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
A year-end deadline that would force changes to uncertified 737 MAX variants could trigger a showdown with lawmakers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
With hot-fire tests of Talon-A’s Hadley rocket engine due in June, scene is set for vehicle’s powered hypersonic flight debut this year.
Emerging Technologies